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Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall
Care home firm to pay £150,000 over fatal fall
Friday 24th June 2011, 11:30AM BST.
A care home company has been ordered to pay £150,000 after a great-grandmother from the Black Country died after she fell from a sling.
Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s
24 June 2011
Drug side–effect linked with increased health risks for over 65s, reveals new research published today in US
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
A side–effect of many commonly–used drugs appears to increase the risks of both cognitive impairment and death in older people, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia [UEA].
As part of the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies project, the study is the first systematic investigation into the long–term health impacts of ‘anticholinergic activity’ – a known potential side–effect of many prescription and over–the–counter drugs which affects the brain by blocking a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. The findings are published today by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
As part of the Medical Research Council’s Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies project, the study is the first systematic investigation into the long–term health impacts of ‘anticholinergic activity’ – a known potential side–effect of many prescription and over–the–counter drugs which affects the brain by blocking a key neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. The findings are published today by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off
Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off
Pippa Chambers , Reporter Thursday, June 23, 2011
7:00 AM
A HEARTBROKEN widow says the care workers who covered up a serious accident which led to the death her husband should be jailed and struck off the medical register.
Margaret Lewis holding a photo of her husband colin, Neva road, Weston.
After a two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court two former employees of Penlee Nursing Home, Weston, were found guilty of neglecting a person who lacked capacity.
