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• The Guardian view on homeless people: let’s give them homes and support | Editorial

  02-10-2019 19:27
  The number of homeless people dying on our streets is soaring. We have the power to stop thisEven the bald numbers are horrifying. This week, the Office for National Statistics recorded that 726 homeless people died in England and Wales in 2018, a rise of 22% on 2017 and the biggest year-on-year rise since it began collecting data. And they died shockingly early. On the streets, a man can expect to die at about 45 years old, even while the average man will live until 76. For a woman sleeping rou
  
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• Canadians told to stop taking aspirin to prevent first heart attack, stroke

  02-10-2019 18:17
  If you've never had a heart attack or stroke, you likely should not be taking aspirin to prevent them, according to new research. Researchers reviewed three large, randomized, placebo-controlled studies published in 2018 that showed the risk of major internal bleeding associated with taking an aspirin a day is higher than any preventative benefits.
  
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• Scarborough care provider celebrates a CQC hat-trick!

  02-10-2019 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Scarborough care provider Saint Cecilia’s is celebrating after achieving a hat-trick of ‘good’ inspection ratings for its local homes. Normanby House, which Saint Cecilia’s Care Group bought last year, has just retained its ‘good’ rating following an inspection. It joins Saint Cecilia’s Care Home and Saint Cecilia’s Nursing home in having ‘good’ ratings. The nursing […]
  
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• Sleeping less than 6 hours and heart disease, stroke -- deadly combo

  02-10-2019 13:59
  Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at increased risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than 6 hours per day.
  
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• Maidstone’s dedicated care staff take part in charity Memory Walk

  02-10-2019 10:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Caring is a state of mind at Belmont Healthcare where even on a weekend off dedicated carers come together to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society during a dementia memory walk. Taking part in the official charity walk at Maidstone’s Mote Park, staff and relatives from Sandbanks and Madeira Lodge Care Homes walked the 8km […]
  
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• Dorset specialist care provider praised by local MP

  02-10-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Local MP Michael Tomlinson dropped in on a specialist care home in Broadstone, Dorset, to praise the work done there by its team of carers for adults with learning disabilities. Mr Tomlinson, MP for Mid-Dorset and North Poole, visited The Tides care home after it was rated ‘outstanding’ for being “effective” by the health and […]
  
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• Simon Baron-Cohen: ‘Neurodiversity is the next frontier. But we’re failing autistic people’

  02-10-2019 08:00
  All different types of brains are normal, but greater understanding has not led to more money for autism, says world-leading expertAs a graduate in the 1980s, Simon Baron‑Cohen taught autistic children at a special school in London. Little was known about autism then, and people often misheard him, assuming he taught “artistic children”.“People would be ashamed if they had an autistic child, or ashamed of saying, ‘I am autistic’, whereas now it’s treated
  
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• Public servant of the year 2019 - vote now

  02-10-2019 07:20
  There are five outstanding nominees for this year’s prize, which will be decided by public votePublic Service Awards finalistsFive nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s public servant of the year award, which is now open for online voting.Our final winner will be a public servant who has contributed outstanding work and made a real difference. The five candidates have been chosen by our judges and all have met the award criteria. They all: Continue reading...
  
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• Public servant of the year 2019

  02-10-2019 07:20
  There are five outstanding nominees for this year’s prize, decided by public votePublic Service Awards finalistsFive nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s public servant of the year award. Voting is now closed.Our final winner will be a public servant who has contributed outstanding work and made a real difference. The five candidates have been chosen by our judges and all have met the award criteria. They all: Continue reading...
  
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