CQC experts threaten mass walkout over pay cuts Hundreds of staff are on the brink of quitting the care home Inspectorate after their roles were outsourced to a private firm – which is making them reapply for the jobs on less than half their pay. The mass exodus of staff from the …
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University of Southampton experts develop revolutionary new treatment BY THE time you go to bed tonight, 910 people in the UK will today have been given the devastating news they have cancer. It is the harsh reality of a frightening disease which comes in more than 200 different forms and is causing a “massive health …
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Don’t Just Ignore This Post Act Now Stand Up and Be Counted Click here have your say click here Dear Steve This is Geoff. He is 86 and has vascular dementia. Last year, he fell down the stairs and had to be rushed to hospital. Geoff was in hospital for a long time and the care …
Carers suspended over dementia doll ‘torture’ <img alt=”Doll in a tumble dryer” src=”http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/882339/article_update_img.jpg” /> Doll in a tumble dryer Photo: MEN syndication A care home in Rochdale has suspended two workers following claims they were taunting dementia patients by ‘torturing’ dolls used to comfort them. A video taken at Ashbourne House nursing home in …
The first two cases of the Zika virus in the Republic of Ireland have been confirmed. One case is in a man and the other in an older woman. Both have recovered from the infection. They both have a history of travel to a Zika affected country. The Republic of Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive …
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Social care catastrophe won’t be solved by integration with healthcare services http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/02/social-care-catastrophe-wont-be-solved-by-integration-with-healthcare-services
Care homes and the NHS: The silent scandal? The plight of care home residents has pretty much slipped below the radar in recent years. While there is close scrutiny of everything from A&E waiting times to access to the latest cancer drugs, the support – or rather lack of it – care home residents receive …
A cancer treatment at the centre of an NHS controversy in 2014 causes fewer side effects in children than conventional radiotherapy, according to new research. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, suggests proton beam therapy is as effective as other treatments. Researchers looked at 59 patients aged between three and 21 from 2003 to …
GPs vote to axe care home visits: Fears elderly patients will be left with inferior care and higher fees after decision at crisis meeting GPs have voted to stop looking after thousands of care home residents Fears remain elderly patients will be left with impersonal or inferior care Residents could also face higher fees as …
