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• Vera Ivers obituary

  29-01-2021 16:33
  
  My aunt Vera Ivers, who has died aged 89, was a social worker in Staffordshire who specialised in mental health and gerontology. For many years she worked for the Beth Johnson Foundation, a charity in Stoke-on-Trent, where she set up a network of advocates for elderly people as well as a telephone support line. One of her proudest achievements was the establishment, in 1989, of a cafe in the Hanley area of the city that served as a meeting point and information centre for older people.Vera was b
  
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• Cygnet Health Care announces the appointment of new neuropsychology Lead

  29-01-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Cygnet Health Care is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Copstick as Cygnet’s Neuropsychology Lead. Sue will also deliver and develop neuropsychology provision within two of Cygnet’s newest neuropsychiatric services; Cygnet Pindar House in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, where she will be based, and Cygnet Newham House in Middlesbrough.Sue is a renowned and respected Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist who previously worked at two NHS neuroscience centres, based in Plymouth an
  
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• East Kilbride care home residents beat the January blues and embark on month-long virtual cruise

  29-01-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at Kingsgate care home in East Kilbride are beating the January blues and have embarked on a month-long virtual cruise across the world.The home, based on Glasgow Road, wanted to ensure the ongoing pandemic did not prevent the residents from starting the new year with a bang, and decided the world cruise would be the perfect activity.Each week staff and residents will virtually visit a different continent, starting with the Americas. Week two will see them visit Africa, week three will
  
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