Supporting learning disability partnership boards to implement the national Carers Strategy

Department of Health
This documant aims to tell Learning Disability Partnership Boards more about The National Carers Strategy called ‘Carers at the Heart of 21st Century Families and Communities’ and what to do to make sure that local plans for all carers include carers of people with learning disabilities and carers with a learning disability.

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2009 Annual evidence update on antenatal and pregnancy care

NHS Evidence
This Evidence Update builds on the accumulated knowledge-base and provides an up-to-date summary of the latest evidence in this area that has been subject to rigorous selection criteria.

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The Ripple Effect II; Two Years On

Leeds Voice
When Leeds Voice published the original Ripple Effect report in 2007 it provided a unique insight into the scale, scope and size of the third sector in Leeds. This attracted much comment and became a valuable reference document within the City. This is a revision of that piece of work.

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Closing the gap: tackling cardiovascular disease and health inequalities by prescribing statins and stop smoking services

Care Quality Commission
The purpose of this national study across England is to contribute to the existing efforts to reduce inequalities in people’s health. The focus is on prescribing statins (drugs that lower cholesterol) and stop smoking services as part of wider prevention programmes to reduce inequalities in cardiovascular disease (CVD), the largest contributor to health inequalities.

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Engaging public support for eradicating UK poverty

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
A summary of the findings from JRF's Public Interest in Poverty Issues programme, looking at attitudes to poverty and what influences them, and ways of building public support for tackling poverty.

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World Alzheimer Report 2009

Alzheimer's Disease International
The report presents the most comprehensive global prevalence study of dementia to date and looks at levels of mortality, disability, strain on carers and dependency.

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Report published on tackling cardiovascular disease and health inequalities

Care Quality Commission
This new report is calling for a renewed drive to cut numbers of people with cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is responsible for one in three deaths in England. The report also highlights health inequalities between people in deprived areas and other parts of the country, of which CVD is the biggest cause.

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