Monthly Archives: September 2011
Alzheimers, Andrew and me
Alzheimer’s affects young people, as well as old
Not long married, Sarah King and her husband were looking forward to a happy family life together. But within a few short years, Andrew was unable to walk, talk or feed himself. In a heartbreaking interview to mark this week’s World Alzheimer’s Day, Sarah tells how early-onset Alzheimer’s stole Andrew away from her at a devastatingly young age – and how proud she is that, despite everything, he still hasn’t given up on life
FREE social networking website backed by the NHS
Help at hand for the housebound
- by Helen Rae, Evening Chronicle
- Sep 19 2011
HEALTH Reporter Helen Rae explains how an NHS backed website is improving care for patients.
A FREE social networking website backed by the NHS is improving care for housebound patients and their carers.
Justvisiting.com is a not-for-profit website which is built around a secure interactive message board which creates online visiting rooms where hospital and housebound patients and their carers can meet up and talk to their friends and family.
Yorkshire group spearheads bedsores care drive
Anyone can develop a pressure ulcer but those most at risk have reduced mobility
Published on Monday 19 September 2011 06:00
A YORKSHIRE-based network is spearheading efforts to improve care of a condition that costs the NHS billions of pounds to treat.
Estimates suggest as much as four per cent of NHS expenditure is spent on pressure ulcers, also called bedsores, which affect half a million people each year in the UK. It occurs when pressure is applied to skin to disrupt blood flow long enough for it to break down.
