Keeping Skin Healthy Every Day: Dr. Maria Panourgia’s Practical Tips

“Many patients suffer in silence, not because help doesn’t exist, but because embarrassment stops the conversation.” Did you know skin problems are common for people living with incontinence? We asked Dr. Maria Panourgia, a consultant geriatrician, working in Milton Keynes University Hospital, for simple, effective ways to keep skin healthy. Find out what the…

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A Small Change That Transformed a Young Woman’s Confidence. A Story From Our Ontex Nurse Advisor

As an Ontex nurse advisor, one of the most meaningful parts of my work is supporting continence teams, patients, and their caregivers through challenges that often go far beyond choosing a product. Every situation is deeply personal, and sometimes a small, human solution can make a world of difference. Recently,…

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Why Carers Are the Strongest People You’ll Ever Meet

In society’s informal hierarchy of “strength,” we often lionise the athletes, the soldiers, the business titans, or the adventurers who conquer mountains and oceans. Their resilience, endurance, and courage are obvious, celebrated, and easily understood. But there’s another group, often operating in the quiet, whose strength far surpasses these visible…

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New White Paper Exposes Hidden Crisis Facing Unpaid Caregivers in the UK

Grace Cares, in collaboration with Ontex Global, has released a powerful new white paper highlighting the urgent need to support the UK’s millions of Unpaid Caregivers. This group is too often overlooked in policy, services, and public understanding.  Titled “Caring by Love, not by Pay: Stories and Solutions from Unpaid…

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