Category Archives: Carers
Personalization for patients and carers
A Personal Approach – to patients and carers
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In this short video aimed at patients and carers, Dr Stu Farrimond introduces a number of professionals, patients and carers, who talk about how a more personalised approach to care can improve outcomes.
The film complements a new document ‘A Personal Approach’ which sets out the financial and clinical evidence for personalised healthcare. https://www.eoe.nhs.uk/personalisation
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.
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