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• Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke

  28-01-2019 20:25
  Newer anticoagulants, known as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs), are recommended over the traditional warfarin to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib). Weight loss is recommended for overweight or obese people with AFib.
  
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• Increased pressure on NHS as care providers forced to turn away council placements

  28-01-2019 16:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  Skinflint councils across Britain have been accused of abandoning old people by failing to properly fund care home places. One in five councils have given NO increase in fees they pay for 2018/19, despite cost and wage bills rising by up to 5%. Professor Martin Green, Chief Executive of Care England, said: “These councils pay […]
  
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• Specialist neurological and mental health care provider strengthens management team

  28-01-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist neurological and mental health care providers, Cornerstone Healthcare Group have announced the appointment of Jens Kleyenstuber to their Executive Management Team as Finance Director. Jens has extensive experience in the care sector as Head of Commercial Finance for both Lifeways Group and the Cambian Group. This knowledge, gained in private equity, will help in […]
  
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• Memory of Jo Cox MP inspires Manchester dementia service

  28-01-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A pioneering new service will be launched in Manchester that uses arts, creativity and reminiscence to transform the lives of people living with dementia, thanks to a charitable grant in memory of Jo Cox MP. The reminiscence charity Age Exchange has been awarded a £97,500 grant from the ‘Building Connections Fund’ to establish a new […]
  
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• 'Desperation and despair': Barnsley's long battle with austerity

  28-01-2019 01:01
  Struggling Yorkshire town has endured crippling council cuts – but locals are fighting backThat Barnsley is the British city worst affected by a near-decade of austerity cuts comes as no surprise to Susan Round, 61, owner of the Pats for Pants underwear stall in the town centre’s covered markets. “I do think it has got worse. The state of the roads. Social care. The hospitals. Antisocial behaviour. Spice.”According to the Centre for Cities thinktank, Barnsley council spen
  
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