News & Views: Charity/disease awareness

  Sickle cell disease (also called sickle cell anaemia) is a devastating inherited blood disorder, and patients who have it are categorised as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ to COVID-19 [1]. Although it is rare, sickle cell disease is the fastest growing genetic disorder in the UK [2], and there is an urgent need for increased awareness of the disease to help …

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  At Porterhouse Medical Group, as a busy insight-led healthcare communications group, we recognise the importance of mental health and that mental health issues are a normal part of life – possibly more so during the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. We, therefore, take regular steps to safeguard the mental wellbeing of our valued team …

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Many of us experience seasonal variations in our mental health, particularly during the winter months associated with dark, cold days. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of major depression that follows a seasonal pattern and is sometimes referred to as ‘winter depression’ [1, 2, 3]. SAD can interfere with all aspects of a person’s life, including relationships, work, …

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For PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day 2020, Jon provides an update on his son’s progress with the disease.

For World Sight Day, Porterhouse Medical Group looks at Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), one of the most common causes of vision loss in adults.

To raise awareness of the devastating impact of dementia, Amanda looks at the diverse symptoms and issues faced by people affected by the disease – particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic – and what we can all do to help ourselves and others.

  As the sun is still shining, the Porterhouse team have continued the summer theme in our latest charity event to raise money for First Days Children’s Charity – the Porterhouse Virtual Bake Off! The rules were simply to bake a cake (or other culinary delight) and decorate it with the essence of summer. The …

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In our final infographic supporting Men’s Health Week 2020, we take a step back and consider what the government can do to reduce the impact of COVID-19.

Continuing our support for Men’s Health Week 2020, today our infographic highlights the steps that employers can take to reduce the impact of COVID-19.

This week (15 – 21 June), Porterhouse is supporting Men’s Health Week by raising awareness of how to ‘Take Action on COVID-19’. Here is the first of a series of infographics looking at what can be done by men, their employers and the government to reduce the impact of COVID-19.

Our article shines a spotlight on HIV/AIDS and how the lessons learned from the HIV/AIDS pandemic can be used to save lives in a world that is gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, our infographic highlights some of the acts of kindness by the Porterhouse family and steps that we take as a company to look after the well-being of our colleagues and others …