Care for the elderly this Christmas
Christmas can be a difficult time for older people, reinforcing feelings of loss and loneliness
By Ben Spencer
Published on Monday 5 December 2011 09:29
FOR most people Christmas is a time for joy.
But while families are pulling crackers, opening presents and tucking into their Christmas dinner, the festive period can be a time of dread for many older people.
Sheffield Hallam University occupation therapist Claire Craig, an expert in elderly people’s health, said: “Christmas is a time when people and families come together.
“But for people who are on their own it is the worst possible time.
A Carer Christmas!
Christmas comes but once a year
When it does I’m the only one here
PA on leave all festive and gay
To carers like me it’s just another day
Doctors and nurses all off for the week
That’s when incontinence reaches it’s peak
All on TV is so happy and gay
For carers like me it’s just another day
Concerns about our NHS records being shared-this must not happen
NHS Records May Be Shared With Private Firms
11:02am UK, Sunday December 04, 2011
NHS patient records would be shared with private health care companies including firms which test on animals under new government plans.
David Cameron will promise closer links between the health service and the life science sector in a speech on Monday.
