Tag Archives: carers
Home checks for high blood pressure
Taking blood pressure readings in surgeries makes many people nervous
Patients suspected of having high blood pressure are to be given home monitoring devices over fears millions have been misdiagnosed because they were simply nervous in the doctor’s surgery.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
10:00PM BST 23 Aug 2011
Now the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has produced definitive guidelines so GPs can diagnose the condition more accurately.
Being a parent with a disability
Reesha has two daughters Ria, 14 and Lea, 8. She also has cerebral palsy, a condition that affects movement and co-ordination. Reehsa describes the challenges she faces as a parent with a disability.
http://www.nhs.uk/Video/Pages/disabled-parent.aspx?searchtype=Tag&searchterm=Disability&
A carer from Dorset is concerned about the cuts to services
Portland carer calls for security over Dorset day services
11:00am Tuesday 23rd August 2011
A Portland carer is calling for ‘long-term security’ to come from a three-month consultation on the future of day services in Dorset.
Day centres could close in a move by Dorset County Council to save £600,000.
Three options for the service have been put forward:
• Reduce available services, either by closing or merging some day centres or reducing hours or service options.
