Tag Archives: health
Cookery classes for Male Carers
GMIT hosts first nutrition and cookery course for carers
Ireland’s first ever nutrition and cookery course for male carers took place at the Hotel School in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) last week.
The HSE West Carers Department and Community Nutrition and Dietetic Services in partnership with The Carers Association and GMIT recently developed the innovative ‘Nutrition and Cookery Course’ for male family carers in Galway.
How would you cope? – raising awareness of carers
Just over a quarter of people (26%) would be likely to ask friends for help with washing and eating if they were seriously ill, according to a survey.
A total of 2,059 people were asked to in a YouGov poll to think about how they would feel asking their friends to help them wash and dress themselves, eat and go to the toilet.
Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars?
LONDON — Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars to protect people from second-hand smoke, a leading doctors’ union said Wednesday.
The British Medical Association (BMA) urged the government to take a “bold and courageous step” and extend current laws to include a ban on smoking in private vehicles.
