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• The Guardian view on GP shortages: a symptom that won’t go away | Editorial

  09-05-2019 19:47
  The government’s plan to boost family doctor numbers has failed. And no wonder, when the health and care system is under so much strainHospital waiting times and access to specific medicines and treatments tend to make the headlines, but the crisis in general practice is the most serious threat now faced by the NHS. GPs are the main point of contact with the health service by an enormous margin; last year 24 million people attended A&E departments in England, compared with 307 million
  
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• Appendix removal associated with development of Parkinson's disease

  09-05-2019 16:19
  Patients who had their appendix removed were more likely to develop Parkinson's disease than those whose appendix remained in place, according to the largest study to address the relationship between the two conditions. The retrospective study involving more than 62 million patient records from 26 health systems.
  
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• D-Day veteran Billy celebrates 100th birthday

  09-05-2019 11:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  A D-Day veteran who still carries shrapnel from wounds received in Normandy in 1944, is celebrating his 100th birthday at Avalon Nursing Home in Bridgwater with family and friends in attendance to mark his formidable century. William Leo Jennings, known to all as Billy, is a past president of the Somerset Golf Union, and former […]
  
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• Dorset care home pledges to reduce carbon footprint

  09-05-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Blandford Grange care home in Blandford Forum, Dorset, has pledged to reduce its food waste and to recycle its cooking oil and leftovers, as part of the official ‘Stop Food Waste Day’. Staff at the care home have committed to reduce the home’s carbon footprint, by keeping food waste at a minimum and recycling waste […]
  
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• Mansfield care home enables resident to keep her beloved pet

  09-05-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A HC-One Care Home has enabled a resident to live with her beloved cat of 13 years after fears they may be separated. Beryl, a resident at Berry Hill Park Care Home had her world turned upside down when her partner of 30 years passed away in January. The 81-year-old, was forced to relocate 75 […]
  
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• Peterborough care homes bids farewell to long-serving nurse

  09-05-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  A member of staff who has spent 18 years caring for others has retired from a Peterborough nursing home. Jan Combe, aged 70, joined Park House in 2001 having previously worked at Peterborough District Hospital. At Park House, Jan has worked as a nurse, caring for many residents over the years. Jan originally completed nursing […]
  
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• Every day is a day to reconnect since I've been reunited with my own blood family | Paul Dutton for IndigenousX

  09-05-2019 08:00
  I was well cared for, loved by my parents and adopted siblings. I feel for those of us who were removed and weren’t protectedI am Barkindji man from far western New South Wales, born in Broken Hill. I am Kali Skin (Dingo Totem), and my songlines extend from Mt Margaret in central western Queensland, through Tibooburra, Mount Brown, Mutawintji, to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Related: We must break the trauma cycle for stolen generations once and for all | Richard WestonContinue
  
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