Tag Archives: carers
Faster access to stroke surgery could help over 1,000
Faster access to stroke surgery could help over 1,000
Up to 1,200 strokes could be prevented every year if patients suffering ‘mini-strokes’ were operated on within two weeks, according to a major report published today.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
6:30AM BST 21 Jun 2011
Only four in 10 stroke patients receive potentially life-saving surgery to stop a recurrence within the recommended time frame, a report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Vascular Society found.
Elderly advised to get used to neglect
Elderly advised to get used to neglect
Charity Age UK spoke out after the Equality and Human Rights Commission revealed that basic human rights are being overlooked even before the axe falls.
The commission is conducting a major inquiry into home care in England.
It is set to publish its findings in November.
However it has already identified a number of major problems such as high staff turnover.
One woman said she had 32 different carers over a two-week period.
Lancashire care home abuses revealed
Lancashire care home abuses revealed
11:57am Monday 20th June 2011
Twenty-three carers across Lancashire have been dismissed or are under investigation for abusing and mistreating patients, it has been revealed.
A Freedom of Information request has revealed eight cases involving physical abuse, four concerning financial and emotional abuse and five cases of verbal abuse across Lancashire County Council’s 17 care homes over the past two years.
