National Cholesterol Month

National Cholesterol Month

October is National Cholesterol Month – which is a campaign to try and raise awareness of cholesterol and the importance of maintaining healthy levels of cholesterol in your body. But, what is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of blood fat which is made in the liver....
World Cancer Day 2024

World Cancer Day 2024

The first topic of the month for this year is a big one – World Cancer Day, which is held every 4th of February, led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Every few years there is a new theme – this is the third year of the ‘close...
World Diabetes Day 2023

World Diabetes Day 2023

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on the 14th November, with a theme that runs over multiple years – from 2021-2023 the theme is ‘Access to Diabetes Care’. Diabetes education is lacking, with millions of people around the world unable to access care or...
World Alzheimer’s Month 2023

World Alzheimer’s Month 2023

Did you know…..? There are 55 million people living with dementia around the globe. It is estimated that this number will rise to 139 million by 2050. Out of this number, in the UK there are currently around 900,000 people with dementia. This month is World...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Mental health awareness week runs from 15-21 May this year, with a main focus on Anxiety. Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems that everyone can face – from small amounts to large amounts, everyone will deal with Anxiety one way or another in their...
Samaritans – The Big Listen

Samaritans – The Big Listen

This month is Samaritans awareness month! Every year in July Samaritans branches around the UK are holding various events to help raise awareness of the Samaritans and everything they do – with Samaritans Awareness Day falling on 24th July – helping to showcase that...