Guidance Notes and Best Practice Guides
NICE: With Britain and much of Europe suffering during the recent cold snap, many of us have been doing our best to stay warm and fight off viral infections. However, research shows that during the winter months it's also worth being aware of the dangers resulting from a lack of sunlight.
Figures from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey show that:
* up to a quarter of people have low levels of vitamin D in their blood
* around 1 in 6 people in the UK have insufficient vitamin D in their systems by the end of winter
Defra: Schmallenberg virus (SBV) has now been identified in samples submitted from 58 farms across the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Cornwall and Wiltshire.
Due to the increase in reports of SBV identified in France, the areas at comparatively higher risk in the UK have been revised in line with the plume modelling data from the summer which models areas at risk of midge incursion from northern Europe.
Due to the increase in reports of SBV identified in France, the areas at comparatively higher risk in the UK have been revised in line with the plume modelling data from the summer which models areas at risk of midge incursion from northern Europe.
HL: Homeless Link calls on councils to ‘halt cuts & invest more in prevention as Government figures show a dramatic rise in rough sleeping’. Figures published by the Department for Communities of Communities & Local Government show that rough sleeping numbers have increased by 23% in the last year.
Earlier this week the Government wrote to all local authorities with guidance developed by HL, Crisis and other organisations on how to provide better advice & assistance to people who find themselves homeless. They also announced extra funding to help tackle and prevent rough sleeping.
