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geriatric care
More old-age homes needed
An extra 71,000 care home places will be needed by 2025 in England as care needs increase, predicts a Lancet study. As life expectancy increases, so too have the number of years that older adults spend with substantial care needs, now reaching an average of 3 years for women and 2.4 years for men aged over 65 according to a new analysis of care needs in 2011 compared to 1991.
Care is increasingly provided in the community, placing a significant burden on families. The study compares levels of dependency in 15,000 adults aged 65 years and over in England in 1991 and 2011.
regulatory action
UK okays psoriasis treatment
The United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has allowed the sale of Dovonex Psoriasis 50microgram/g Ointment at pharmacies without prescription.
Over a million people are estimated to be affected by psoriasis in the UK. The availability of this medicine from pharmacies will increase the choice patients have of where to obtain treatment when their condition recurs, an MHRA note said.
on the road
Health Silk Road
World Health Organsation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( seen here with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ) is leading WHO’s delegation to the Belt and Road High Level Meeting for Health Cooperation: Towards a Health Silk Road, being held in Beijing. This is his first official visit to the People’s Republic of China since taking office on July 1. The visit will establish a new vision for WHO-China partnership for the next 5–7 years.
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