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Electrical Safety
Electrical safety is particularly important for older or vulnerable people, or those with physical or mental impairments, because it is usually an invisible threat. But here Angela Murphy from leading UK charity, Electrical Safety First, offers some tips to help you...
Lifestyle changes to reduce reliance on medication
Simple, sensible changes to the way we live can sometimes mean we can avoid medication. It is sensible to try non-pharmacological approaches and healthy lifestyle changes to manage a condition before resorting to pills. However, never make any changes to medication...
Working together to take action to prevent falls
For anyone interested in reducing falls among older people RoSPA and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) have produced a joint factsheet detailing how we can reduce pressure on A&E and improve healthy ageing by preventing falls among older people. The...
Signs and Symptoms of Sepsis
Early sepsis can be a difficult condition to recognise, and often takes a while to diagnose; during this time the casualty can deteriorate rapidly. There is a major campaign to raise awareness of possible early signs as the sooner treatment is started, the better the...
Electricity Safety – Top Tips to Stay Safe
Electrical safety is particularly important for older or vulnerable people, or those with physical or mental impairments, because it is usually an invisible threat. But here, Angela Murphy, from leading UK charity, Electrical Safety First, offers some tips to help...
How gas safe are you? Top tips from gas safety experts
Many of our homes run on gas every day to heat our showers and cook our dinner, but how often do you get your gas appliances checked, and would you know what to do it something goes wrong? How gas safe are you? Top tips from gas safety experts Gas Safe Register is...
Five steps to enjoying longer, healthier accident free lives
The fact that we are living longer is good news and something to celebrate. However, far too many people have their plans interrupted by a life-changing accident that can happen in a moment. For example falling, especially if you are an older person, can have a...
Frailty and the older person, Royal Society of Medicine
Frailty in older people and an introduction to an important initiative to help I was fortunate to attend a fascinating meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine, on the impact of frailty in the treatment of older people. The meeting was presented by the British...
Do hills make you breathless? Try this breathing test from the British Lung Foundation
As people get older, they often start to struggle with stairs and hills and find walking faster becomes more difficult. The British Lung Foundation have created this helpful test and their site has great tips to help increase your stamina and lung capacity and...
How and when to put someone into the recovery position
It is vital that people understand how and when to put someone into the recovery position and re-positioning someone can often save their life. When you are unconscious/unresponsive most of your muscles relax and go floppy. Your tongue is a huge muscle attached to...