Risky stem cell treatment ‘halts progress of multiple sclerosis’
“New treatment can ‘halt’ multiple sclerosis, says study,” BBC News reports. The treatment involves effectively…
Monthly Archives: July, 2016
Arthritis patients experience referral delays, audit finds
Only 20% of patients who see a GP with suspected inflammatory arthritis are referred to…
Diabetes drugs may be useful for Alzheimer’s, mice research finds
“Drugs prescribed to treat diabetes could cure Alzheimer’s disease” is the significantly over-hyped headline in…
‘Nine out of 10 strokes preventable,’ claims study
Nine out of 10 strokes preventable if people follow 10 health rules,” The Daily Telegraph…
LifeVac Anti-Choking Device
We are now reading news reports nearly every day of children and adults choking to…
The Product Designed for Your Business
From Time & Attendance to Care Planning Fusion’s Cloud Based Care Management Software is…
CQC publish reports on 105 adult social care services in the Central region
CQC inspectors publish reports on 105 adult social care services in the Central region In…
Immediate action as people are not getting the care they need
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, a representative body for independent care providers…
What’s the catch? Asks RNHA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCES INTERIM UPLIFT IN NHS-FUNDEDNURSING CARE RATE “What’s the catch?” is the Registered…
Care group condemns underpayment of fees
A leading social care group has condemned the findings of a report which revealed chronic underpayment of…
Over-75s ‘perpetrators of NHS assaults’
Patients over the age of 75 are responsible for more than half of physical assaults…
What will you be doing over the next 5 years?
Well, the recent Barclays Bank online provider surveys showed that 65% of care home operators…
FOCUS ON PRESSURE AREA CARE
Making it Better with solutions by Sidhil Reducing the prevalence of pressure ulcers is…
Social care ‘in jeopardy’ as surcharge fails to cover living wage costs
The National Care Association (NCA) is calling on the new government to tackle the serious funding gap in…
IMPROVE SAFETY AND ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND STAFF
In the past two years, care home providers reported 11,000 work related accidents in the…