More male care workers needed, says providers’ chief
Prof Martin Green told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the government should do more to recruit men into front-line adult social care roles.
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Noted neurologist and author Oliver Sacks dies aged 82 after battle with cancer
Renowned neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, who explored the mysteries of the human brain in a series of best-selling books, has died today aged 82 after a battle with cancer.
25 minute walk could add 7 years to life
Researchers said moderate exercise could halve the risk of heart attack death among those in their fifties and sixties.
A nap a day could save your life
However, a new study may put an end to the debate by suggesting that nap advocates, and Spaniards, have been right all along.
Man goes blind in one eye after sleeping while wearing contact lenses
Chad Groeschen, 39, a sculptor from Cincinnati, visited a doctor after his eyes became itchy, but realised his condition was serious when he awoke one morning to severe pain and an almost total loss of vision in his left eye.
Canterbury nurse jailed for life for raping patients
Vijay Bundhun, 42, of Tonford Lane, Canterbury, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of four counts of rape and nine of sexual assault.
Dementia not the epidemic it was feared to be, say academics
Dementia may not be the fast-growing epidemic it has been painted to be, according to experts who say that numbers of sufferers are stabilising in some western European countries, including the UK.
50,000 will have to leave work this year to care for someone with dementia
Up to £1.6 billion a year is lost to English business every year, as employees take time off or leave work altogether to provide at-home care for elderly relatives, according to the report, compiled by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
Living with Heart Failure
Receiving a diagnosis of heart failure can be really frightening but knowing what this diagnosis means and what to expect when living with heart failure can help patients deal better with the challenges ahead.
Agitated Agitated Anxious Behaviour – How to Create a Person Centred Nursing Care Plan Tutorial
It is so important for Nurses and Carers to really get to know and understand the personality and any emotional issues a resident or patient has, and to endeavour to address and solve these issues, if possible.