Prince Philip’s cousin Lady Pamela Hicks has claimed the Queen ‘looked frail and utterly alone’ during her coronation as she shares fascinating never-before-seen journal entries from her time as the monarch’s lady-in-waiting in a new documentary. The 91-year-old, who is a childhood friend and confidante of the Her Majesty, 94, was by her side for some … Read more
Hundreds of frail and elderly people are forced to queue in the freezing cold to receive Covid jabs at Plymouth Argyle football stadium as relatives blast ‘absolute shambles’ Queue compared to match day-style crowds, with some waiting up 90 minutes Storm Darcy has brought snow and freezing temperatures across the UK today Relatives of those … Read more
The Real’s Jeannie Mai has dropped 15lbs since emergency throat surgery and feels ‘really frail’ By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 00:10 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 00:43 GMT, 25 November 2020 She made a cameo appearance on Monday night’s Dancing With The Stars season 29 finale and returned Tuesday to her hosting gig … Read more
As we know from Carillion, Arcadia-Top Shop owner Taveta and other recent corporate imbroglios, a line-up of seemingly robust independent directors does not stop businesses going wrong. Powerful executives at Carillion published misleading financial reports before it headed into insolvency. Sir Philip Green, who decorated his board with respected business and legal figures, still sold … Read more
Disgraced paedophile Rolf Harris looks frail as he is pictured for the first time since turning 90 during lockdown walking his dog Rolf Harris, 90, was spotted for the first time since his birthday during lockdown The disgraced entertainer was pictured taking his dog for a walk in Berkshire He has rarely been seen since … Read more
A serial killer feared to be behind the double murders of five elderly couples could be on the loose, a sensational report claims. The dossier by a senior coroner’s officer claims there are striking similarities between the deaths of the couples in Cheshire, Manchester and Cumbria between 1996 and 2011. In each case the husband … Read more
Frail at forty: Nearly HALF of all adults in their forties are ‘pre-frail’ – which could mean future falls and hospital visits Findings show adults don’t have to be elderly to be ‘heading down path to frailty’ Some 45 per cent of those aged 40 to 49 are ‘pre-frail’, researchers have found The study from … Read more
More than 71,000 patients were taken back to hospital last year just a day after they were sent home, figures have revealed. The number of readmissions soared by a third in four years, figures revealed, with experts blaming a severe shortage of hospital beds. They are concerned patients are being sent home before they have … Read more
A former Government chief scientist has said that coronavirus patients over the age of 90 should consider not going into hospital to avoid being a ‘burden’ on the health service. Professor Sir David King suggested that patients could choose to stay at home rather than risk dying in hospital to help the NHS cope. ‘I certainly would … Read more
Hospitals could stop treating the most severely ill coronavirus victims if the outbreak escalates. Patients with a poor prognosis may even be taken off ventilators in favour of those with better survival chances. Intensive care experts are drafting new triage guidelines ahead of an expected surge in urgent cases. Hospitals are rapidly increasing their intensive … Read more