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Welsh-speaking carers supported
A NEW strategy which aims to improve
Welsh language services for carers and their families has been launched today.
Deputy Minister for Social Services Gwenda Thomas and Health Minister Lesley Griffiths launched the scheme which aims to improve the quality of people’s experience of Welsh language care among front line service.
Mrs Griffiths said: “We want to make sure users and their families feel that they are able to use Welsh when being assessed and receiving treatment or care.
PM outlines dementia support plan
Dementia Friends
The Prime Minister is calling on a million members of the public to provide support for dementia sufferers.
David Cameron has set out his ambitious plan to create masses of “dementia friends” who will be able to spot the signs of the condition and offer support for sufferers.
Mr Cameron, who says that tackling dementia is a “personal priority” of his, hopes that one million people will sign up to receive coaching sessions by 2015. The sessions, which will be provided in church halls and workplaces, will help to raise awareness and teach people how to support those with the condition.
Autism Cannot Be Diagnosed By Brain Imaging Alone
Main Category: Autism
Article Date: 06 Nov 2012 – 0:00 PST
In a column appearing in the current issue of the journal Nature, McLean Hospital biostatistician Nicholas Lange, ScD, cautions against heralding the use of brain imaging scans to diagnose autism and urges greater focus on conducting large, long-term multicenter studies to identify the biological basis of the disorder.
