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Keeping up-to-date with Covid 19 vaccination progress isn’t easy. These are a selection of stories that I’ve posted on Facebook today, plus a few more. My aim is help you see through the fug of different news for different people as well as the rumour and misinformation that always abound. Hope it helps. Have we […]
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Many carers report that their relatives living with dementia struggle to sleep through the night. Sleeplessness is a problem many of us face, whether we’re carers, cared-for, or just living our normal lives. It’s a particular problem for those with dementia because of worries over their safety, especially if they live alone. If they get […]
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In the first roundup of news for 2021, we look at vaccinations and lockdown, the future of home care, current and future scams, energy saving, and the disappearance of bank branches. The latest on Covid-19 vaccinations and lockdown With the fast-changing nature and spread of Covid-19 and the variety of government reactions, we think the […]
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We’ve been seeing a priority list for vaccination against Covid-19 circulating for a few weeks. Most of it works simply on age, but with those groups shielding and with ‘underlying health conditions’ added in. What hasn’t always been clear is that people receiving carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly […]
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