North Somerset Community Hospital
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Demand for urgent and emergency medical care is expected to rise during school holidays, and people in North Somerset are being encouraged to seek the right help.
Health bosses are urging people to use of out-of-hours GP services, emergency pharmacies, and the minor injuries unit in Clevedon, with a warning to only use A&E and 999 for serious and life-threatening emergencies.
Dr Lesley Ward, a local GP and clinical lead for urgent care at Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) clinical commissioning group, said: “We hope that everyone enjoys a restful and healthy break but if you do need to access healthcare urgently it’s good to know there are lots of options there for you.
This too shall pass the blues
By Kathy Monnin - Versailles News
Blues are not just a color scheme or a music genre. You can call it the blues, doldrums, gloominess, downheartedness, unhappiness, etc. The fact is life is forever filled with ups and downs, regardless of residence, age, wealth, marital status, or any other identifying marker, such as, sex, race, or ethnicity. Some people think difficulties are the usual and customary part of Life with the occasional day when things go calmly and serenely. Personally, I could not be optimistic if I viewed heartache and struggle as the usual and recurrent part of life.
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Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.
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An attack on a Singaporean law student by a 15-year-old boy over coronavirus was “racially motivated”, magistrates have found.
The 24-year-old was left bloodied and bruised and required surgery on his face after he was assaulted by the teenager and his group of friends on Oxford Street on February 24 last year.
The north London teenager, who cannot be identified due to his age, was found guilty of racially aggravated grievous bodily harm (GBH) at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Monday.
He had previously admitted wounding or inflicting GBH but denied it was racially motivated, telling his trial in December he had not mentioned coronavirus and was not a racist.
Teenager denies racist attack over virus he saw as fake
Victim claims assailant said I don t want your coronavirus in my country before punching him
15 December 2020 • 12:34am
A teenager accused of a racist attack on a Singapore law student over coronavirus said he thought Covid-19 was fake.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denies racially aggravated grievous bodily harm, but admits assaulting the student.
UCL law student Jonathan Mok, 24, claims the boy told him: I don t want your coronavirus in my country, before punching him in the face in an unprovoked attack outside a shop in Oxford Street, central London on Feb 24.