Category Archives: Carers
The Co-operative and Procter and Gamble’s fundraising for Mencap
Young people with a learning disability feature in TV advert
Advertising campaign to promote The Co-operative and Procter and Gamble’s fundraising for Mencap
The Co-operative has joined forces with Procter and Gamble (P&G) to raise £300,000 for Mencap and ENABLE Scotland.
For six weeks from Wednesday 3 August, 3p from over 20 P&G brands sold in The Co-operative stores will be donated to the charities. P&G brands include Fairy, Herbal Essence and Pampers.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9i9B2ZGbAQ[/youtube]
“Unacceptable delays” for arthritis treatment
People are facing “unacceptably long” delays to receive treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a survey of eight European countries.
6:30AM BST 04 Aug 2011
It found patients in England waited 21 weeks for treatment, well in excess of the three month “therapeutic window” in which it is best to treat to maximise chances of a good outcome.
Help for carers who care for someone with dementia in the UK
Vital help on offer for carers
11:25am Thursday 4th August 2011
Did your readers know that there are currently 750,000 people with Alzheimer’s or dementia in the UK?
This number is set to rise to over a million people with dementia within ten years.
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be a lonely, stressful experience. The feeling of disconnection is hardest to bear.
There may be precious moments of clarity, when memories return and the years roll away, but for the most part carers have to watch their loved ones drifting slowly away.
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