Engage: Is the 3.4% spending increase enough to ‘save’ the NHS?
The good news is that the NHS has received a 70th “birthday gift” in the form of a 3.4% per year increase in real spending over the next five years.
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Engage: People with depression use language differently – here’s how to spot it
From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in the way you speak and
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Engage: How virtual reality if helping NHS mental health teams reach Grenfell Community
Virtual reality is being used to reach traumatised families struggling a year after the Grenfell Tower fire in what is believed to be a UK first. Outreach workers at the
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Engage: Are care workers key to improving mental health patients’ physical health in secure hospitals?
A new study suggests more value needs to be placed in promoting exercise for people with severe mental health issues in secure hospital settings. Researchers from Loughborough University have explored
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Engage: Could this be the formula for preventing Alzheimer’s disease?
A combination of sleep, exercise and alcohol could help prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have discovered that a good night’s sleep, increasing heart rate through exercise and 25ml
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Engage: What can social workers do if they find evidence of child sexual abuse imagery online
We’d like to introduce ourselves to the readers of Care Appointments. We’re the IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) and we’re the organisation removing child sexual abuse imagery from the internet. It’s
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Engage: Autism screening tool may not detect the condition in some women
Diagnosing autism is expensive and time consuming, so a screening tool is used to filter out those people who are unlikely to be diagnosed as autistic. This is all well
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Engage: Ireland’s abortion referendum – here’s what you need to know
The Republic of Ireland is holding a referendum on May 25 that could dramatically change its stance on abortion. Here’s a rundown of what is happening, when and why. What
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Engage: Austerity measures leave Children’s Services suffering own ‘Windrush moment’
Children’s services have suffered their own Windrush moment, according to a University of Huddersfield professor when he spoke to a committee of MPs. Paul Bywaters, who is Professor of Social
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Engage: Schwartz Centre Rounds and the impact of person-centered care in today’s healthcare
Schwartz Center Rounds® were created from an idea by Kenneth B. Schwartz – who passed away in 1995 from lung cancer, aged 40. A few months before Kenneth B. Schwartz
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