Health & Wellbeing

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Staff at Ellis Jones Solicitors took part in a Lunch & Learn session with Dorset Mind during Mental Health Awareness Week

Swanage solicitors tackle challenge of ‘managing stressful conversations’

MANAGING stressful conversations was the topic at a special session for Swanage solicitors. Staff at Ellis Jones Solicitors marked Mental…

Why the first step is the hardest and most important

LIFE COACH COLUMN: Why the first step is the hardest and most important

By Alice Johnsen IT’S a sensation we’re probably all familiar with. The sinking pit in the stomach, the distraction, the…

Dairy’s a no-no if you have a cold

HEALTH COLUMN: Dairy’s a no-no if you have a cold

By Fiona Chapman I HAVE just been having lunch with my uncle who suffers from sleep apnoea, which is a…

Howie Casey's wife, singer Sheila, was cared for by Macmillan Unit staff at Christchurch Hospital

Paul McCartney saxophonist Howie Casey joins charity fundraiser

A MUSICIAN who has performed with Paul McCartney, Wings, T Rex, The Who and more is hitting the right…

Consultant clinical psychologist, Dr Joanna Yilmaz, is involved with the Maternal Mental Health Service (MMHS)

Mental health service to support women with pregnancy-related problems

A NEW specialist service is being offered to help women experiencing pregnancy-related fear, trauma or loss. The Maternal Mental Health…

A revising teenager needs careful handling if they are to feel supported without feeling over-pressurised PHOTO: Welcome to All!/Pixabay

Top tips to help your fretting teenager at revision time

by Alice Johnsen Every spring across the country thoughts turn with mixed emotions towards exams. GCSEs, A-level and other exams…

Volunteers are needed to help people get to medical appointments

Can you help get people in need to medical appointments?

CHARITABLE drivers are being urged to help get people to medical appointments. Age Concern Wareham – Helping Hands, takes older…

Spring boosters are available in Dorset for eligible people

Eligible people in Dorset urged to book Covid-19 booster jabs

ELIGIBLE people are being urged to book their Covid-19 booster jabs this spring. More than 75,000 people in Dorset are…

Imposter Syndrome is the persistent inability to believe you’ve really earned your success or place PHOTO: Tumisu/Pixabay

Imposter Syndrome: Maybe fake it until you make it?

By Alice Johnsen Here’s an issue you will probably have heard talked about but do you know how to deal…

Face masks will no longer be required at Dorset County Hospital

Covid mask mandate at Dorset County Hospital to end

MASKS will no longer be mandatory at a Dorset hospital from next week (April 11). Dorset County Hospital has announced…