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Barchester Healthcare Health & Safety Team response to Covid-19 – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

by YuliaJan 30, 2023

Continuity Planning?

Thinking back to Monday 16^th March 2020 I remember getting up early. I was due to visit one of our homes in Tewkesbury. I was just about to leave the house when an email landed from a senior Director telling us all to ‘Hold’ all visits and to be ready for a conference call that morning. Yes, this was the start of the ‘Lock Down’. With the benefit of insight, how ready were we for what was about to happen next?

Our management team had already undertaken various strategic planning exercises. On the 16th^th March, a

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COVID19: Although Biden Says the Pandemic Is Over, You May Still Want to Know About Nasal Irrigation, Which Reduced Deaths and Hospitalization

by YuliaJan 27, 2023

October 23, 2022 · 7:00 AM

From ScienceDaily:

Starting twice daily flushing of the mucus-lined nasal cavity with a mild saline solution immediately after testing positive for COVID-19 can significantly reduce hospitalization and death, investigators report.

They say the technique that can be used at home by mixing a half teaspoon each of salt and baking soda in a cup of boiled or distilled water then putting it into a sinus rinse bottle is a safe, effective and inexpensive way to reduce the risk of severe illness and death from coronavirus infection that could

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Should You Eat With Your Hands and Eschew Cutlery?

by YuliaJan 18, 2023

November 22, 2022 · 7:30 AM

DailyMail has an interesting article that promotes eating with your hands instead of forks, knives and spoons. After all, caveman Grok didn’t have eating utensils.

Those who are a stickler for etiquette should look away now.

That’s because we’ve all been eating the wrong way and should be eating with our hands, according to a psychologist.

Professor Charles Spence, from the University of Oxford, said giving up cutlery is the secret to enjoying food.

He says eating with our hands can ‘heighten the dining experience’ – even for meals like pasta and

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Managing weight gain from psychiatric medications

by YuliaJan 13, 2023

While psychiatric medications can be essential for improving mental health and well-being, they often come with unwanted side effects. One particular side effect of many psychiatric medications is weight gain. In this post we will explore how these medications cause weight gain, and what you can do to reduce the impact of this unwanted effect of many psychiatric medications.

What are the different types of psychiatric medications?

There are five main types of psychiatric prescription medications: antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics (also known as anti-anxiety medications, which can include medications for sleep), mood stabilizers, and stimulants. Stimulants are not likely to cause

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Quebec to bring back COVID-bonuses for health-care workers

by YuliaJan 09, 2023

As the province wades through the seventh wave of COVID-19, Quebec is set to bring back bonuses for health-care employees who work overtime starting on Friday, CTV News has confirmed.

Under the new measure, which hasn’t been formally announced, workers who do overtime will get double pay and the bonuses will last until Sept. 26. The move is intended to make working in the public health-care network more attractive amidst staffing shortages.

A spokesperson for the Minister of Health says the government is projecting the bonuses for nurses, orderlies and other workers in the health network will cost the province

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