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• Social care is already in crisis – these visa plans would be a hammer blow | Polly Toynbee

  20-09-2018 16:29
  Banning visas for lower-skilled workers – as the MAC suggests – would be a disaster for this already understaffed industryNo one is surprised that Theresa May’s promised social care white paper has now disappeared for the rest of the parliament. No doubt the memory of the bungled care plan that blew up her election manifesto makes her blench at any mention of it.But the silent crisis worsens by the week. The number of people kept in hospital beds for lack of other care went up
  
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• Fatty acids can slow down an overheated immune system

  20-09-2018 16:11
  The STING protein is normally an important part of our immune system, but in some autoimmune diseases it is itself the source of the disease. The pharmaceutical industry is therefore engaged in a race to find a drug that can inhibit STING. Now, researchers may have found it.
  
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• Mediterranean-style diet may lower women's stroke risk

  20-09-2018 13:58
  Following a Mediterranean-style diet (high in fish, fruits and nuts, vegetables and beans and lower in meat and dairy) reduced stroke risk in women over 40, but not in men. The Mediterranean-style diet reduced stroke risk among white adults who were at high risk of cardiovascular disease.
  
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• Not enough money to run vital services, warn England's councils

  20-09-2018 13:43
  County Councils Network expects to make extra £900m of cuts to balance budgetsEngland’s largest councils have called for a massive injection of government funds after saying they no longer had sufficient money to run vital frontline services, from children’s centres to rural bus routes.The Conservative-dominated County Councils Network (CCN), which represents authorities covering nearly half the country’s population, said its members expected to make an extra £900m
  
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• NHS England chief executive praises Northern approach to supporting older people

  20-09-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The North’s innovative approach to addressing the challenges posed by an ageing population was heralded as a driving forcing for change at a recent event.
  ‘I-Care about Frailty: A Regional Approach’ attracted key national health figures to the North East including Simon Stevens, NHS England’s chief executive, and Dr Dawn Moody, also from NHS England, alongside a host of Northern health trailblazers.
  The event, held at Newcastle Racecourse last week, centred on the importa
  
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• National charity comments on Government’s announcement to improve learning disability staff training

  20-09-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  In response to Government’s announcement last week of a consultation to improve learning disability staff training, Tim Cooper, Chief Executive at United Response, said:
   
  “The Government is absolutely right to focus on the findings of the recent LeDeR report. Its announcement this week of a consultation to improve learning disability training and awareness points to a long-overdue but welcome commitment to tackling a critical issue head on. 
  “It is an established fac
  
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• Summer isn’t over for Gravesend residents

  20-09-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Summer isn’t quite over for residents of Watling Court Extra Care Housing Scheme in Gravesend, as they took a trip to the Kent coastline to enjoy a day by the sea.
   
  Accompanied by staff of the assisted living scheme, the group of residents boarded the minibus last week, excited for a final summer day out at the coastal town of Herne Bay, kindly arranged by one of the residents, Gill, and Housing Officer, Helen.
   
  Upon arrival, the residents enjoyed stretching their legs with a s
  
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• Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer's, and provide a solution

  20-09-2018 02:03
  A vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer's disease may explain why so many drug trials have failed, according to researchers. Their study also identifies a clinically approved drug which breaks the vicious cycle and protects against memory-loss in animal models of Alzheimer's.
  
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