Category: Focus on Disability
A golfer claimed disability benefits while winning club tournaments, a court heard yesterday. Alan Bannister, 56, claimed he was in constant pain, struggled to get dressed and took 15 minutes to walk 50 yards. But...
Thought I’d post an article derived from recent proposals from the Government regarding mental health and employment. The Government has announced that a further £12 million is being invested to support people with mental health...
The number of OAP’s having cosmetic surgery has soared by 49% in seven years, a report has revealed. Almost two-thirds of surgeons have seen a rise in older people going under the knife, says Nuffield...
Foreign patients will have to prove they are entitled to free NHS care in a clampdown on health tourism. In order to register with a GP, EU nationals will be required to show their European...
Despite her tender years, a girl of five sprang into action when she saw her mum unconscious at their home. Frightened hero Sienna Adderley called 999 to to save mum Katie’s life. Sienna fought back...
The mother of a little boy who is battling cancer has blasted Twitter trolls for mocking her son’s illness. A photo of 23-month-old Riley Hoult, who is having chemotherapy, was copied and used as the...
A SCHOOLBOY punished in December 2014 for shaving his hair for charity has seen his fund-raising total rocket to more than £16,000. Stan Lock, 13, decided to lose his thick brown hair after a number...
Macer Hall of the Daily Express reports that drug addicts and alcoholics are being given more than £400million a year in taxpayer-funded sickness benefits, from figures revealed yesterday. More than 75,000 claimants are receiving up...
A crisis-hit NHS hospital has had Army medics treating patients. Patients were shocked to see the troops on duty at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, last month. Last year the hospital’s A&E department was...
A SENIOR doctor was sacked by text while on holiday after blowing the whistle on a suspected drugs scam at a British Army base. Dr Stephen Frost who led the campaign for an inquest into...