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• Cheshire care home announces promotion from Deputy to Home Manager

  25-04-2019 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  Prospect House care and nursing home, promotes its Deputy Manager, Sharon Dodds, to Home Manager following the retirement of Home Manager of 31 years, Caroline Rowland. Sharon is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and has worked in care for over 29 years, she will continue to maintain the highest quality care and the home’s unrivalled […]
  
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• Independent care sector overlooked in NHS Long Term Plan

  25-04-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care England, a representative body for independent providers of adult social care has expressed disappointment that social care has once again been overlooked. Responding to NHS England’s consultation on the NHS Long Term Plan Legislative Changes Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive, Care England says: “I struggled to find even one reference to independent sector […]
  
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• Many stroke patients not screened for osteoporosis, despite known risks

  25-04-2019 13:36
  Many stroke survivors have an increased risk of osteoporosis, falls or breaks when compared to healthy people. This study provides further evidence of the importance of identifying risk and initiating treatment to prevent bone loss and fractures in stroke survivors who are at increased risk of osteoporosis.
  
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• Drugs to prevent stroke and dementia show promise in early trial

  25-04-2019 13:36
  Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study.
  
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• Hartford Care launches Care Practitioner Development Programme

  25-04-2019 12:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leading care home provider Hartford Care has launched a brand-new Care Practitioner Development Programme. This Development Programme focuses on upskilling experienced care staff to have the skills, knowledge and competency to meet the evolving needs of residents living in the Hartford Care family, ensuring resident receive the highest standard of care as their needs become […]
  
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• Barking Hall nursing home turns into Hogwarts for a day!

  25-04-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents and the care team at Barking Hall Nursing Home near Needham Market underwent a temporary transformation recently as it turned into that most famous of schools of magic; Hogwarts. Everyone enjoyed a Harry Potter-themed day; the home was decorated; the staff and residents wore witches and wizards clothing, and plenty of wizardry went on […]
  
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• Care home cooking can definitely be gourmet- Says highly commended chef

  25-04-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Malpas care home chef, Paul Wright, triumphs at the Care Home Chef of the Year regional finals in Stratford on Avon after receiving a highly commended main course award for his expertly crafted dish. The Prospect House chef took on the two-course challenge to impress judges with a main course of chicken ballotine with chorizo […]
  
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• Christchurch care team and residents celebrate Good outcome after CQC inspection

  25-04-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fairmile Grange is celebrating after being awarded a ‘good’ overall rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The specialist residential, nursing and dementia care home in Christchurch, which is managed by Encore Care Homes, was praised for its safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service; with all five key areas receiving a ‘good’ rating across […]
  
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• Antibiotic use linked to greater risk of heart attack and stroke in women

  25-04-2019 02:25
  Women who take antibiotics over a long period of time are at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to research carried out in nearly 36,500 women.
  
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