Search results for carers
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Learning disabilities
A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things throughout their lifetime.
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Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)
Edwards' syndrome, also known as trisomy 18, is a serious genetic condition caused by an additional copy of chromosome 18 in some or all of the cells in the body.
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Vascular dementia - Treatment
Find out about the main treatments for vascular dementia, including healthy lifestyle changes, medicine and other therapies.
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Recovering from a stroke
Find out more about recovering from a stroke. The injury to the brain caused by a stroke can lead to widespread and long-lasting problems.
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Frontotemporal dementia - Treatment
Read about the main treatments for frontotemporal dementia, including medicine and other therapies.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies - Treatment
Find out about the main treatments for dementia with Lewy bodies, including medicine and other therapies.
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Long-term effects of COVID-19 (long COVID)
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19. These are sometimes called long COVID.
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Aphasia - Treatment
Find out how aphasia is treated. It sometimes improves on its own without treatment, but speech and language therapy is usually recommended.
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How to move, lift and handle someone else - Social care and support guide
Find out about moving, lifting and handling someone else, including common injuries and help or equipment to lift or move someone.
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Personal budgets and direct payments - Social care and support guide
If you get social care funding from your council, personal budgets give you more control over how it is spent.