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• Novel therapy inhibits complement to preserve neurons and reduce inflammation after stroke

  16-05-2018 20:46
  Researchers report that, after ischemic stroke, the complement system identifies stressed but salvageable neurons for removal by microglial phagocytosis. To preserve these neurons, the investigators designed a novel therapeutic that targets a complement inhibitor to a damage signal expressed after stroke. A single post-stroke injection protected neurons from microglial attack in a preclinical model, reducing neuronal loss.
  
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• Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in most common brain scan

  16-05-2018 16:14
  Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in commonest form of brain scan.
  
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• Stroke prevention drug combo shows promise, study says

  16-05-2018 14:56
  If you've had a minor stroke or a transient ischemic stroke (TIA), taking the clot-preventing drug clopidogrel along with aspirin may lower your risk of having a major stroke within the next 90 days, according to new research.
  
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• Drug to treat bleeding may benefit some stroke patients

  16-05-2018 14:56
  Patients with stroke caused by bleeding on the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage) may benefit from receiving a drug currently used to treat blood loss from major trauma and bleeding after childbirth, an international trial has revealed.
  
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• A warped view of social work in the media is unfair – and dangerous

  16-05-2018 12:03
  Too much coverage in the press fuels the myth we are a sinister arm of the state, focused on the systematic removal of children Few families will ever interact with a child protection social worker. A small number will consent to being assessed and may receive support or assistance. Fewer still will face a statutory investigation, let alone court proceedings. For entirely positive reasons, most parents’ care of their children will never be scrutinised by the state.Related: Details of care
  
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• Borough Care hosts social walks for elderly and friends

  16-05-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  May is National Walking Month and older persons care provider, Borough Care, is hosting weekly social walks for the elderly and their friends.  The walks take place around Woodbank Park in Offerton, Stockport every Tuesday until the winter, starting at 2.00pm.  The short, gentle walks are appropriate for those with dementia to participate in. Sophie Gardiner, Area Support at Borough Care, says: “Walking is a fantastic way for people of all ages and abilities to keep fit and
  
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• Norfolk Care home helps Daniel O’Donnell fan see her idol

  16-05-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The team at The Manor House care home in North Walsham, Norfolk, was delighted to help a resident fulfil one of her dreams, with a visit to the Theatre Royal in Norwich to see Daniel O’Donnell perform live.  Annie Bacon, who has been a resident at The Manor House for almost 18 years making her the longest serving resident at the home, was delighted when a trip to the Theatre was organised for her to see her idol perform.
   
  The Head Chef of The Manor House, Chantelle Lown, who has
  
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• Greensleeves Care homes embrace the community spirit

  16-05-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Greensleeves Care homes embrace the community spirit
  As all other care homes up and down the country, Greensleeves Care homes opened their doors to the public on National Care Home Open Day on Saturday 21st April.
  With varied programme of events on the day, there was something for everyone at each of the 22 Greensleeves Care homes.  Broadlands residential home in Oulton Broad, prepared an extra special surprise for its residents and the local community when they invited the Mighty Zulu War
  
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• Nominate your 2018 public servant of the year

  16-05-2018 08:01
  The judges are looking for an outstanding public servant. Use this entry form to make your nomination by 13 July 2018Categories and criteriaHow to enterUse this entry form to nominate someone for the public servant of the year category at the 2018 Guardian Public Service Awards.Nominations will close at 23:59 BST on Friday 13 July, 2018. Continue reading...
  
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• How to enter the Guardian Public Service Awards 2018

  16-05-2018 08:01
  Want to enter this year’s awards? Here are our judges’ tips on making it through to the shortlistCategories and criteriaKey dates and FAQsEntry formTo enter the Guardian 2018 Public Service Awards, please complete the appropriate entry form. Click here to enter one of our nine project categories or to nominate someone for the leadership excellence award. Click here to nominate a public servant of the year. Make sure you fill in every field.Related: 'It put a spring in everyone's step
  
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• Guardian Public Service Awards 2018: key dates and FAQs

  16-05-2018 08:01
  Outlining the full timetable of the awards and addressing entrants’ frequently asked questionsHow to enterCategories and criteriaEntry form16 May 2018: Awards launch Continue reading...
  
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• Guardian Public Service Awards 2018: Success in the face of cuts is not child’s play | David Brindle

  16-05-2018 08:00
  As the welfare state turns 70, we celebrate those who make it work, despite eight years of government austerityThere will be no shortage of events to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS in July. But another 70th, in many ways just as significant, passed last Sunday with little or no acknowledgment. Few will have paused to reflect on the 1948 National Assistance Act, never mind raise a glass to it.
  The act was a key pillar of the welfare state structure that still forms the framework of UK public s
  
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• Social care funding plans branded costly and unfair

  16-05-2018 07:00
  Proposals for older people in England almost as as making all care free, say criticsThe government’s plans for reforming social care in England – at the heart of a planned green paper – have been criticised as costly and unfair in a report on the future of funding care for older people.The report from two highly respected thinktanks, the Kings Fund and the Health Foundation, finds that the idea of increasing the number of people paying for care, and how much they pay, put forwa
  
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