Mixing Your Drinks: Alcohol and Exercise
A YouGov survey, on behalf of the Know Your Limits campaign shows that 19 per cent of adults in England who exercise regularly and drink alcohol admit to taking exercise or playing sport in order to “make up” for having drunk a lot of alcohol in the previous few days. The story has been covered here and here.
The tendency to ‘work out the alcohol’ is even more prevalent among heavy drinkers: the survey shows one in five English adults are drinking more than double the NHS recommended limits and, of those who also exercise, over a quarter (28%) admit doing so to make up for their drinking.
This compares to just 10 per cent of people who exercise and drink at ‘lower risk’ – those who do not regularly drink more than 3-4 units a day for men, and 2-3 units a day for women.
Midwives Shortage?
YouGov surveyed 1,755 members of the public on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives. 58% of respondents disagreed that there are enough midwives to provide a good level of care for every woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and post-natal care.
However, in spite of this perceived lack of midwives, 59% of respondents think that spending on NHS Maternity services will be cut due to the current financial crisis; 66% think maternity services should be spared these cuts.
The Royal College of Midwives has provided evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body that birthrates in the England have increased by over 18% since 2001. Over the same period, the Royal College identified the numbers of midwives in England have increased by just over 8%.
15% Buying Presciption-Only Drugs Online
About 15% of British adults admit to bypassing the healthcare system to get hold of prescription-only medicine without a prescription, according to a YouGov poll for Pfizer. This could add up to about seven million people risking their health with fake medicines.
This is a big concern for the government, who have just launched a particularly graphic campaign to discourage people from buying them.
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