Homeward bound

Article Abstract:

The Home From Hospital scheme, first set up by the British Red Cross in the mid-1980s, has expanded considerably since 1993, and it now plays a key role in the Community Care programme. There are now 27 such schemes across the UK, and they are proving very successful, according to a recent survey. They involve using trade volunteers to provide support for up to four weeks for people who have been released from hospital. Those benefiting from this programme are mainly older people living alone.

British Red Cross Society

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Help is at hand

Article Abstract:

Volunteer workers in the National Health Service provide valuable expertise and support to health care teams within the community. Patient care is enhanced by their presence in a number of ways. Volunteers are able to spend time with patients to explore areas of difficulty or stress and can advise administrators on areas of services which have room for improvement. They are less likely than paid employees to attend a session if they have other commitments, however.

United Kingdom. National Health Service, Health care teams

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Silent Suffering: The taboos surrounding continence prevent women in developing countries from seeking help for serious problems, with often devastating results

Article Abstract:

Obstetric fistulae are common in sub-Saharan Africa, often due to continuous child-bearing or malnutrition. The Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa was founded by doctors Reginald and Catherine Hamlin in 1975. Women who reach the hospital have often undergone years of suffering, but the hospital has a 90% success rate. Other reasons for incontinence in the developing world include neurological and spinal injuries and complications after sexually transmitted diseases.

Health aspects, Care and treatment, Developing countries, Fistula, Vesico-vaginal, Vesicovaginal fistula

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