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This idea takes its inspiration from Jesus famous words; “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger” (John 6:35). The call of Jesus is to hear the cries for love of those living at the margins of our society and to move forward in friendship and in perseverant love. OurContinue reading “What Are The Boundaries of Possibility and Impossibility for Making, Baking and Breaking Bread Together?”

Covid-19 has shown how detached Policy-making is from realities on the ground, challenges posed for operational delivery, differences in the regions ignored by the one size fits all policies developed in Whitehall. Priorities of policy-making reflect the London-centric nature of Government with all the lobbying power of wealth and patronage, the speedy awarding of CovidContinue reading “Response to policy-making detached from the realities on the ground.”

Summary According to EPI research, COVID-19 has not only highlighted the digital divide but will also almost certainly increase the risk of widening the already desperate attainment gap between the most affluent and disadvantaged students, with the latter being 18 months behind the former prior to the pandemic. I will highlight a comprehensive solution toContinue reading “Bold Investment to Support Young People Post COVID-19”

In the situation of a mental health emergency/epidemic, I understand that gardening therapy should be prescribed by physicians, more specifically mental health physicians and general practitioners. 1 hour of gardening therapy or more is essential for renewing the mind, body and spirit, and would be most beneficial when combatting mental health disorders. Out of 317Continue reading “Gardening therapy should be prescriped to aid mental health”

(In reference to helping students catch up) In February, the government pledged £720m towards a package aimed at helping schools to provide ‘catch-up’ for learning missed due to lockdown. Whether this be an adequate sum or not to support such a vast number of pupils is not what I want to emphasise here, but ratherContinue reading “How can we resolve the difficulties caused by online school for younger generations?”

Public health communication is based on the public and must be tailored for the public to aid in information understanding and uptake. There needs to be a restructuring of the public health information system to appropriately plan, analyze, and disseminate information and policies, ensuring that data is not only gathered efficiently but is accurate. ProvidedContinue reading “How to Build an Effective Public Health Communication Pathway”

It would be impossible not to be moved by the sight of desperately ill Covid patients on respirators reported on the nightly news. As of 1/3/2021 around 86,000 of our fellow citizens have died of this disease – and many others have suffered grievously. These statistics and images – and the traumatised stories from familiesContinue reading “Preventing disease.”

You are what you eat’ is a phrase which accurately describes the significance of the role one’s diet place in literally shaping the body. We can take inspiration from Asian countries with low obesity rates such as Japan and Singapore, which have done a good job in helping children stay fit. Firstly, we have toContinue reading “How to maintain good Health for Children.”

Why close the nightingale hospital sites when they could be used strategically to cut NHS waiting lists. I am not certain how practical the proposition would be for major surgical events would be but there are many people whose quality of life has been affected due to the cancellation of minor outpatient operations or longerContinue reading “Use Nightingale sites to cut NHS waiting lists”

In terms of the mental health of the population being restored after the pandemic, there are various ways in which society can be restored back to its ‘original’ form pre-COVID-19. One of the obvious ways in which the problem of drastic rise in suicide rates can be targeted is through creating a national strategy whichContinue reading “Mental Health”