Category Archives: Carers
Older people urged to drink more water
Drinking water helps to maintain your body temperature during hot weather
Jul 24 2012 By David Godsall
CARE bosses in Leicestershire are urging older people to drink more water, tea and soft drinks during the current warm spell, to avoid dehydration.
Leicestershire County Council raised the issue due to concerns that many older people are not drinking enough, which can lead to health problems.
David Sprason, the council’s acting deputy leader, said: “People need to drink two and a half pints of fluid per day and even more when its hot. Tap water is one of the best things you can drink its cheap and its high quality.
Essex: Bid for better care for gay, lesbian and bi-sexuals
9:00am Tuesday 24th July 2012 in News
A guide on providing better care for terminally ill gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender patients has been published.
Bridget Moss, who is also education director at St Helena Hospice, Colchester, lead a year-long study into end-of-life care for LGBT people.
Speaking to focus groups of terminal patients and their carers, she found many felt let down by their treatment.
Many carers often assumed their patients were heterosexual and paid no attention to their specific needs.
Convicted carer locks disabled man in back of van so he can go to the toilet
Jul 22 2012 By Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail
A SERIOUSLY disabled man was left trapped and helpless in the back of a locked van by his carer and had to be rescued by two passing policemen.
William Yates’s shocked family later learned that cruel John Hart had landed the job despite two convictions for assault.
Hart, 29, pushed terrified William into the footwell of the van, then pulled the front passenger seat over his head.
It meant 58-year-old William was unable to escape or open the vehicle from inside.
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