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Spoonbills delight visitors to RSPB reserve

Jul 18, 2024 | bbc.com | Grace Wood

Trips to see rare bird at nature reserve sell out RSPBSpoonbills first returned to RSPB Fairburn Ings in 2017A rare bird which did not breed in Yorkshire for centuries has thrived since pairs nested at a nature reserve where they have become a star attraction. Spoonbills first bred at RSPB Fairburn Ings in 2017 and have returned to the site near Castleford each year.
Sheffield bin workers to strike over union dispute

Jul 17, 2024 | bbc.com | Grace Wood

Bin workers to go on strike over union disputeBBCThe strike will last from 29 July to 2 AugustRefuse collection workers have announced that they will strike for five days at the end of July. Union Unite said the 100 staff at the Lumley Street depot in Sheffield would walk out from 29 July until 2 August. The action is the result of a disagreement about which union represents workers. Sheffield City Council promised to "communicate" any changes to bin collection dates to the public.
Four jailed for running drugs lab in holiday flat

Jul 16, 2024 | bbc.com | Grace Wood

Four jailed over ecstasy lab at seafront flatNorth Yorkshire PoliceFrom left: Sabastian Kaminski, Marcin Glowacki, Daniel Nartowicz and Maciej KupiecFour men have been jailed for more than 20 years for making and selling ecstasy tablets from a seafront holiday let. The makeshift drugs lab on Sandside, Scarborough, was used to turn high-purity MDMA into tens of thousands of ecstasy tablets that were sold as far away as London.
Morrisons loses appeal over death of employee with epilepsy

May 23, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

Morrisons has lost its appeal to overturn convictions for health and safety failures, following the death of its employee Matthew Gunn. Matthew, 27, had epilepsy. He fell from a staircase during a seizure at the Morrisons store in which he worked. Matthew died 12 days later as a result of head injuries. He worked at the WM Morrisons store in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, and died in September 2014. Epilepsy Action has contacted Morrisons to offer first aid training as a result of Matthew’s death.
Live blog: National Epilepsy Week 2024

May 20, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

This National Epilepsy Week, Epilepsy Action is asking the public to move past their fear, learn about the condition and find out how they can help. A new report by Epilepsy Action, released for National Epilepsy Week (20-26 May) has found that a lot of the public is still “fearful” of epilepsy and seizures. Epilepsy Action says this fear could leave people with epilepsy in “total isolation”.
Laser therapy to be rolled out next month

May 7, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

Laser beam therapy for patients with focal epilepsy will be made available in England on the NHS from June. The NHS is rolling out Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT) at King’s College Hospital in London and The Walton Centre in Liverpool as specialist national hubs. The surgery was first announced in the UK in October 2022. The fibre optic laser therapy targets the part of the brain causing seizures without the need for invasive surgery.
People with epilepsy must keep access to PIP – Epilepsy Action - Epilepsy Action

May 3, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

Epilepsy Action is opposing proposed changes to Personal Independent Payments (PIP) announced this week by the UK government. The Department for Work and Pensions announced a consultation into the benefit, saying it would move from a fixed cash benefit system towards tailored support. However, Epilepsy Action said a further crackdown on disability benefits, especially with the proposed criteria, will only make it harder for people with epilepsy to access PIP.
‘Ludicrous’ SmartPass system leaves people with epilepsy stranded

Apr 22, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

If you are a person with epilepsy, applying for discounted travel in Northern Ireland requires you to apply for a driving licence only to be rejected. Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland is calling on the Department for Infrastructure to make changes to this system, which applies regardless of whether you have uncontrolled seizures or have been living seizure-free for many years.
Sunak’s sick note plan ‘very concerning’

Apr 19, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

Rishi Sunak’s plans to move assessment for fitness to work away from GPs to ‘specialist work and health professionals’ is “very concerning”, Epilepsy Action has said. The concerns follow an announcement today (April 19, 2024) made by the prime minister during a speech at The Centre for Social Justice. In the speech, Sunak said that if the Tories win the general election, he wants to strip GPs of the power to sign people off work and tackle the UK’s “sick note culture”.
Medicine shortages becoming ‘new normal’

Apr 18, 2024 | epilepsy.org.uk | Grace Wood

Medicine shortages are becoming “shockingly” commonplace according to a report from the Nuffield Trust. It said the past two years had seen “constantly elevated medicines shortages” and a “frequent disruption to crucial products”, which worsened in 2023, becoming a “new normal”. Epilepsy medicines including Tegretol (carbamazepine) and Lamictal (lamotrigine) were among the medicines consistently affected by shortages.