On this week in history
Every week we go back to re-visit some of the significant happenings that took place in living memory; just about, for some of us. To remind ourselves of how life has changed and how some things stay ...
NEWS
Older people are staying home to avoid icy pavement hazards
Icy pavements are the main worry which discourages older people from walking outside, pedestrian campaign charity Living Streets says today.. In a recent YouGov poll commissioned by Living Streets, 57 ...
Call for new law to safeguard older people’s dignity in care
Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) is calling for a new law to safeguard older people’s dignity when in care. The call coincides with Dignity Action Day ...
Nursing nightmare
Community nurses have been drafted into key roles across hospital wards – with pressure mounting due to the winter weather. District nurses and non-clinical staff, who normally work in schools o ...