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    |Date: 6 October, 2023
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    |Date: 30 September, 2023
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    30 September, 2023
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  • GP Alice Fitzgibbon explains Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

    |Date: 29 July, 2023
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  • GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers bursitis

    |Date: 28 June, 2023
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    28 June, 2023
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  • Vent-Axia supports Clean Air Day

    |Date: 15 June, 2023
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    15 June, 2023
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  • GP Alice Fitzgibbon concludes her series on back pain

    |Date: 24 May, 2023
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  • HSE targets construction workers’ lung health with nationwide inspection campaign

    |Date: 18 May, 2023
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    18 May, 2023
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  • We Build The Future’s Sun-safe campaign

    |Date: 17 May, 2023
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  • GP, Alice Fitzgibbon continues her back pain focus

    |Date: 28 April, 2023
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  • In association with ToughBuilt, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers back pain

    |Date: 8 March, 2023
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    In association with ToughBuilt, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers back pain

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    8 March, 2023
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  • Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    |Date: 3 January, 2023
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  • Plantar fasciitis

    |Date: 28 December, 2022
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    This month we cover a common condition that causes foot pain. Plantar fasciitis causes pain on the bottom of the foot around the heel and the arch. The plantar fascia is the name given to the connecti ...

    28 December, 2022
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  • Musculoskeletal Disorders Continue to Burden Worker Health

    |Date: 30 November, 2022
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    The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest statistics show that 7.3 million working days were lost la ...

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    30 November, 2022
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  • Sepsis – a potentially life threatening condition

    |Date: 16 November, 2022
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    16 November, 2022
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  • Let’s talk about osteoarthritis (OA)

    |Date: 7 October, 2022
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    7 October, 2022
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    |Date: 1 August, 2022
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