Harrow Health Care Centre warns HRT patients not to panic in light of a new study
The recent paper looking at breast cancer risk and HRT use has been portrayed in the media in an unnecessarily alarmist way. This is not new evidence, these are old studies looking at women all over the world who have taken HRT from 1992 to 2018. Many of these studies were retrospective, observational and using […]
Patients shouldn’t wait for Chlamydia vaccine and should seek help now, warns Harrow Health Care Centre
GPs at Harrow Health Care Centre in London have said that while the development of a new vaccine for Chlamydia looks promising patients shouldn’t wait for the protection it could offer. It was announced in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal that Imperial College London is developing a vaccine to protect people against Chlamydia that has passed initial […]
Suppliers running low on Hormone Replacement Therapy as shortages loom
Suppliers are running low on Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) as shortages become a serious concern. The understanding is that the manufacturing companies are not experiencing an issue, but the issue comes as suppliers are running low on stocks. Harrow Health Care is advising that pharmacies should contact the companies directly to obtain their stocks, rather […]
Employers advised to review support for menopause in the workplace
Employers are being advised to review their support for women who experience issues in the workplace because of menopause, following a landmark court ruling. Mandy Davies was sacked by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) following an incident that led to a health and safety investigation and subsequently to disciplinary measures. An employment tribunal […]
Look after the health of the key people in your business… Let’s look at the huge benefit of executive medical screenings
Every business whether you are a large corporation or small-medium enterprise (SME) can struggle when a key person in the business faces a long term sickness absence. In fact, the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) official statistics show that 30.7 million working days were lost last year due to work-related illness and workplace injury. In […]
