Karol Prokopczuk
Articles by Karol Prokopczuk
10 Aug 2023 Manchester Gay Pride
Manchester Gay Pride, an annual event held in the vibrant city of Manchester, United Kingdom, has a rich history that spans several decades. This celebration of LGBTQ+ rights and culture has become an integral part of Manchester’s identity, attracting thousands of participants from all over the world. From its humble beginnings to the present day, […]
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1 Feb 2023 Mental Health for LGBT+ Community
It is thought that half of the LGBTQ + people experienced depression, that is three in five people. At IMD Solicitors, we believe in diversity, equality and inclusion for all. We are also committed to supporting all our colleagues with challenges related to mental health. On the 1st February 2023 many of us will mark […]
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28 Oct 2021 Problems with Medical Care – What Can I Do?
Every one of us is a patient. Since the time we are born, the majority of us if not all, at one point or another during our life will need the care of a doctor, nurse, dentist, or any other medical expert. Although we all know that NHS along with any other medical experts are […]
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14 Jun 2021 Men’s Health Week 14 – 20 June 2021
When is the last time we talked about the common issues affecting men? Sometimes they may feel they are not heard or that we do not care. Men’s Health Week campaign this year is focusing on men’s mental health in the wake of the pandemic. Even before the pandemic, men’s mental health and the greater […]
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8 Jun 2021 We Support Carers Awareness Week 8th – 14th June 2021
This is great opportunity to recognise those with caring responsibilities so that we can collectively ensure they can access support when required. It is also a chance to show we care for them and help empower them because often they are too busy juggling their caring role and either they do not have the time […]
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7 Jun 2021 New Best Practice Guide For NHS Hospitals
A new guide was issued to help NHS hospital trusts improve patient safety by learning lessons from previous clinical negligence claims. Behind this is the cost to the NHS from claims and the collaboration between GIRFT (the Getting it right first time) programme and NHS Resolution resulting in this best practice, Learning from litigation claims. […]
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12 May 2021 Stroke Awareness Month May 2021
As we approach the month of May while we have all been walking through the pandemic this is an opportunity to talk about stroke awareness. The facts A stroke happens every 5 minutes in the UK and each year there are about 100,000 people who have a stroke with 1.2 million stroke survivors – https://www.stroke.org.uk/ Against […]
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20 Apr 2021 MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week 20-26 April 2021
This month we mark MS Awareness week. According to the MS Society more than 130,000 people in the UK are living with this condition and about 7,000 people are diagnosed with MS each year. There is no cure as yet for this condition but it can be managed if diagnosed and those with MS can […]
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13 Apr 2021 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month April 2021
This month marks Bowel Cancer awareness. Did you know that every 15 minutes someone in UK is diagnosed with bowel cancer ? According to Bowel Cancer UK charity every year in UK about 16,000 people die of this terrible disease that is 44 people a day. This is the fourth most common cancer in UK and […]
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