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Anosmia: Norfolk clinic helps those without a sense of smell
Imagine a world where you have no sense of smell.
By Martin Barber BBC News, Norfolk
Sarah Page just wants to sense the comforting smell of her boyfriend Andy and other everyday pleasuresImagine a world where you have no sense of smell.
The aromas of a morning coffee, fresh flowers, clean washing, newly baked bread or perhaps the comforting scent of loved ones – all gone.
That world is very real to an estimated three million people in the UK who spend their lives with no sense of smell – a condition known as anosmia.
It can lead to life-threatening situations, isolation, depression and a loss of interest in food as 80% of what we taste comes from smell. The common cold is one of a number of causes.
Care home elderly forced to pay £17 to get toe nails cut
Elderly residents in a number of Sheffield care homes are being forced to pay up to £17 to have their toe nails cut.
Story submitted by: Gael Stigant
Submitted by: Gael Stigant
‘Significant’ numbers of old people face a waiting list of more than four months to get basic foot care from the NHS, meaning they have no choice but to fork out for a private podiatrist.
A lack of trained members of care home staff, and a shortage of training spaces, worsens the problem.
A report by Sheffield Local Involvement Network (LINk), which was written following an investigation by its Care Homes for Older People Action sub-group, stated: “Significant numbers of older people are paying for private chiropody services at prices varying from £5 to £17 per session.
“It is difficult to know for certain what type of foot care they are paying for but we know that many of these contacts are for toe nail cutting only.
