Dangerous game with sweets causing choking concern

Dangerous game with sweets causing choking concern

A new craze with sweets runs a choking risk that could prove fatal. The new playful Maltesers chocolate buttons adverts demonstrate a dangerous game that increases the risk of choking. One of the adverts shows someone playing tiddlywinks and flicking a chocolate...
Water safety checklist this summer

Water safety checklist this summer

Stay safe around water during your holidays with our handy checklist Having fun in the sun during the summer holidays often includes water; be it in a paddling pool, Lido, villa pool, lake, river or the sea.  Whilst it is refreshing to take a dip, staying safe is...
Therapy dogs in hospitals

Therapy dogs in hospitals

Therapy dogs in hospitals Dogs are wonderful creatures – and as most dog owners will testify, they bring with them an enormous sense of friendship and trust.  For many people, this can be hugely beneficial and in recent years there has been a move towards more dogs...
9 key indicators you may have broken a bone and tips to treat

9 key indicators you may have broken a bone and tips to treat

Breaks and sprains are extremely common, but how do you know whether you have broken a bone or just have a soft tissue injury? Unless the bone is sticking out, or the limb is at a very peculiar angle, the only way to know for sure that a bone is broken is to have an...
Preventing Burns

Preventing Burns

More than 500 children under five are taken to hospital every week because of burns and scalds. The majority of these burns are due to hot drinks. Burns are particularly serious for small children and babies. Young children don’t have the reflex to move away...