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As last month’s record rainfall and floods can testify, the one thing that is certain about the Great British weather is its uncertainty. Despite no guarantee of a dry, sunny summer, we are a nation of optimists and continue to plan events for which the great outdoors is a key element. From weddings to major [...]
Research carried out at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, has concluded that it would be a safe and cost-effective strategy to screen people with type 2 diabetes who have not yet developed diabetic retinopathy, for the disease once every two years instead of annually. The research is supported by [...]
New regulations requiring the vendors of ‘flight plus’ holidays (ones where the flight is sold together with accommodation or car hire) to provide additional protection to UK consumers if the booked service(s) become unavailable as a result of the insolvency of the provider come into effect today, 30 April. So says Bronwen Courtenay-Stamp, partner and head [...]
Fans of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ and ‘The Green Green Grass’ are in for a treat on Sunday 6th May. That is when John Challis, best-known for playing the role of Boycie, will be visiting Waterstones in Drake Circus to sign his book ‘Being Boycie’. His book now includes a foreword by fellow ‘Only Fools’ [...]
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry Graduate School, in association with Nutramigen and the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, is hosting the first Cornwall Allergy Day on 18th May at the Headland Hotel, Newquay. The day is aimed at GPs, specialist nurses and hospital doctors with an interest in allergy. It will [...]
Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert, the UK’s leading quarterly benchmark of company distress, continues to show the region affected by so-called ‘zombie’ companies – those in trouble but still in operation because there is nothing to be gained from creditors taking action against them. The Red Flag Alert shows a significant number of businesses in [...]
Exercise in the open air is good for you, but if you want to reap the full benefits you should head for the coast or the countryside rather than an urban park. That is the conclusion of research by Katherine Ashbullby and Dr Mathew White from the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH), [...]
The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) is one of just eight health research institutions in England to be chosen as a collaborator in the new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research. The new School aims to build closer relations between researcher and public health practitioners. It will place [...]
Either because of sudden ill health or age-related issues, some people find themselves in a position where they lack capacity to make decisions for themselves. When this happens, and when they have not had the opportunity or forethought to prepare an Enduring Power of Attorney or Lasting Power of Attorney, the Court of Protection is [...]
Professor Liz Kay, Foundation Dean, Peninsula Dental School, is the most influential woman in the dental profession, according to the Dentistry Top 50 league table. Professor Kay has come fourth in the league table, which is the annual indicator of ‘movers and shakers’ in dentistry. She last appeared in the Top 50 in 2009 when [...]
