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Care home patients five times more likely to be dehydrated

By The Press Association16th January 2015News England

Elderly care home patients are at least five times more likely to be dehydrated when admitted to hospital than those living independently, putting them at greater risk of death, according

PHE launch campaign in bid to reduce sugar intake of children

By The Press Association5th January 2015News England

Parents are being encouraged to cut back on the amount of sugar they feed their children in a new Public Health England (PHE) campaign launched today. It comes as a

Webwatch – Menus Count in Care

By Iain MacDonald18th December 2014Webwatch

A brand new site has been launched to help care homes and providers plan healthy menus for service-users in Wales. ‘Menus Count in Care’ is aimed at nursing and residential

Severe dehydration linked to over 1,000 care home deaths

By Iain MacDonald2nd December 2013News England

More than 1,000 care home residents have died of thirst over the past decade, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Being left without water and