Catching cancer early is the key Screening remains one of the best ways to spot bowel cancer early. The NHS sends people aged between 60 and 69 a free bowel cancer screening kit to their home every two years. Keeping an eye out If you suspect a salon or business is operating without the correct licence, call the council on 7364 5008 or email... healthandsafety@towerhamlets.gov.uk News News in brief Beauty salon fined A BEAUTY salon in Mile End has been fined £930 for advertising and carrying out special treatments without a licence. The owner of Annie’s Salon in Mile End Road was found guilty at Thames Magistrates Court. The council’s consumer and business regulations service was informed last year that the salon was advertising facial, manicure and pedicure treatments without a special licence. During a visit to the salon, officers found the treatments had been carried without the relevant licence under the London Local Authorities Act 1991. Despite warnings the salon continued to advertise. The court fined owner Reshma Choudhury £110 on March 19 and awarded costs of £800 to the council. There was also a victim surcharge of £20. Surgical tutor hailed as the UK’s best at awards A SURGEON at Barts Health NHS Trust has been hailed as the UK’s top surgical tutor. Shafi Ahmed, colorectal cancer lead at the trust and lecturer at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), won the Silver Scalpel Award 2015 after his students nominated him for the prize. The annual award –run by the Association of Surgeons in Training – recognises the commitment of surgical tutors who provide the best training and support for trainee surgeons. Last year, the lecturer led students to become the first team in the world to broadcast a live surgical procedure across the internet using Google Glass (right). Performed at the Royal London Hospital, the operation was watched by 14,000 medical students across 132 countries. In their nominations, students highlighted the effort Mr Ahmed makes to support them by helping them to settle into their new team and working environment, often in a new country with different cultures. Professor Anthony Warrens, dean for education at QMUL, said the award reflected Mr Ahmed’s position as one of the university's most innovative and forward-thinking teachers. Being cancer aware saves lives BY JESSICA ODUBAYO APRIL is Bowel Cancer Awareness month and GPs are reminding residents to look out for the signs and symptoms of the disease. In Tower Hamlets bowel cancer is the third most common form of cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death. Sixty new cases are diagnosed and 30 people die from the disease in the borough each year. But if it is diagnosed early enough, it is treatable and people can continue to live long healthy lives. GP Sir Sam Everington, who chairs Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), said spotting the signs and seeking medical advice early could save lives. And he urged residents to take part in the national screening programme. The signs of bowel cancer can include blood in your stool or your stool being looser than usual. Other symptoms may include a pain or lump in your stomach, feeling more tired than usual for some time, or losing weight for no obvious reason. Screening remains one of the best ways to spot bowel cancer early. The NHS sends people aged between 60 and 69 a free bowel cancer screening kit every two years. Dr Somen Banerjee, director of public health at the council, said: “People don’t always know about the life saving benefits of screening yet this simple step can save your life. Spotting cancer early saves lives, because treatment can be offered quickly and is often less complicated.” A low-fat, high-fibre diet, including fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grains, can help prevent bowel cancer as well as cutting down on red or processed meat and getting active. Advice service creates budgeting tool THE Money A d v i c e Service, which provides free and impartial advice, has created budgeting tools to help residents make their money last. The service advises people to create a budget of all household income and outgoings. To do this, it is important to think about money coming in and outgoing payments and how often you receive them. Incomings include money received from benefit payments and/or a salary, a pension or child maintenance. Outgoings include payments on rent or the mortgage, heating bills and insurance, as well as food and living expenses and other spending. The Money Advice Service has an easy budgeting tool that can be completed online at www.moneyadviceservice.org. uk or call for free for impartial money advice on 0300 500 5000. Toynbee Hall in Commercial Street, E1 (7247 6943); the Limehouse Project in Copenhagen Place, E14 (7538 0075); and the Bromley by Bow Centre, St Leonard’s Street, E3 (8709 9700) provide free help with personal budgeting. This includes support for residents who need help to budget with the new universal credit single monthly payment, which is paid in arrears and includes housing costs payments – email money@toynbeehall.org.uk or call 7392 2989. 13 – 19 APRIL 2015 N E W S F R OM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 5
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