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Digital expert from Carlton shares ways to stop WhatsApp sharing your data with Facebook

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Digital expert from Carlton shares ways to stop WhatsApp sharing your data with Facebook

A digital expert from Carlton has today revealed to Gedling Eye readers a way to prevent instant messaging app WhatsApp from sharing phone numbers with parent company Facebook.

Geoff Wing, who advises big firms in London about digital innovation, said: “They [WhatsApp] announced this week they would start sharing data with Facebook as part of an update to its privacy policy

“They say it will better connect the two networks. I’m not a fan of this idea and I don’t appreciate Facebook sending you friend requests for people you speak to on WhatsApp. Some of my contacts on WhatsApp are business colleagues that I don’t wish to engage with on a social network.”

Geoff said there is a way to prevent this from happening.

“When the app offers you the new terms and conditions, rather than select ‘agree’, choose ‘read more’. In here you should be able to untick an option that asks if you would like to share data with Facebook.”

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VIDEO: Urban explorers take a look around the empty Blue Note pub in Carlton

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VIDEO: Urban explorers take a look around the empty Blue Note pub in Carlton

A team of urban explorers armed themselves with cameras and decided to take a peak around the empty Blue Note pub in Carlton before it was demolished.

The former pub on Cavendish Road was finally knocked down back in 2014 to make way for thirty-eight new homes.

Did this video exploration of the popular old drinking spot bring back any memories?

If so, let us know in the comments section below.

Council leader reacts to CQC report on Willows Medical Centre

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Council leader reacts to CQC report on Willows Medical Centre

Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke today said he is “shocked and saddened” by the findings of a CQC report into Willows Medical Centre published yesterday.

In a statement issued today, the council leader said that he will be looking to make sure measures are put in place to ensure “ongoing provision of high quality care for patients” in the borough.

Willows Medical Centre has now been placed in special measures after a report published yesterday by the CQC revealed there were major concerns for patient safety following an inspection in June.

Inspectors said they were particularly concerned to discover that a healthcare assistant had been carrying out duties normally undertaken by a qualified GP.

In his statement, Cllr John Clarke said: “We are shocked and saddened by the findings of the CQC’s report. A meeting has already been scheduled between the Council’s Cabinet and senior representatives at Nottingham North and East Clinical Commissioning Group to secure reassurances for our residents that effective measures are put in place to prevent this from happening again and to ensure ongoing provision of high quality care for patients.

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New lease of life for Broomhill House building in Gedling

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New lease of life for Broomhill House building in Gedling

Gedling’s Broomhill House building is to be given a new lease of life when it becomes home to a new mental health service in September.

The building, which is based on Main Road, will be renamed Beacon Lodge and will open to residents recovering from mental illness at the beginning of next month.

The new service will be launched in partnership with Nottinghamshire Healthcare and  Turning Point and will initially run as a pilot for 12 months.

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Disabled youngsters urged to join soccer school at Calverton Miners Welfare FC

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Disabled youngsters urged to join soccer school at Calverton Miners Welfare FC

Disabled children are being urged to experience the thrill of football by signing up for a soccer school in Calverton.

Calverton M.W. FC is one of a number of clubs playing host to the soccer schools for children with disabilities or learning difficulties which take place under the ‘Want2Play’ banner.

The sessions are predominately aimed at boys and girls between 8 and 18 years of age who want to learn to play football in a structured and safe environment. The sessions also help to improve the chilld’s self-esteem and confidence.

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Notts North & East CCG ‘shocked’ by findings in report on Willows Medical Centre

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Notts North & East CCG ‘shocked’ by findings in report on Willows Medical Centre

Nottingham North & East Clinical Commissioning Group said they were ‘shocked’ by the findings in a Care Quality Commission report on the Willows Medical Centre in Carlton that was published today. 

Dr James Hopkinson, Clinical Lead for NHS Nottingham North and East Clinical Commissioning Group said: “We are sorry that the patients served by the Willows Medical Centre have been let down in this way. As Commissioners, we also feel let down by this practice.

“What has happened is an unacceptable breach of trust and the standards of care we expect for our patients. We want to reassure patients that this is highly unusual and is not representative of the standards upheld by the overwhelming majority of our GPs and practice staff.

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Willows Medical Centre in Carlton placed in special measures

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Willows Medical Centre in Carlton placed in special measures

A surgery in Carlton has been placed in special measures after inspectors found the quality of care to be ‘inadequate overall’.

Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission rated the Willows Medical Centre practice as “inadequate for being safe, effective, responsive and well-led”, and said it “requires improvement for being caring” following an inspection in June 2016.

The inspection was carried out following serious concerns highlighted to the commission.

The Willows Medical Centre provides primary medical services to approximately 3,600 patients in Carlton, Gedling Village and Mapperley in Nottinghamshire.

The report found that patients were at risk of harm because systems and processes were not in place to keep them safe. It also claimed the practice was employing a healthcare assistant to undertake tasks normally carried out by a doctor.

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It said there was no evidence to demonstrate the healthcare assistant had the adequate training and were competent to undertake a number of the tasks allocated to them.

This member of staff was undertaking examinations, assessments and diagnoses of patients in spite of not being a registered or regulated healthcare professional in this country.

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Young people in Gedling borough warned about dangers of buying dodgy diet pills

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Young people in Gedling borough warned about dangers of buying dodgy diet pills

A campaign has been launched which aims to warn young adults in Gedling borough of the dangers of buying dodgy diet pills online.

FakeMeds aims to stop would-be slimmers against shelling out for dangerous or useless products sold by illegal online suppliers.

Thousands of pills and potions promising miracle results are bought over the summer months as holidaymakers look for shortcuts to beach-ready bodies – with women aged 18-30 most likely to buy.

After handing over bank details, many receive bottles of tablets packed with dangerous or useless ingredients. Nasty side effects can include heart attacks, strokes – and in extreme cases, death.

The frightening consequences of taking dodgy diet pills are set to play out onscreen this August, as Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt collapses in a bid to get slim quick.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a campaign page with practical information on how to recognise legitimate online retailers of medicines and medical devices.

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Teenagers in borough to get cheaper bus travel

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A rise in the age threshold for adult bus fares is just the ticket for teenagers using public transport across Gedling borough.

Young people aged 16 and 17 currently pay adult fares on Nottingham City Transport buses – but from the end of this month the minimum age for adult tickets will rise to 18.

This means that anyone below the age of 18 will now be able to catch an NCT bus for £1.

The changes come into effect from Sunday, August 28 and the bus firm hope apprentices, college and sixth form students from across the borough will reap the rewards.

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Next phase of gas works means further diversions to bus routes in Arnold

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The next phase of gas works in Arnold will begin at the end of the month meaning further diversions on several bus routes around the town.

The Lilac 25, Grey 53, Lime 58 and N58 are currently being diverted at Breck Hill Road until next Monday (29).

From Tuesday, August 30, Nottingham Road will be closed between Sir John Robinson Way and Daybrook Square.

During this phase, Lilac 25, Grey 53, Lime 58, N58 will divert via Sir John Robinson Way and Mansfield Road in both directions.

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