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GP Alice Fitzgibbon concludes her series on back pain
|Date: 24 May, 2023

GP Alice Fitzgibbon concludes her series on back pain
© Quality Stock Arts / Adobe Stock In the final instalment of our back pain focus, GP Alice Fitzgi ...
© Quality Stock Arts / Adobe Stock In the final instalment of our back pain focus, GP Alice Fitzgibbon looks at conditions associated with nerve issues, in association with ToughBuilt This mont ...
24 May, 2023
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HSE targets construction workers’ lung health with nationwide inspection campaign
|Date: 18 May, 2023

HSE targets construction workers’ lung health with nationwide inspection campaign
Failure to prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and ...
Failure to prevent life-threatening diseases caused by dust at work is unacceptable, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), as it gears up for a summer targeting construction sites across Great B ...
18 May, 2023
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We Build The Future’s Sun-safe campaign
|Date: 17 May, 2023

We Build The Future’s Sun-safe campaign
Built environment cancer charity, We Build The Future, has launched a Sun-safe campaign to help reduce th ...
Built environment cancer charity, We Build The Future, has launched a Sun-safe campaign to help reduce the risk and incidence of skin cancer amongst people working in the built environment industries. ...
17 May, 2023
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GP, Alice Fitzgibbon continues her back pain focus
|Date: 28 April, 2023

GP, Alice Fitzgibbon continues her back pain focus
© Laiotz / Adobe Stock In part two of our back pain focus, GP Alice Fitzgibbon looks at more serious and ...
© Laiotz / Adobe Stock In part two of our back pain focus, GP Alice Fitzgibbon looks at more serious and underlying problems that cause back pain, in association with ToughBuilt Last month’s column co ...
28 April, 2023
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In association with ToughBuilt, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers back pain
|Date: 8 March, 2023

In association with ToughBuilt, GP Alice Fitzgibbon covers back pain
© Syda Productions/ Adobe Stock This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon looks at a perennial problem for the trad ...
© Syda Productions/ Adobe Stock This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon looks at a perennial problem for the trades For the next few columns we will cover a mini-series on back pain. There is too much to cove ...
8 March, 2023
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Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|Date: 3 January, 2023

Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
“Smoker’s cough” or something else? GP, Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...
“Smoker’s cough” or something else? GP, Alice Fitzgibbon discusses Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) This month’s article is about a condition known as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...
3 January, 2023
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Plantar fasciitis
|Date: 28 December, 2022

Plantar fasciitis
This month we cover a common condition that causes foot pain. Plantar fasciitis causes pain on the bottom ...
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

Musculoskeletal Disorders Continue to Burden Worker Health
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest statistics show that 7.3 million working days were lost la ...
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) latest statistics show that 7.3 million working days were lost last year to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) with 477,000 cases being reported in 2022, 139,000 ...
30 November, 2022
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Sepsis – a potentially life threatening condition
|Date: 16 November, 2022

Sepsis – a potentially life threatening condition
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores a potentially life threatening condition Back in September, you might have h ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores a potentially life threatening condition Back in September, you might have heard people or campaigns talking about sepsis. That’s because September is Sepsis awareness mon ...
16 November, 2022
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Let’s talk about osteoarthritis (OA)
|Date: 7 October, 2022

Let’s talk about osteoarthritis (OA)
Joints feeling a bit achey and stiff? It might be osteoarthritis (OA) – the most common type of arthritis ...
Joints feeling a bit achey and stiff? It might be osteoarthritis (OA) – the most common type of arthritis in the UK. Many people suffer with the symptoms of OA, simply putting it down to “getting olde ...
7 October, 2022
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How much alcohol should be consumed
|Date: 1 August, 2022

How much alcohol should be consumed
Go on, have another one… This month we come back to a familiar topic once again – alcohol. I mention alco ...
Go on, have another one… This month we come back to a familiar topic once again – alcohol. I mention alcohol in nearly every column because it is linked to many medical conditions; alcohol can have su ...
1 August, 2022
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Oesophageal cancer symptoms
|Date: 30 June, 2022

Oesophageal cancer symptoms
GP Alice Fitzgibbon, looks at the different types of this illness and what can be done Oesophageal Cancer ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon, looks at the different types of this illness and what can be done Oesophageal Cancer This month’s column will discuss oesophageal cancer. The oesophagus is the ‘food pipe’ that co ...
30 June, 2022
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Arco Issues Respiratory Health Guidance
|Date: 27 June, 2022

Arco Issues Respiratory Health Guidance
The UK's leading safety products and services company, Arco, shares expert advice on protecting lung heal ...
The UK's leading safety products and services company, Arco, shares expert advice on protecting lung health as the HSE inspects Great Britain’s construction sites From Tuesday 21st to Monday 27th Ju ...
27 June, 2022
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Let’s talk about exercise with GP Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 21 January, 2022

Let’s talk about exercise with GP Alice Fitzgibbon
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores what you need to be doing to stay active. This month we focus on exercise. W ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores what you need to be doing to stay active. This month we focus on exercise. Why? Because it is so important to our health. I think I mention exercise helping to lower risk ...
21 January, 2022
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Study reveals that injury and ill health is costing UK construction £1.29 billion a year
|Date: 11 January, 2022

Study reveals that injury and ill health is costing UK construction £1.29 billion a year
Injuries and ill health to workers is costing the UK construction industry approximately £1.29 billion a ...
Injuries and ill health to workers is costing the UK construction industry approximately £1.29 billion a year, according to a new study of data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) by the constr ...
11 January, 2022
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Let’s talk about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms with Dr. Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 20 December, 2021

Let’s talk about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms with Dr. Alice Fitzgibbon
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores the issue of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. This month I thought I would write ...
GP Alice Fitzgibbon explores the issue of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. This month I thought I would write about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (also known as AAAs). Many people will not have heard of these ...
20 December, 2021
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