Important information

Swine flu

Swine Flu Information Leaflet (April 30, 2009)

Households across the UK will soon be receiving a Swine Flu Information Leaflet. This leaflet includes information about what swine flu is and how it could spread, what UK governments have done to prepare for a wider outbreak of flu, how you can protect yourself against flu and what to do if you have flu symptoms. To read the leaflet, please click on the link to the right.

Pandemic influenza: guidance for commissioners and providers of social care

The aim of this guidance is to equip local authorities and other social care organisations with the tools and resources needed to plan for, and meet the challenges presented by, pandemic influenza.

Please click link below to download guidance.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_093380

16 March 2009

National News

AGE CONCERN: DIGNITY NOT PEANUTS SAYS PROTESTORS

Age Concern condemns 75p increase to the personal expenses allowance…….Click link below for full story.

http://www.northwalescare.org.uk/news.asp?NewsID=410

BBC NEWS: OILY FISH DEMENTIA BOOSTS QUERIED

A UK study has cast doubt on claims that eating oily fish can protect against dementia in old age……..Click link below for full story

http://www.northwalescare.org.uk/news.asp?NewsID=409

BRUNSWICKS HEALTHCARE REVIEW VOL 4 ISSUE 9

All the latest legal reviews, of issues relating to the Healthcare Sector, from Brunswicks LLP, specialists in Healthcare…..Click link below for full story.

http://www.northwalescare.org.uk/news.asp?NewsID=408

HEALTHCARE BUSINESS – MARCH 2009

An electronic version of this publication is available by following this link…….

http://www.northwalescare.org.uk/news.asp?NewsID=406

THISISMONEY: ELDERLY NEED £775M TO PAY FOR CARE

Care homes need £775m of emergency public funding, an influential research group said yesterday…….to read the full story click here