Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The Gibraltar Health Authority is encouraging parents to be aware of the signs of respiratory illnesses in young children, which result in increasing demands on healthcare services over the winter period. For the majority of children, these illnesses are not serious and they recover quickly following rest and plenty of fluids but, this year, a number of children have been admitted to hospital with RSV infection already.
The Government has sent its congratulations to Dean Chipolina for achieving a new personal best in competition for freediving at the 27th AIDA World Championship held in Cyprus. Dean forms part of the British Freediving Association. The Gibraltarian reached 86 meters of depth in just under a minute.
World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in September provides Elderly Residential Services with the opportunity to showcase the hard work in dementia care that is carried out throughout the year through events and awareness.
