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FFT A couple of years ago, we volunteered to be a pilot practice for the new Friends and Family Test (FFT). The simple one question questionnaire asked patients whether they…

Long chain omega-3 fatty acids are primarily found in oily fish – like mackerel, pilchards, salmon, sardines, trout – but can also be obtained through supplements. Two studies published this…

Destructive behaviour is distressing, expensive and hard to manage, yet often a feature of caring for someone with profound learning disability. What can we do to reduce it? Charlie is…

Among the challenges of employing people, coping with an employee’s mental ill-health is one most of us would prefer to avoid. Yet such ill-health accounts for 28% of illness and…

Greek mythology has it that before mankind there was a War of the Gods, between the older gods of Titan and the younger Olympians. After many battles, the Olympians –…

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and more than a third of prostate cancer cases are diagnosed in men aged over 75. Public health…

Over the years, Homecare Providers have seen a continuous rise in the needs of our Service Users. The number of people requiring complex care has risen to epic proportions, this…

Michelle Hanson, in a Guardian article of 2012 wrote about the transformative power of music for people with dementia, and contrasts this with a time when it was seen as…