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The 10p-a-day vitamin supplement that tackles dementia: So why is the drug industry spending billions?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by bunburyadmin

Modern medicine has let us cheat death. We can replace organs, take pills to stave off heart disease, cure many cancers, and control previously fatal conditions such as diabetes. As a result, the average life expectancy is 80, whereas 100 years ago it was 52. Yet now, if these other … Continue reading →

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£150m home care boost for elderly patients

Posted on January 3, 2012 by bunburyadmin

Ministers have allocated an extra £150m for patients to get care at home after warnings that local authority cuts were creating a “crisis” in social care. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said the cash for England has been found from efficiency savings in his budget. Another £20m will also be directed … Continue reading →

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Dementia care: Hospitals ‘must make improvements’

Posted on December 16, 2011 by bunburyadmin

Hospitals in England and Wales are falling short in the care given to dementia patients, a review says. The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ audit of 210 hospitals – the first of its kind – says while services are safe, they are lacking in other areas. The report highlights issues such … Continue reading →

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‘Shame on us nurses’

Posted on October 30, 2011 by bunburyadmin

Following the Care Quality Commission’s recent report on what it called “alarmingly” poor care for elderly hospital patients, leading nurse Prof Ian Peate says in this week’s Scrubbing Up that the profession should look again at how it trains people to look after older people. Once again we read about … Continue reading →

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Basic care given to elderly in hospital ‘alarming’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by bunburyadmin

Too many hospitals in England are falling short in the most basic care they are giving elderly patients, inspectors say. The Care Quality Commission carried out unannounced visits at 100 hospitals to assess dignity and nutrition standards. It identified concerns in 55 cases, describing the findings as “alarming”. Common areas … Continue reading →

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Eating three bananas a day could ‘slash the risk of a stroke’

Posted on April 10, 2011 by bunburyadmin

Eating three bananas cuts your risk of a stroke, scientists say. A banana for breakfast, one for lunch and one in the evening would provide enough potassium to reduce the chances of suffering a blood clot on the brain by around 21 per cent. The findings, by British and Italian … Continue reading →

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Dementia checks at 75 urged by Alzheimer’s Society

Posted on March 29, 2011 by bunburyadmin

The NHS should offer checks for dementia when people reach 75, a leading health charity says. The Alzheimer’s Society says fewer than half of those with the condition get a diagnosis, so many miss out on the care and support they need. The UK National Screening Committee, which advises the … Continue reading →

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‘Derek has Alzheimer’s but we still enjoy life’

Posted on March 1, 2011 by bunburyadmin

While many fear dementia, for Derek and Yvonne Wilson the certainty of a diagnosis has given them a new lease of life. Mrs Wilson, 75, began to suspect something was wrong with her husband Derek in late 2006 when he started to become oddly aggressive. “There were things that he … Continue reading →

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Elderly care: Where now for the NHS?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by bunburyadmin

The NHS in England is accused, by the Health Service Ombudsman, of failing older people. A report into 10 complaints said the NHS was failing to meet even the most basic standards of care for older people. The ombudsmen said these were “not isolated cases” – 18% of its complaints … Continue reading →

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TV nurse Joanna Scanlan’s viewpoint on elderly care

Posted on February 19, 2011 by bunburyadmin

Older patients are not getting the care they deserve according to actor Joanna Scanlan who portrays a nurse on an elderly ward in TV comedy, Getting On, and offers her hard-hitting personal view on the real-life goings on in British hospitals. Hospitals were told this week to improve care for … Continue reading →

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