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Australian aged care and youth mental health are systems abdicated by governments

07-01-2022 20:00

Deprived of resources and beset by fatigue, no amount of individual responsibility can bear the weight of structural failureOver the course of the past year as a trainee social worker, I have spent months in residence in both a residential aged care facility and in a youth mental health service operated by a hospital in Melbourne.My first experiences as a clinician are of stepping into service systems in crisis, deprived of resources and beset by fatigue. It’s true that everyone has made s

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Improved motor, sensory, and cognitive recovery of hand and arm function after stroke

07-01-2022 18:14

Stroke survivors have improved recovery of hand and arm function with the help a new rehabilitation protocol thanks to finely tuned electrostimulation of target muscles in the arm.

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Provide social care on par with education or NHS, says Justin Welby

07-01-2022 16:00

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for best possible care for all as a ‘national obligation’Social care ‘covenant’: how might archbishop’s plan work?The archbishop of Canterbury has called for a new “covenant” on social care between the state and the people, similar to the provision of the NHS and education, which makes “absolute value and dignity” the top priority.Justin Welby, the leader of the Church of England, said that focusing on managing

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A social care ‘covenant’: how might archbishop’s plan work?

07-01-2022 16:00

Analysis: The problem, the UK government’s approach, and what could changeProvide social care on par with NHS or education, says Justin WelbyWhat is the problem with how we help elderly and disabled people?The quality of life of social care recipients in England is a lottery based on their council area, wealth and the availability of family to offer unpaid care. Social care is means tested and councils do not pay enough to care operators to cover the cost of state-funded recipients, so pri

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Relatives plead for care home isolation rules in England to be relaxed

07-01-2022 13:11

Families and care home operators want 28-day rule changed to ease residents’ loneliness and help staffCoronavirus – latest updatesFamilies of care home residents isolated in a rising wave of Omicron lockdowns are pleading to be allowed in, saying they can alleviate staff shortages and comfort loved ones facing a winter of loneliness.Relatives have warned of more deaths triggered by isolation unless ministers ease rules requiring settings with two or more positive cases to close to al

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