Nurses to follow ‘moral compass’ on poor standards
More and more cases of neglect and abuse.
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Warfarin Anticoagulant Nursing Care Plan
Warfarin is the cornerstone of medical therapy in stroke prevention and has been shown to be an effective anticoagulant.
Nurses launch booklet to aid hospital dementia care
Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham has launched a new booklet designed to improve care for patients with dementia during their hospital stay.
Eat peas and blue cheese to ‘stave off cancer’: Compound ‘makes your body clock YOUNGER – and could also protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s’ Scientists discovered a compound spermidine can alter the body clock
Eating plenty of green peas, soybeans, corn and blue cheese, could help you live longer by warding off disease, experts have discovered.
How Terry Pratchett changed the way we think about Alzheimer’s disease
When Terry Pratchett died in March this year at the age of 66, he was celebrated globally not only for his colossally popular Discworld novels but also his fight against the stigma of dementia, of which he had a rare form.
Middle-aged depression connected to Alzheimers
A study of almost 1,500 people has discovered a link between feelings of hopelessness in mid-life and Alzheimers disease in later life.
Traces of fungus found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study published on Thursday 15 October 2015 in Nature’s journal of Scientific Reports has found.
NHS and care sector: Safety a ‘big concern’ in England
Safety across the NHS and care sectors in England is a “significant concern”, with particular problems in hospitals, inspectors are warning.
CCTV in Care Homes Why Should Anyone Object?
BBC panorama exposed shocking repeated abuse of the elderly in a Care Home.
Health chief apologises over waiting times at new hospital
The head of the new £84m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has apologised after it recorded its worst Accident and Emergency performance since it opened in May.