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• Nicola Sturgeon vows to set out independence vote plans by next spring

  01-09-2020 18:56
  
  Scotland’s first minister says coronavirus will not put brake on SNP’s ambitions The Scottish government will propose the timescale and question for a second referendum on Scottish independence by next spring, Nicola Sturgeon has said, as she pledged the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic would act as an accelerant and not a brake on the Scottish National party’s ambitions.Setting out her programme for government – Holyrood’s equivalent to the Queen’s spee
  
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• Blood pressure-lowering is even more beneficial than previously thought

  01-09-2020 15:40
  Blood pressure medication can prevent heart attacks and strokes - even in people with normal blood pressure.
  
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• 'It's frustrating': UK social workers say they lack time and resources to do their job

  01-09-2020 14:05
  
  Guardian’s Social Lives research finds only 29% in the profession feel their workload is manageableSign up for our online event: what’s it like to be a social worker in 2020? When Megan Evans* qualified as a children’s social worker three years ago, she was in denial about how stressful the job would be. Evans works in Wales with up to 35 children and families at any one time, a caseload she often finds overwhelming. “It’s frustrating. I can’t help the people
  
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• Avery’s dementia programme provides person-centred care

  01-09-2020 09:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  People living with dementia remain real people; husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, uncles and aunts, sisters and brothers. As a person increasingly struggles to make sense of the world around them, the unique individual known and loved can be overshadowed, with dementia being the first thing others see. With the right support it doesn’t have to […]
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• 'It tortures me to imagine her dying without us' – the life and lonely death of Doreen Chappell

  01-09-2020 07:00
  
  In April, Doreen, who lived in an assisted living facility, contracted Covid-19. Her family are devastated by her death, and believe she would still be alive today had she not been disabled
  If Doreen Chappell’s first marriage was a disaster, her second one was a great success. She was born Doreen Brenda Ward in the East End of London, in 1936; her mother was a seamstress, her father, who had seen action at Gallipoli, later became a telecoms engineer.It was a working-class household: Doreen
  
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• Achieve together welcomes Montana Healthcare into its family

  01-09-2020 06:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Achieve together, a leading provider of support for people with learning disabilities, autism and associated complex needs, has welcomed Montana Healthcare Limited into its family, following its acquisition of the South Wales specialist support services provider.   Founded in 2007 and based in Caerphilly and Cardiff, Montana Healthcare Limited has an excellent reputation for the […]
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• Warning of rise in child protection referrals as English schools reopen

  01-09-2020 01:01
  
  Labour and a leading charity urge government to help by committing extra resourcesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLabour and a leading children’s charity have warned about a likely jump in referrals to child social services and family courts as schools return this week, calling on the government to commit extra resources to help.Keir Starmer has also called for the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, to address parliament on the return of school pupils
  
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• Quarter of Covid victims in England and Wales have dementia – study

  01-09-2020 01:01
  
  Data also shows up to 75% of all deaths in care facilities globally were of people with dementiaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePeople with dementia accounted for a quarter of all Covid-related deaths in England and Wales, and three-quarters of all deaths in care facilities globally, data shows.The London School of Economics and University College London are looking at the mortality rate of those with dementia in a regularly updated report. According to their re
  
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