Stoke-On-Trent Nursery Closure Plans Put on Hold
Plans to close nurseries in eight children’s centres have been put on hold so alternative arrangements can be discussed with parents.
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Plans to close nurseries in eight children’s centres have been put on hold so alternative arrangements can be discussed with parents.
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There is no evidence to link the MMR vaccination to autism in children, according to a substantial new study published today.
{mosimage}In the biggest review conducted to date, scientists from Guy’s Hospital in London, Manchester University and the Health Protection Agency, analysed the blood from 250 children and concluded that the vaccine could not be responsible.
The study, which was funded by the Department of Health and is published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, was initiated five years ago and comes a decade after a scare about the vaccination – which protects against mumps, measles and rubella – led to a big drop in the number of children given the jab.
Read MoreRED TAPE means parents working for small businesses could be paying more for childcare than their counterparts in big companies, it was claimed yesterday.
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The Children’s Minister Kevin Brennan has denied claims that young children are being taken into care by local authorities to meet adoption targets.
MORE than 6,500 vulnerable people who were at risk of losing thousands of pounds worth of council care have won a reprieve.
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The government will be publicly castigated this week over its failure to help poor people – by the watchdog that ministers set up to monitor fuel poverty.
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Dangerous drugs are being prescribed to sedate thousands of Alzheimer’s sufferers in care homes, campaigners claimed yesterday.
{mosimage}An official inquiry will be told today that the use of the so-called “chemical cosh” has serious side effects and can even lead to premature death.
The campaigners say that dementia patients with behavioural problems are being “killed” to make life easier for staff looking after them.
The antipsychotic drugs at the centre of the claims are not licensed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and instead are prescribed to control agitation, delusions, sleep disturbance and aggression.
Growing concern about the misuse of antipsychotic drugs has led to the inquiry by the all-party parliamentary group on dementia.
Typical drugs used for dementia symptoms are Largactil, Serenace, Stelazine and Risperdal, which were originally designed to treat schizophrenia patients.
An estimated 45 per cent of the Alzheimer’s sufferers who live in care homes are given the drugs – around 100,000 in all.
A long-term study last year showed that patients treated with the medication die on average six months earlier than those who are not.
Read MoreUnion leaders are to meet NHS Highland’s director of nursing amid growing concerns over a community nursing pilot project.
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