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• Three Lions legend urges support for Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk

  07-09-2018 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Three Lions legend boosts leading dementia charity’s flagship fundraising campaign ahead of this weekend’s Stoke event
  England football legend Gordon Banks has made an emotional appeal for the nation to step up and help defeat dementia.  
  The 1966 World Cup winner opened his heart about his personal experience of dementia as he urged the public to support Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk – the charity’s flagship fundraising campaign.
   
  Memory Walk bega
  
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• Scientists developing new blood test to screen for secondary heart attack

  07-09-2018 15:15
  Scientists are developing a blood test that quickly and easily detects whether a person is at risk of a secondary heart attack. The researchers have identified plasma lipid biomarkers (fats in the blood) that improve upon traditional risk factors in predicting heart disease and stroke.
  
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• National Association of Care Catering reveals awards shortlist

  07-09-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The shortlist for the NACC Awards 2018 has been revealed by the National Association of Care Catering (NACC).Recognising teams and individuals across the care catering sector, the prestigious awards celebrate innovation, excellence and the dedication to deliver above and beyond and ensure exceptional service every day.
  The winners will be announced at the NACC Awards gala dinner, which takes place on Thursday 4 October 2018 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, and is a highlight o
  
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• Sheffield care home residents wave good bye to the next generation of care industry personnel

  07-09-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ten of the carers at Broomgrove are off to university to do their nursing courses
  Residents were out in force to say their own goodbye to a record number of care home staff that have landed places at university this autumn.
  Ten employees from Sheffield’s renowned Broomgrove Care Home are going on to further education within the healthcare industry – two to medical school, seven to pursue nursing degrees and one to do a physiotherapy degree.
  The home enjoys a strong working relationsh
  
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• Healthcare experts praise The Royal Star & Garter Homes

  07-09-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Royal Star & Garter Homes has been praised by Health Education England (HEE) Chairman Sir Keith Pearson and Chief Nurse Prof Lisa Bayliss-Pratt.
   
  They were “humbled” and “blown away” by the compassion and quality of person-centred care they witnessed when shown around the home on Tuesday 14 August 2018.
   
  Sir Keith and Prof Bayliss-Pratt visited the Charity, which cares for veterans and their partners who live with disabilities and dementia, to see qual
  
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