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• New stem cell model can be used to test treatments for a rare nervous system disorder

  02-08-2018 20:16
  A new stem cell model has been developed to assess possible treatments for a rare nervous system disorder that is in the same disease group as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
  
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• How do you assess pain in children who can't express themselves?

  02-08-2018 17:56
  Pain is a frequent problem for children with complex medical conditions -- but many of them are unable to communicate their pain verbally. For these children, nurses face a challenging task in assessing and determining the cause of pain.
  
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• Northamptonshire council plans drastic job losses and cuts to all services

  02-08-2018 15:05
  Core services such as child social care will not escape cuts as council struggles to remedy dire financial situationNorthamptonshire county council has published proposals which would see drastic job losses and cuts to all its services pushed through over the next few months as it struggles to remedy what it admits is its “dire financial situation”.Core services such as children and adult social care will not escape the cuts, it confirmed, while any services it considers to fall outs
  
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• Northamptonshire council plans cuts to all services and workforce

  02-08-2018 15:05
  Core services including child social care will not escape insolvent council’s cutsNorthamptonshire county council has published proposals that could lead to drastic loss of jobs and cuts to all its services over the next few months as it struggles to remedy what it admits is its “dire financial situation”.Core services such as children’s and adult social care will not escape the cuts. Any service that the council considers to fall outside the scope of what it is legally r
  
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• Chances missed to save Cardiff toddler killed by father, review finds

  02-08-2018 12:30
  Doctor and social workers failed to spot or log injuries to Elsie Scully-Hicks, says report Chances were missed to protect an 18-month-old girl murdered by her father less than a fortnight after he and his husband adopted her, an independent review has revealed.Hospital staff did not spot a fracture to Elsie Scully-Hicks’s thighbone, and social workers and health professionals did not record a large bruise to her forehead, the review said.Continue reading...
  
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• Encore Care Homes’ staff member completes the Jurassic Coast Mighty Hike

  02-08-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Managed by Encore Care Homes, Great Oaks’ home administrator, Sarah Sims, has taken part in the Jurassic Coast Mighty Hike to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
  Great Oaks, the residential, nursing and dementia care home in Bournemouth, held a coffee morning to help raise funds for Sarah’s 22-mile trek along the Jurassic Coast. The home’s catering team took the time to prepare homemade cakes and biscuits for staff and residents as well as their friends and family to purc
  
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• Pulborough care home resident enjoys celebrating being 100 years young!

  02-08-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A resident has celebrated her 100th birthday at a Pulborough care home.
   
  Elsie Gray’s family organised a party in the gardens of Hillside Lodge care home in celebration of her centenary, where she was joined by her family and fellow residents for a fulsome buffet lunch.
   
  Born in Alton, Hampshire, Elsie was one of four children. She moved to Easebourne where she met her husband – Edward – at Cowdray and they went onto marry when she was 19. They had 12 children and &
  
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• Sherborne students create summerhouse oasis for care home residents

  02-08-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Students from The Gryphon School in Sherborne, Dorset have completed a fantastic art and textiles project, which has seen them transform the interior of a summerhouse for residents at The Old Vicarage residential care home in the nearby village of Leigh.
   
  Year 9 students were tasked with creating a ‘vintage beach’ themed interior, which would encourage residents to use the large summerhouse, which the home won in a competition a few years ago.  Students have created colour
  
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