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• Lack of compassion in the Queen’s speech | Letters

  15-10-2019 20:09
  Paying lip service to social care won’t help older people, says Jane Ashcroft, and the speech blanked the housing emergency disrupting the lives of millions of citizens, says Paul NicolsonIt is exasperating to see government once again pay lip service to social care, and fail to meaningfully address the deepening crisis (This sham of a Queen’s speech could prove the end for Johnson, Journal, 15 October). Social care services cannot continue to be a victim of political turbulence &nda
  
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• More aggressive blood pressure control benefits brains of older adults

  15-10-2019 19:16
  A new study followed 199 hypertension patients 75 years of age and older for 3 years.
  
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• Tissue damage caused by a heart attack to be reduced by 30%?

  15-10-2019 17:06
  A heart attack is caused by a clot that blocks the artery blood flow. Under these conditions, the affected tissues undergo a rapid necrosis. But why? Scientists discovered that the synthesis of a lipid provokes the necrosis. This lipid accumulates in the absence of oxygen and blocks cellular functions. By inhibiting its synthesis in a mouse suffering a heart attack, the biologists were able to reduce the tissue damage by 30%.
  
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• Changes associated with Alzheimer's disease detectable in blood samples

  15-10-2019 17:06
  Researchers have discovered new changes in blood samples associated with Alzheimer's disease. A new international study was conducted on disease-discordant Finnish twin pairs: one sibling suffering from Alzheimer's disease and the other being cognitively healthy. The researchers utilised the latest genome-wide methods to examine the twins' blood samples for any disease-related differences in epigenetic marks which are sensitive to changes in environmental factors. These differences between the s
  
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• Mindfulness may reduce opioid cravings, study finds

  15-10-2019 16:33
  People suffering from opioid addiction and chronic pain may have fewer cravings and less pain if they use both mindfulness techniques and medication for opioid dependence, according to researchers.
  
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• Jewish Care celebrates the opening of a new activity space

  15-10-2019 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents, staff and volunteers together with members of the community, recently celebrated the opening of the new activity room at Jewish Care’s Sidney Corob House for people with mental health needs. With a generous donation from the Israel Lazarus Charitable Trust and the Jewish Care Women of Distinction Committee, the room has been transformed into […]
  
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• Local students on the Prince’s Trust Team Programme help promote intergenerational care

  15-10-2019 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents from Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth were visited by a group of local students on the Prince’s Trust Team Programme as part of the home’s promotion of intergenerational care. The students, completing the course run by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, carried out a variety of activities with residents including gardening, […]
  
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• Black boys wait too long to be adopted. Is the system institutionally racist? | Krish Kandiah

  15-10-2019 13:30
  BAME children are overrepresented in care, and seemingly have their futures written off based on their skin colourThey were found by the postman; two young children home alone. They spent most of the day in a police station before social services took over. Eventually they found themselves in our home. Like so many children taken into emergency foster care, they looked frozen – like rabbits caught in the glare of car headlights on a dark night. It wasn’t until the next day that one o
  
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• Vera Triumphs in Regional Sunflower Competition

  15-10-2019 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Vera Jolliffe, age 93, a care home resident is celebrating having won a sunflower growing competition.   Seven midlands-based care homes took part in the challenge which saw Vera, who has always been a keen gardener and fellow residents in the Bowood Court & Mews Resident Gardening Club, grow the tallest sunflower of 258cm in […]
  
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• Hampshire based specialist care provider appoints Head of Business Development

  15-10-2019 10:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cornerstone Healthcare, the Hampshire based specialist care provider has appointed Greg Pounds as their General Manager – Business Development. Greg joined the growing company last month in this newly created position. Greg brings a wealth of healthcare experience within this specialist market. Cornerstone Healthcare CEO, Johann van Zyl said “We are delighted that Greg has […]
  
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• Lancashire based care service receives ‘Outstanding’ CQC rating

  15-10-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Affinity Supporting People, a Lancashire based care service owned by National Care Group, have received an ‘Outstanding’ rating in their latest CQC inspection. The report was extremely positive and highlighted the excellent person-centred approach to care provided. A special mention was given to how Affinity Supporting People was well led by a committed and skilled […]
  
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• More than half of A&Es provide substandard care, says watchdog

  15-10-2019 01:01
  Hospitals struggling to cope with rising numbers of patients who cannot get help elsewhereMore than half of A&E units are providing substandard care because they are understaffed and cannot cope with an ongoing surge in patients, the NHS watchdog has said.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said 44% of emergency departments in England required improvement and another 8% were inadequate, its lowest rating. Last year 48% of A&Es fell into the two ratings brackets combined. Continue reading..
  
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