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Press Release – Capital and Coast District Health Board People aged 60-74 years living in Kapiti, Porirua, and Wellington and who are enrolled with a GP can expect an invitation to participate in the free National Bowel Screening programme over the next two years. The screening programme – already in place in the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa – starts in Wellington this week, with the first invitations expected to receive some people this month. “Bowel cancer, especially in its early stages, may not cause any symptoms,” said Capital & Coast DHB programme clinical lead Dr Estella Johns. ...

‘The Weariness, the Fever and the Fret’: Writing Illness, Health and John Keats In honour of Keats200, the bicentenary celebration of the poet John Keats’s life, works, and legacy, poet Amy Mackelden has set us a new challenge. She offers writing prompts and poems that explore illness, and use our bodies as inspiration. The challenge: write a poem inspired by John Keats, illness poetry, and the pandemic John Keats was born in London in 1795, and in his short life made a huge impact on English poetry. He was a brilliant writer of odes, sonnets and long romances. Unlike many of the other ...

Disabled people, carers and charities are being asked to contribute to a National Strategy for Disabled People A survey seeking the views of disabled people, carers, charities and stakeholders on the content of a National Strategy for Disabled People has been launched. The survey is based on what disability organisations have said needs addressing and covers many aspects of life, from employment opportunities to making sure public services are accessible to all. The survey also provides a place for disabled people to share their experiences of discrimination and abuse, signposting any victims...

The Human Cell Atlas: A Poetry Challenge What do cells and words have in common? This winter, we’re asking you to find the connections between biology and poetry. This challenge is now closed. Congratulations to the winners, whose poems you can read in the sidebar. Congratulations, too, to the longlisted poets whose work impressed the judges: Madeleine Aase-Remedios, Sairah Ahsan, Aliyah Begum, Alex Bond, Dale Booton, Dillon Butt, Jack Cooper, Faith Cunningham, Eleanor Dakin, Kaycee Hill, Hannah Hodgson, Jayant Kashyap, Alice Oldacre, Karishma Sangtani, Scarlett-Rose, Ellora Sutton, Alannah...

Devon and Cornwall lockdown rules: Everything you can and can't do explained Devon and Cornwall Police have posted a lockdown FAQ which covers almost every conceivable query Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy noti...