Category Archives: Carers

New cancer test wins £50,000 innovation prize

June 4, 2011   Cancer, Carers

4 June 2011 Last updated at 03:43

New cancer test wins £50,000 innovation prize
 
 The Cytosponge costs a fraction of traditional methods of detecting oesophageal cancer cells
A new, cheap, less-invasive way to test for oesophageal cancer has won £50,000 as one of the first of the Department of Health’s innovations awards winners.

Cytosponge, a test for oesophageal cancer costing £25 compared to the £600 of a traditional endoscopy, came second in the DoH’s Innovation Challenge.

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Four MS centres ‘saved from closure’ says charity

June 4, 2011   Carers, Multiple Sclerosis

What good news this is, someone has seen sense.

Four MS centres ‘saved from closure’ says charity

Leuchie House
Leuchie House near North Berwick is likely to be taken on by the current management team

Four residential centres for people with multiple sclerosis have been saved from closure, a charity says.

The sale of the centres in York, Surrey, Warwickshire and East Lothian are almost complete, Simon Gillespie, chief executive of the MS Society said.

They were at risk of closing after the charity said it had decided to move out of directly providing respite care.

Last September, the charity’s leadership survived a motion of no confidence over the closures.

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Queen to visit Northumberland to reward work of carers

June 4, 2011   Carers

Queen to visit Northumberland to reward work of carers

 
Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will also open a new youth hostel

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are coming to Northumberland for a special summer party to celebrate the hard work of the county’s carers and volunteers.

The Royals will visit Alnwick Castle and The Alnwick Garden on 22 June along with around 8,000 specially invited guests.

The event is being organised by Northumberland County Council and the Duchess of Northumberland, in her capacity as Lord Lieutenant.

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