Tag: health risk

Coronavirus and our health and social care system

How could COVIDー19 impact the UK health and social care system?    As confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue rising in the UK, CHSS Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) Dr Lindsay Forbes has commented on the likely impacts on the UK health and social care system. Lindsay said: ‘The key issues with COVID-19 seem to be …

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BBC Radio Kent interview: Stephen Peckham – car free Canterbury day?

In a BBC Radio Kent Breakfast interview today, CHSS Director and Canterbury resident Stephen Peckham supported action to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality in the city of Canterbury. Air quality breaches directives, and there are very high levels of traffic congestion for a small city. There are an estimated 40,000+ premature deaths across …

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Water fluoridation and health risk

Stephen Peckham, Director and Professor of Health Policy at the Centre for Health Services Studies was featured in The Guardian on-line, Wednesday 13 April 2016 in an article discussing the pros and cons of water fluoridation. The article deals with the response to his paper ‘Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects of …

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