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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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Let’s talk about obstructive sleep apnoea with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 30 November, 2021

Let’s talk about obstructive sleep apnoea with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon discussed a something commonly complained about by partners and families ...
This month, GP Alice Fitzgibbon discussed a something commonly complained about by partners and families all over the world – snoring! Specifically, this article will cover a condition called obstruct ...
30 November, 2021
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Say back off to back pain
|Date: 6 October, 2021

Say back off to back pain
Ahead of Back Care Awareness Week, which runs from 4th - 8th October 2021, Alex Minett, Head of Products ...
Ahead of Back Care Awareness Week, which runs from 4th - 8th October 2021, Alex Minett, Head of Products & Markets at CHAS looks at the steps companies, and individuals can take to prevent back in ...
6 October, 2021
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Let’s talk about Deep Vein Thrombosis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 29 September, 2021

Let’s talk about Deep Vein Thrombosis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
A swollen leg? Could it be a DVT? This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon examines Deep Vein Thrombosis. This mon ...
A swollen leg? Could it be a DVT? This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon examines Deep Vein Thrombosis. This month’s column is about DVTs or Deep Vein Thrombosis. Worries about having a DVT often bring peopl ...
29 September, 2021
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Let’s talk about Dupuytren’s Disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 25 August, 2021

Let’s talk about Dupuytren’s Disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon talks Dupuytren’s Disease. This month’s article is about a condition call ...
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon talks Dupuytren’s Disease. This month’s article is about a condition called Dupuytren’s disease or contracture. Many people might be aware of this condition or have see ...
25 August, 2021
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Let’s talk about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 29 June, 2021

Let’s talk about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon covers Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). This is a condition man ...
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon covers Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). This is a condition many people have never heard of, and some may be completely unaware they have it. Non-Alcoholic Fa ...
29 June, 2021
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Let’s talk about rhinitis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 31 May, 2021

Let’s talk about rhinitis with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon will cover a condition that is a common complaint – rhinitis, the blocked ...
This month GP, Alice Fitzgibbon will cover a condition that is a common complaint – rhinitis, the blocked runny nose. This condition, called rhinitis, can have multiple symptoms ranging from a blocked ...
31 May, 2021
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Let’s talk about erectile dysfunction with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 30 April, 2021

Let’s talk about erectile dysfunction with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month’s column covers a topic many men find difficult to talk about: erectile dysfunction (ED). Erec ...
This month’s column covers a topic many men find difficult to talk about: erectile dysfunction (ED). Erectile dysfunction, sometimes also called impotence, is a really common condition and it often af ...
30 April, 2021
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Let’s talk about Hernias with Dr Alice Fitzgibbbon
|Date: 25 March, 2021

Let’s talk about Hernias with Dr Alice Fitzgibbbon
Is it a hernia? This month’s column examines the diagnosis, symptoms and causes of the different types. L ...
Is it a hernia? This month’s column examines the diagnosis, symptoms and causes of the different types. Lots of people have heard of hernias, and know they can relate to “having a lump”. So, what is a ...
25 March, 2021
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Let’s talk about Glaucoma with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 19 February, 2021

Let’s talk about Glaucoma with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month, Professional Builder looks at a common eye complaint. This month, I thought we would cover so ...
This month, Professional Builder looks at a common eye complaint. This month, I thought we would cover something a little different and move up to the eyes. In the UK, there are nearly two million peo ...
19 February, 2021
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Let’s talk about gallstones with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 29 January, 2021

Let’s talk about gallstones with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month we are going to cover gallstones. Again, a common condition that often needs no treatment, but ...
This month we are going to cover gallstones. Again, a common condition that often needs no treatment, but what exactly are they and how do they cause problems? Gallstones are small stones, usually mad ...
29 January, 2021
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Let’s talk about heartburn with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 29 December, 2020

Let’s talk about heartburn with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month’s column is about a problem many people will experience at some point in their lives – acid re ...
This month’s column is about a problem many people will experience at some point in their lives – acid reflux. For some people, heartburn (caused by acid reflux) is an occasional problem, and for othe ...
29 December, 2020
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Let’s talk about oral cancer with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 30 November, 2020

Let’s talk about oral cancer with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
This month’s article is about oral (mouth) cancers. Oral cancer can grow anywhere inside the mouth, inclu ...
This month’s article is about oral (mouth) cancers. Oral cancer can grow anywhere inside the mouth, including on the lips, the gums, or the tongue. Although oral cancer is not a common cancer (cases a ...
30 November, 2020
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Let’s talk about tennis elbow with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 23 October, 2020

Let’s talk about tennis elbow with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
I have no doubt that a number of people reading this will have suffered with tennis elbow, or lateral epi ...
I have no doubt that a number of people reading this will have suffered with tennis elbow, or lateral epicondylitis to give it its fancy name, at some point in their life. For patients, it can be a re ...
23 October, 2020
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Let’s talk about kidney disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
|Date: 1 September, 2020

Let’s talk about kidney disease with Dr Alice Fitzgibbon
In part two of our focus on the kidneys, we look at the diseases that can affect these vital organs To se ...
In part two of our focus on the kidneys, we look at the diseases that can affect these vital organs To see part one click here. In the same theme as our last health article about the kidneys, this mon ...
1 September, 2020
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