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• Ebola survivors suffer from severe neurological problems

  11-07-2018 18:24
  Researchers have shed new light on the psychiatric and neurological problems that Ebola survivors can suffer from, and call for more specialist support for the most severely affected patients.
  
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• Encore Care Homes working to meet the nutritional needs of residents with dysphagia

  11-07-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Encore Care Homes is working closely with Dining with Dignity, a specialist training provider, to help meet the nutritional needs of residents who have dysphagia.
   
  Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties and is usually caused by nerve or muscle problems. It is very common amongst the elderly which can limit the range of food they can eat and enjoy, normally resulting in the need for a texture modified diet.
   
  To assist residents who are affected by dysphagia, the cat
  
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• Pear tree planted to celebrate ‘supported housing’ topping out in Worcester

  11-07-2018 09:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Mayor of Worcester joined Specialised Supported Housing to celebrate the topping out of a Comer Road housing development with a special tree planting ceremony.
   
  The developers are working in partnership with support provider Lifeways and social care landlord Inclusion Housing to provide independent living support in 20 modern apartments, due to complete in August.
   
  The Mayor of Worcester was given a tour of the development, named Bedwardine Court, and was able to find out more ab
  
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• Fylde rest home offers support to local Foodbank

  11-07-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Staff and residents at a Fylde rest home offer support to the Fylde Foodbank.
   
  Residents and their team at The Moorings, one of Lakeview Rest Homes four establishments, made a generous donation to the Fylde Foodbank, which is part of the Trussel Trust UK.
   Residents Margaret Hill and Ann Lord visited Fylde Foodbank’s premise in St Annes to make the donation and to learn more of the important role played by the charity. It provide not just food but also support, advice and where
  
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• Football legend calls for Three Lions fans to support Alzheimer’s Society

  11-07-2018 07:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour.
   
  The 1966 World Cup winner spearheaded the Alzheimer’s Society United Against Dementia campaign last year after the heartbreak of seeing three of his fellow Three Lions heroes develop dementia.
   
  Now, with his country on the brink of its first World Cup final since Banks helped England clinch the ultimate prize at Wembley 52 years ago, he is calling on the football-mad public to ch
  
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• CQC head David Behan: ‘Care has got safer and quality has got better’ | Denis Campbell

  11-07-2018 07:00
  The outgoing chief executive of the health and care regulator defends its tougher regime under his watch“One of my jobs when I came in was to restore political, professional and public confidence in the Care Quality Commission, says David Behan, chief executive of the CQC. “It was shot when I took over and there’s no point in contending that it was anything else”.Behan is reflecting on the challenge he faced when he took over at the helm of the regulator of health and soc
  
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• Underfunding to blame for child protection 'crisis', says report

  11-07-2018 01:01
  Often only option is to remove them from families, says ex-Tory children’s ministerA former Tory children’s minister has blamed the government’s “woeful underfunding” of local authorities for a crisis in child protection that is putting the safety of vulnerable young people at risk.The MP Tim Loughton, who served as children’s minister in David Cameron’s coalition government, said pressure on safeguarding services in some areas was so severe that often t
  
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