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• The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival

  25-03-2019 20:10
  Patients with closer-knit social networks, including family members and spouses, were more likely to delay seeking hospital care for a stroke whereas those with a more dispersed network of acquaintances were more likely to seek care faster.
  
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• Diabetes treatment may keep dementia, Alzheimer's at bay

  25-03-2019 17:20
  A new study comparing people with diabetes, prediabetes and normal blood sugar finds that diabetes, left untreated, could mean a higher likelihood of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
  
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• Genetic variants may influence poststroke recovery

  25-03-2019 16:03
  Our genes may have a bearing not only on our stroke risk, but probably also on how well we recover after stroke. For the first time, scientists have identified common genetic variants that are associated with outcome after ischemic stroke.
  
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• Giving registered managers a voice through membership

  25-03-2019 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Edward Hopkins, Membership Lead at Skills for Care looks at the value that membership can add to registered managers and the invaluable support that’s available for this complex role. The question of professional identity for registered managers is a key one for Skills for Care, which is why we’re championing this key role through our […]
  
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• Government ‘Every day is different’ recruitment drive in social care doesn’t go far enough

  25-03-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Department of Health & Social Care recently launched a new recruitment drive to get more people choosing a career in adult social care. ‘Every day is different’ is a Government-backed advertising campaign intended to increase the number of people working as care workers. Over the next six weeks, you should expect to see billboards […]
  
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• Bridgwater nursing home residents fight off the effects of dementia

  25-03-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Somerset-based entertainer Tina B has launched Pom Pom Dance exercise classes at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater, Somerset, to help elderly residents stay mobile and keep fit. Tina takes seated Pom Pom Dance classes and choreographs routines to modern music with an old twist or old music with a modern twist. Emma Hill, activities co-ordinator […]
  
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• OakNorth completes £2.4m loan to Sire Properties to acquire a long-standing care home in Hampshire

  25-03-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  OakNorth – the bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – has provided a £2.4m loan to Sire Properties, the niche property asset manager with a specialised focus on social infrastructure, in particular, the healthcare sector. Based in Hook, a small town and civil parish in the Hart district of northern Hampshire, Old Raven House has strong […]
  
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• Smacking children to be banned in Wales

  25-03-2019 01:01
  New law will remove Victorian defence of ‘reasonable punishment’ by parentsParents are to be banned from physically punishing children under legislation being introduced on Monday by the Welsh government.Ministers in Cardiff are hoping Wales will become the first country in the UK to stop fathers, mothers and other adults acting in a parental capacity from smacking children to punish them. Continue reading...
  
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