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• Study finds two servings of fish per week can help prevent recurrent heart disease

  08-03-2021 19:17
  An analysis of several large studies involving participants from more than 60 countries has found that eating oily fish regularly can help prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in high-risk individuals, such as those who already have heart disease or stroke.
  
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• Convincing evidence that type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of Parkinson's

  08-03-2021 19:17
  Research has concluded that there is convincing evidence that type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. The same study found that there was also evidence that type 2 diabetes may contribute to faster disease progression in patients who already have Parkinson's.
  
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• Joyce Brand obituary

  08-03-2021 18:51
  
  Joyce Brand, who has died aged 86, was a children’s services and mental health social worker, manager and campaigner, in East Sussex, London and Shropshire.Born in London to Marion (nee Wilson) and Edward Brady, a postman, she went to La Retraite Catholic girls’ school in Clapham. At the age of 18 she married Ronald Brand, a civil engineer, and they had two sons and a daughter. Continue reading...
  
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• Social workers: share your views of the Social Workers in Schools Project

  08-03-2021 18:45
  
  We would like to hear from social workers and teachers about the Social Workers in Schools Project to find out how the initiative is goingAs schools reopen to all pupils in England on Monday, we would like to hear from social workers involved in the Social Workers in Schools Project to find out how the initiative is going.The social workers on the government-backed project began working in October 2020 and are embedded across 21 local authority areas in England. Continue reading...
  
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• 'She just wanted to hug me': tears of joy as in-person visits return to English care homes

  08-03-2021 17:19
  
  But despite the updated Covid rules, some relatives say they have still not been allowed in to visitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith a rub, a squeeze and a tickle, physical human contact restarted in many care homes in England on Monday after a year of anguished separation between residents and their loved ones.New government guidelines allowing a single family member or friend to have in-person visits after testing negative for Covid-19 came into effect as
  
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• 'I'd love to hold his hand': English care homes weigh up risk of reopening

  08-03-2021 16:52
  
  Despite the updated Covid rules, some relatives say they have still not been allowed in to visitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWith a rub, a squeeze and a tickle, physical human contact restarted in many care homes in England on Monday after a year of anguished separation between residents and their loved ones.New government guidelines allowing a single family member or friend to have in-person visits after testing negative for Covid-19 came into effect as vacc
  
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• It's time to recognise the women who've kept the UK going during Covid | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

  08-03-2021 13:00
  
  This International Women’s Day, let’s give real power to those in our families, hospitals and care homes who are working so hardThat so many women have found feminism is something to celebrate this International Women’s Day. During the late 1990s and early 00s, the era in which I grew up, we were told that the fight for gender equality was over. The battle had apparently been won: women were sexually and economically liberated. But for the past half-decade or so writers of my g
  
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• Our ‘soldiers’ are not only in the military – key workers face risks for us too | Sarah Cliffe and Ian Goldin

  08-03-2021 11:00
  
  People facing hazards during the pandemic in order to provide essential services deserve the same protections as the armed forcesThe relative comfort with which white-collar workers have weathered the current pandemic has been underwritten by the labour of a largely invisible group of people known euphemistically as “essential workers”. Whether working in a hospital or home for elderly people, filling prescriptions, delivering the mail or selling groceries, these workers have ensured
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing pro joins residents dance session

  08-03-2021 10:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Colten Care residents have enjoyed their very own dance session with former Strictly Come Dancing pro Robin Windsor.They were among the first in the UK to practise moves and receive personal tips under the star’s new ‘A Step Back in Time’ dance initiative for older people delivered via Zoom.Colten homes in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex all logged on for the live and exclusive session with residents using Zoom chat to interact with Robin and ask questions.As well
  
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• Care group recognised for supporting staff in latest Investors of People review

  08-03-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) is delighted to confirm that it has successfully passed its latest review with Investors in People (IPP). Accreditation was also secured by Countrywide Care Homes, a part of the Maria Mallaband Care Group.The review of MMCG took place across 10 of its care homes, with remote interviews of 78 members of staff. The comprehensive process scrutinised key aspects including leadership, values and behaviours, staff empowerment and recognition of high performance. A ran
  
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