He said that singling out these creative industries recognises the importance of them to the economy and pointedout the difficulties in raising finance is particularly acute for companies in this sector.
Nevertheless, Grady pointedout, investors are also eyeing gold, particularly after other issues in recent years such as currency uncertainty, the ongoing debt crisis in Europe and U.S. deficits.
The report pointedout there were wide variations in the way obesity was treated across the UK - particularly in the frequency with which obesity surgery is performed.