HEALTH – “WHIS KIDS” Martyn Blacklock

WHIS KIDS! You may be asking what WHIS Kids is all about. Let me break it down. WHIS: Hopefully you are aware that WHIS is World Health Innovation Summit, a community looking to support inspiring platforms around the world that encourage innovation and exchange knowledge to improve health and social care. Kids: Well…kids are the …

Human Resources – Dyslexics in a corporate environment

The ‘dyslexic advantage’ and the corporate environment: unlocking the potential of employees Literature and social media around dyslexia in the last couple of years has referred to a ‘dyslexic advantage’ – the suggestion that those individuals with dyslexia share a unique learning difference that can create advantages both in the classroom for learners, or in the workplace …

CANCER – “European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week” Dr Alan Smith

European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Prevention is a cornerstone of any public health initiative. Cervical cancer has become the ultimate preventable cancer success story. The smear test, developed in the late 1920s and first widely used in the 1940s, was adopted as an essential screening tool for early detection and treatment, and in turn lowered the cervical cancer mortality rate …