Heath Archives - East Midlands Connected https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/news/heath/ Hopping Between Hubs Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:39:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Beaufort Primary School puts diabetes on the timetable after pupil’s diagnosis https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/beaufort-primary-school-puts-diabetes-on-the-timetable-after-pupils-diagnosis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beaufort-primary-school-puts-diabetes-on-the-timetable-after-pupils-diagnosis https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/beaufort-primary-school-puts-diabetes-on-the-timetable-after-pupils-diagnosis/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:39:09 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=151415 A lesson in highs and lows has helped a Derby primary school better understand Type 1 diabetes. Eight-year-old Gracie Clarence, a pupil at Beaufort Primary School, part of Odyssey Collaborative Trust, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes shortly after last Halloween when her parents realised something wasn’t quite right. Like many children, Gracie had been […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/beaufort-primary-school-puts-diabetes-on-the-timetable-after-pupils-diagnosis/feed/ 0 One-Minute Breaks That Recharge Your Focus https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/one-minute-breaks-that-recharge-your-focus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-minute-breaks-that-recharge-your-focus https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/one-minute-breaks-that-recharge-your-focus/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 19:04:22 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=151132 It is well known that in the present, everything is moving at a rapid pace. Now, to say updated, which is going to contribute to being productive. Now, this will not happen just like that, nor is maintaining it easy. All of this is happening because of modern habits, which at times, becomes reason for […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/one-minute-breaks-that-recharge-your-focus/feed/ 0 Derby school launches salon to help students style their future https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/derby-school-launches-salon-to-help-students-style-their-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=derby-school-launches-salon-to-help-students-style-their-future https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/derby-school-launches-salon-to-help-students-style-their-future/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 11:01:50 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=145068 A Derby school, dedicated to supporting young people with learning difficulties, has launched a salon where students can gain valuable hair and beauty qualifications. St Clare’s School, in Mickleover, is a special school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16. Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors – and part of the Esteem Multi Academy Trust – it […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/derby-school-launches-salon-to-help-students-style-their-future/feed/ 0 All aboard for accessibility https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/all-aboard-for-accessibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-aboard-for-accessibility https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/all-aboard-for-accessibility/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:01:40 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=144740 CHILDREN from the Royal School of the Deaf have teamed up with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to sign a digital book, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the railway. EMR has launched An Adventure Through Railway Past, a children’s book that celebrates this historic milestone. In addition to 14,000 hard copies being distributed to schools and available […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/all-aboard-for-accessibility/feed/ 0 How meeting young offender inspired Karen to change young lives https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/how-meeting-young-offender-inspired-karen-to-change-young-lives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-meeting-young-offender-inspired-karen-to-change-young-lives https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/how-meeting-young-offender-inspired-karen-to-change-young-lives/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:01:49 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=144760 Coming face to face with the arsonist who set her car ablaze while she was pregnant became a turning point in Karen Lamb’s life, inspiring her to dedicate herself to helping vulnerable children escape the cycle of crime.   Twenty years ago, Karen’s car was completely destroyed in an arson attack, leaving her without transport […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/how-meeting-young-offender-inspired-karen-to-change-young-lives/feed/ 0 Planting the seeds of well-being https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/planting-the-seeds-of-well-being/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=planting-the-seeds-of-well-being https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/planting-the-seeds-of-well-being/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:02:02 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=144472 Planting the seeds of well-being    Pupils at a city school have made a blooming lovely difference to one of Derby’s main roads by planting dozens of sunflowers to highlight the importance of mental health. Children across the primary and secondary phases of The Bemrose School have been growing sunflowers for this year’s Children’s Mental […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/planting-the-seeds-of-well-being/feed/ 0 Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa Celebrates Kate Darby as Health Club Manager of the Year https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/sketchley-grange-hotel-spa-celebrates-kate-darby-as-health-club-manager-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sketchley-grange-hotel-spa-celebrates-kate-darby-as-health-club-manager-of-the-year https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/sketchley-grange-hotel-spa-celebrates-kate-darby-as-health-club-manager-of-the-year/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:01:40 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=137819 Sketchley Grange Hotel, part of the Focus Hotel Collection, is delighted to announce that Kate Darby, Health Club Manager at its onsite Romans Health & Leisure Spa, has been awarded the prestigious title of Manager of the Year by 3D Leisure, with the club itself also emerging as a finalist in the Health Club of […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/sketchley-grange-hotel-spa-celebrates-kate-darby-as-health-club-manager-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Over four in 10 patients in East Midlands say recent NHS reforms have NOT benefitted them https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/over-four-in-10-patients-in-east-midlands-say-recent-nhs-reforms-have-not-benefitted-them/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=over-four-in-10-patients-in-east-midlands-say-recent-nhs-reforms-have-not-benefitted-them https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/over-four-in-10-patients-in-east-midlands-say-recent-nhs-reforms-have-not-benefitted-them/#respond Sun, 24 Sep 2023 14:02:33 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=136677 Recent research has shown a deepening public concern about NHS services, as only 10% of people in Britain believe ministers are tackling the NHS’s many problems in the right way.¹ With this in mind and following rising waiting times and growing pressure on the NHS from strike action, healthcare management consultancy, Acumentice, surveyed 1,000 UK […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/over-four-in-10-patients-in-east-midlands-say-recent-nhs-reforms-have-not-benefitted-them/feed/ 0 Elderly enjoy animal therapy with mini donkeys https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/elderly-enjoy-animal-therapy-with-mini-donkeys/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elderly-enjoy-animal-therapy-with-mini-donkeys https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/elderly-enjoy-animal-therapy-with-mini-donkeys/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:58:12 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=135253 MINIATURE donkeys brought smiles to a Derbyshire care home – when they trotted in for an animal therapy session. Hector and Tallulah, from The Wee Donkey Company, made a visit to Longmoor Lodge Care Home, on Longmoor Lane, Sandiacre, near Nottingham. The tiny twosome were fed and stroked by residents in the garden and, for […]

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]]> https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/elderly-enjoy-animal-therapy-with-mini-donkeys/feed/ 0 Tips on how to take care of your back https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/tips-on-how-to-take-care-of-your-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-on-how-to-take-care-of-your-back https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/tips-on-how-to-take-care-of-your-back/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:02:31 +0000 https://eastmidconnected.co.uk/?p=132982 The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy states that “most people worldwide will experience back pain during their lifetime”1 and according to the NHS, is the largest single cause of disability in the UK2. Back pain is common, and can often be alleviated, prevented or even cured by implementing a few simple measures. We spoke to a […]

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