Making roadworks more accessible for the disabled
Surrey County Council is among the first authorities in the country to take active steps to ensure our road works are safe for disabled residents.
15 Jan 2008
News
21 short break pathfinder areas announced
Education and Care Services Ministers Andrew Adonis and Ivan Lewis, today announced the start of a three-year transformation in short break services for disabled children. Twenty-one local areas will launch the first wave of a £370m investment for local authorities that will extend to all of England from 2009.
15 Jan 2008
Patients with arthritis in one joint 'are unlikely to develop rheumatoid arthritis'
Patients who suffer from inflammatory arthritis in just one joint are not at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new report has suggested. French researchers published their findings in the Journal of Rheumatology.
15 Jan 2008
Simpler treatment plans take priority
People with asthma would be prepared to sacrifice some improvements in symptom relief in return for a simpler treatment plan and an increased capacity to self-manage, according to a survey of adults with moderate or severe asthma.
15 Jan 2008
Bid to rescue mental health unit
Lawyers are planning a High Court challenge to the proposed closure of a hospital which helps people with complex mental health problems. Solicitors acting for in-patients at the Henderson Hospital in Sutton, Surrey, said its closure would have a serious impact.
11 Jan 2008
Statins for all diabetics urged
People with diabetes should receive cholesterol-busting drugs regardless of whether they have signs of heart disease, UK researchers say. Statins cut the risk of heart attack, stroke and death in diabetic people even in those with low cholesterol levels, analysis of 14 trials shows. It means hundreds of thousands more people could benefit from treatment, the Lancet report said.
11 Jan 2008