Devised by the Bexley and Greenwich school nursing team in London, this app is aimed at secondary school pupils. Easy to download and simple to navigate, with appealing colours and graphics, themes can be changed via the settings button. Users can find age-appropriate information under different year groups, with information on issues such as bullying, sexual health, puberty and domestic violence. Grouping years 9 to 13 may be a mistake: it is a big age group and the needs of year 9 pupils often differ widely from those in year 13. Some of the information is technical, but it is still readable and would be interesting to some teenagers. It was refreshing to read that girls might choose to discuss periods with their dads, but worrying to see meningitis included in the ‘minor ailments’ section. Young people can use the app to ask a nurse a question, and there is a plethora of information about health services in the local area. Overall, this is a good app that explains some things parents may want to avoid discussing, and appears to be evidence-based. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Also available on Android. Reviewed by Craig Hopkins, multiple sclerosis nurse specialist and former school nurse
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The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio PICK OF THE WEEK
DARA O BRIAIN MEETS STEPHEN HAWKING
Tuesday June 16, BBC 1, 10.35-11.25pm In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of motor neurone disease, and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking is the most famous and celebrated scientist in the world. He talks with Dara O Briain about living with ALS, why science still excites him, and discusses his hopes for the future.
BBC
School Nurse Matters ★★★★
SUNDAY JUNE 14
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17
Protecting Our Foster Kids – Jesse’s Home
24 Hours in A&E
TUESDAY JUNE 16
Channel 4, 9-10pm A 76-year-old woman is brought in after a suspected stroke. She has lost sensation down one side and is experiencing involuntary leg movements, a possible result of damage to her brain. Staff might be able to administer an anticoagulant but they need to act fast.
Me and My Guide Dog
THURSDAY JUNE 18
ITV, 8-9pm With exclusive access to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, this film highlights the difference such loyal animals can make.
Tonight: How Safe is Your Cabin Air?
BBC 2, 10-11pm We follow four-month-old Jesse from when he comes into emergency foster care until his first birthday. His birth mother has been struggling with postnatal depression and found looking after him too much.
File on 4 BBC Radio 4, 8-8.40pm BBC health correspondent Adam Brimelow examines the research behind the use of clot-busting drug alteplase.
An Hour to Save Your Life BBC 2, 9-10pm We follow three patients from the moment a 999 call is made – a young man who has been critically injured in a car crash, a cyclist hit by a lorry and a young woman whose heart has stopped.
ITV 1, 7.30-8pm As thousands prepare to fly off on holiday, Joel Hills investigates air quality on passenger aircraft. After post-mortem examinations of a pilot and an air steward revealed toxic levels of organophosphates in their systems, a coroner called for a re-evaluation of cabin air toxicity testing.
Dementiaville
Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
Channel 4, 9-10pm The focus this week is on marriage and the stories of four wives, Jenny, June, Sheila and June, whose husbands have dementia. The women support each other by meeting regularly at a respite day centre.
BBC 1, 10.35-11.25pm See Pick of the Week
Compiled by nurse Margaret Paul
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The best of the week’s health-related TV and radio PICK OF THE WEEK
DARA O BRIAIN MEETS STEPHEN HAWKING
Tuesday June 16, BBC 1, 10.35-11.25pm In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of motor neurone disease, and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking is the most famous and celebrated scientist in the world. He talks with Dara O Briain about living with ALS, why science still excites him, and discusses his hopes for the future.
BBC
School Nurse Matters ★★★★
SUNDAY JUNE 14
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17
Protecting Our Foster Kids – Jesse’s Home
24 Hours in A&E
TUESDAY JUNE 16
Channel 4, 9-10pm A 76-year-old woman is brought in after a suspected stroke. She has lost sensation down one side and is experiencing involuntary leg movements, a possible result of damage to her brain. Staff might be able to administer an anticoagulant but they need to act fast.
Me and My Guide Dog
THURSDAY JUNE 18
ITV, 8-9pm With exclusive access to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, this film highlights the difference such loyal animals can make.
Tonight: How Safe is Your Cabin Air?
BBC 2, 10-11pm We follow four-month-old Jesse from when he comes into emergency foster care until his first birthday. His birth mother has been struggling with postnatal depression and found looking after him too much.
File on 4 BBC Radio 4, 8-8.40pm BBC health correspondent Adam Brimelow examines the research behind the use of clot-busting drug alteplase.
An Hour to Save Your Life BBC 2, 9-10pm We follow three patients from the moment a 999 call is made – a young man who has been critically injured in a car crash, a cyclist hit by a lorry and a young woman whose heart has stopped.
ITV 1, 7.30-8pm As thousands prepare to fly off on holiday, Joel Hills investigates air quality on passenger aircraft. After post-mortem examinations of a pilot and an air steward revealed toxic levels of organophosphates in their systems, a coroner called for a re-evaluation of cabin air toxicity testing.
Dementiaville
Dara O Briain Meets Stephen Hawking
Channel 4, 9-10pm The focus this week is on marriage and the stories of four wives, Jenny, June, Sheila and June, whose husbands have dementia. The women support each other by meeting regularly at a respite day centre.
BBC 1, 10.35-11.25pm See Pick of the Week
Compiled by nurse Margaret Paul
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