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Flu jabs for carers
Get prepared for Winter
As a carer you may be worried about getting the flu because it would affect your ability to care for the person you’re looking after. You may be able to get a flu jab because of this, or because of your age or your own health.
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg backs EDP Ambulance Watch campaign
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has lent his backing to the EDP Ambulance Watch campaign and urged readers to share their experiences of the service to create the ‘fullest possible picture’ of the problems in Norfolk.
Daniel Grimmer Wednesday, October 10, 2012
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The Liberal Democrat leader described the campaign as an example of exactly the sort of issue local newspapers should be tackling, during a visit to the county yesterday.
Mr Clegg was on private visits to Norfolk to meet Liberal Democrat members in north Norfolk and Norwich, and to lend support to two of his party’s MPs.
But, in an interview with the EDP, at the King’s Head pub in Letheringsett, he revealed the frustrations of being in a coalition government, how he believes a compromise can be reached on the so-called mansion tax, how he hopes Norwich South MP Simon Wright’s re-election chances will not be damaged by the tuition fees controversy and how he believes local newspapers have a crucial role to play in holding organisations to account.
GPs key to spotting signs of stress in carers
By Stephen Robinson, 09 October 2012
GPs should be alert to signs of stress and psychological harm in patients who are carers because they rarely discuss these issues in consultations, researchers have said.
Stress: many carers face phenomenal pressure
Interviews with family members of young people with psychosis have revealed the ‘phenomenal’ stress they face, yet many do not identify themselves as carers to their GP. Researchers said this means many fail to seek help for the trauma associated with their caring role.
Lead author Dr Anna Lavis of the University of Birmingham told GP that carers need to be identified earlier to get the support they need. ‘Listening is probably the key thing we’re thinking about – no complex intervention, nothing expensive,’ she said.
Researchers interviewed 72 carers as part of a continuing five-year project that will run until 2015. These included partners, friends, mothers, fathers, grandparents and siblings. Early findings were presented at the Society for Academics in Primary Care conference.
The ’emotional and powerful’ interviews showed the burden associated with caring for a person with psychosis.
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