Monthly Archives: March 2012
GPs devise new treatment to beat depression. It’s called gardening
The ‘green gym’ provides exercise, therapeutic relaxation … and it’s dirt cheap, says top medic
Sunday 25 March 2012
Doctors are to swap pills for the potting shed under plans to prescribe gardening on the NHS as a way to help patients beat depression.
Time spent planting, pruning and propagating can be more powerful than a dose of expensive drugs, according to Sir Richard Thompson, president of the Royal College of Physicians.
Aylsham Care Trust enjoys ‘dream’ opening of its new £1.2m centre
A pioneering north Norfolk charity has celebrated a milestone in its caring history after opening a new state-of-the-art community building
Lucy Clapham Saturday, March 24, 2012 6:57 PM
The official launch of the Aylsham Care Trust (Act) Centre was dubbed a “dream come true” by the man who spearheaded the £1.2m project.
Rees Coghlan founded the charity in 1985 and has been pushing ever since to improve facilities for the town’s residents, particularly the elderly and disabled.
And his work of more than 25 years culminated today when the centre, on the St Michael’s Hospital site, was formally opened.
It will now provide a range of community services, including hosting regular lunch clubs, offer a space for groups to meet and hold training sessions for students from City College Norwich.
Carers delighted by company help
The Home from Hospital scheme, run by the Carers’ Resource charity, has won sponsorship
9:50am Saturday 24th March 2012 in News By Alistair Shand
A project that helps elderly people living alone to return home after a spell in Airedale Hospital has been safeguarded.
The Home from Hospital scheme, run by the Carers’ Resource charity, has won sponsorship from Skipton-based Comply Direct after a lack of funding had put the initiative at risk.
But the charity warns that without similar support from others, the long-term existence of the project may be unsure. The venture aims to make people’s transition back home following discharge from hospital as smooth as possible.
