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• East Sussex council set to cut services to bare legal minimum

  03-08-2018 16:30
  Tory-run authority reveals plan to avoid following Northamptonshire into bankruptcyFresh evidence of the funding crisis facing local government has emerged after a second Tory-run council said it was preparing to cut back services to the bare legal minimum to cope with a cash shortfall that could leave it bankrupt within three years. East Sussex county council said growing financial pressures and rising demand for social care were forcing it to restrict services to the most vulnerable residents
  
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• Too many carers feel alone, invisible and unsupported | Heléna Herklots

  03-08-2018 13:10
  There is growing awareness of the crucial role carers play – now it’s time they received the rights they so desperately needFrom taking a partner with an illness to hospital appointments, to helping a disabled sibling with washing and dressing, or caring full-time for an elderly parent, people in the UK are providing more informal care than ever before. Related: Looking after Dad led to a career in care. It's the best job I’ve ever hadRelated: Sign up for the Society Weekly ema
  
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• Care home stall raises funds at Stanton Drew Flower Festival

  03-08-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents and staff at Stanton Court Care Home in Stanton Drew near Bristol had a fantastic afternoon at the Stanton Drew Flower Festival. Staff manned their stall selling crafts that residents at the nursing and care home had been busy making throughout the weeks running up to the event.
   
  “We love coming to the flower show” Said Home Manager, Wendy Perkins “It’s very important for our residents to continue to feel part of their local community and this is a great,
  
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• Optalis launches new rebound therapy service in Wokingham

  03-08-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Social Care provider Optalis has launched a Rebound Therapy service due to the significant benefits it brings to customers health and general well-being.
  Rebound Therapy uses trampolines to provide therapeutic exercise and recreation for people requiring a wide range of support, including physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory impairments and people with autistic spectrum conditions.Rebound therapy has been utilised at Optalis’ day centres in the Windsor and Maidenhead area
  
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• Social care guides launched to help providers deal with complaints better

  03-08-2018 07:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Councils and care providers are being encouraged to adopt a new statement which sets out best practice in receiving and dealing with comments, complaints and feedback about their services.
  Launched by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and Healthwatch England, the new single complaints statement helps adult social care providers set out what service users, their families and representatives can expect when making a complaint.
  Born out of the Quality Matters initiative, which aims to
  
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• Big-data study pinpoints more than 150 genes associated with atrial fibrillation

  03-08-2018 01:19
  Drawing on genomic data from more than one million individuals, researchers have led a large collaborative effort to discover as-yet unknown genetic risk factors for atrial fibrillation: An irregular, often rapid heart rate affecting millions of Americans and more than 30 million people worldwide.
  
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