Up to 300 frontline staff at NHS Direct could lose their jobs as the service tries to cut costs, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
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Up to 300 NHS Direct jobs ‘at risk’ and carers will be more isolated
Up to 300 NHS Direct jobs ‘at risk’
Royal College of Nursing warns of job loses as new 111 number for non-emergency services is phased in
The Royal College of Nursing said new shift arrangements could see up to 300 NHS Direct staff lose their jobs.
Carers who help cancer sufferers are missing out on getting help
Millions of cancer carers missing out on benefits
More than a million cancer carers could be missing out on benefits and support because they are failing to ask their local councils for help to which they are entitled, a charity claims.
y Nick Collins, Science Correspondent
7:30AM GMT 27 Jan 2012
46 per cent of carers, who help cancer sufferers, suffer from mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression
Just five per cent of the 1.1 million people in Britain who care for cancer sufferers have applied for an assessment from their council which would entitle them to claim financial and practical help, a poll shows.
Spotting autism earlier can help with treatment
Autism: Brainwaves ‘show risk from age of six months’
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News
Spotting autism earlier can help with treatment, it is believed
It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers.
A study published in Current Biology identified differences in infants’ brainwaves from as early as six months.
Behavioural symptoms of autism typically develop between a child’s first and second birthdays.
Autism charities said identifying the disorder at an earlier stage could help with treatment.
It is thought that one in every 100 children has an autism spectrum disorder in the UK. It affects more boys than girls. While there is no “cure”, education and behavioural programmes can help.
