Pain Management – Dr Sheba Shah

What Does Research Say About Meditation & Reducing Pain? Introduction Starting from the Vedas (sacred text of the Hindus) of India and Nepal to the present day trendy yoga classes, meditation at its root has been viewed as a practice that promotes relaxation. Nonetheless, throughout history meditation has become a practice associated with negative connotations. …

#WHIS Ambassador – #Hellomynameis Jane Douthwaite

#Hellomynameis Jane, a Student Midwife from the North East of England passionate about innovation, person-centred care practices and a keen reader around change management and OD. I am a proud graduate of Helen Bevan’s ‘School for Health and Care Radicals’ and the NHS Leadership Academy ‘Edward Jenner Programme’. I founded the Global Village of Radicals …

BINTI Period – Menstruation in media

PRESS RELEASE London, 19th October 2016 Binti International sponsored by Canary Wharf Group and Bupa Health Menstruation in media We will be talking all things menstrual, in the financial district of the capital, with three events over three weeks. Menstruation discussion is finally getting the recognition that it requires if we are to create a …

Community Pharmacist – Hala Jawad

#Hellomyname is Hala Jawad I’m a pharmacist that graduated from the University of Brighton ,started my pre-registration in Community pharmacy and worked as a community pharmacist and as a GP practice pharmacist . Also , I’m On the panel of the World Health Innovation Summit #WHISLondon . My professional goals focus around patient care with …

Superhumans – Ishy Bruce

by Ishy Bruce I am of course talking about the Paralympic athletes who have been on our screens this past week. As someone who is generally interested in sport and sports psychology I have been watching with admiration and fascination for these amazing inspiring human beings. What I’m most fascinated about is by the personal …

SYNDACTYLY (SYN·DAC·TY·LY): FUSION OF FINGERS – Stephen Bell

Looking is natural when meeting someone new. We look more and for longer when someone looks unusual / different. This could be: a visible difference, a disfigurement, a disability, a condition, a deformity, scars, burns and port wine stains. Stephen was born with a condition called Syndactyly (pronounced ‘sin-DAK-til-ee’) (Fusion of Fingers). Syndactyly normally occurs in animals and is an …

HEALTH – How social enterprise can facilitate innovation in health and social care services?

Lucy Findlay, Managing Director of UK and international social enterprise accreditation body Social Enterprise Mark CIC, considers how social enterprise can, and indeed does, foster innovation within the health and care sector. I was recently interested to hear about an innovative new movement focused on collaboration between practitioners, businesses, and communities, to improve and support health and social …