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Computers in the cow shed!
Is this the most unusual Spring Online Event ever?
- Mar 19, 2012
- by Judith Graham
We’ve heard of Spring Online events being held in libraries, community centres, cafes and even pubs – but never in a cowshed before.
But on April 23, Brenda’s Cowshed in Perrymoor near Lancaster will open its doors for the The No. 1 Ladies Spring Online Event.
There will be tea, cake and the chance to learn more about digital photography and sharing photos, using Skype and email to keep in touch with the family, plus ipad tricks and treats during the afternoon.
Three out of four nurses say they have no time to talk to older hospital patients
Nurses ‘have no time to talk to older patients’ because shortage of qualified staff is ‘compromising care’ on wards
By Jenny Hope
PUBLISHED: 00:20, 20 March 2012 | UPDATED: 08:17, 20 March 2012
Three out of four nurses say they have no time to talk to older hospital patients and many are so rushed they can’t help them to eat, a report warns.
£348k for project to help support carers in Derbyshire
A DERBYSHIRE charity will get up to £348,000 over three years to develop new ways of helping carers sooner.
The funding from the Department of Health will be used by Derbyshire Carers Association to find methods of identifying and supporting carers as soon as the person they look after is diagnosed.
This will involve working in partnership with community hospitals and GP practices throughout Derbyshire.
Helen Robinson, chief executive of the association, said she was delighted with the funding, which will come from a £6.8 million national fund for the work.
She said: “The concept at the heart of this project is that if carers are identified earlier and offered support, the health and wellbeing of both carers and those they care for, will be improved.
“We are grateful to the Department of Health.”
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk
