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Update: These Q&As have now closed. We will be featuring more Q&As in future so please keep your eyes out.
Throughout Carers Week you can ask your health and wellbeing questions to a number of Bupa medical experts.
Read through our expert profiles below and click on their names if you would like to ask them a question. If you have a general question, or don't know which one to ask then please post your question at the bottom of this page.
The experts will respond to your questions on Thursday, so make sure you get them in by Wednesday at 5pm!
Dr Graham Stokes is responsible for driving forward the quality and scope of care for people living with dementia in Bupa's care homes in the UK, Spain, New Zealand and Australia.
Dr Stokes is a leading expert in person-centred care for people with dementia and his insights help to ensure that Bupa's care homes residents around the world achieve the best quality of life.
Graham has taken part in a Q&A on the site before. You can ask him any questions on caring for someone with dementia.
Mehmood is a practising GP and is Medical Director of Bupa Home Healthcare. He previously worked in a senior medical management position with the NHS Hammersmith & Fulham. He is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Ask Mehmood any of your questions surrounding GPs and navigating the healthcare system.
Steve is Bupa Home Healthcare's Director of Pharmacy. He has also worked as a Pharmacist within the NHS.
Ask Steve any of your questions on medication management and the purpose and potential side effects of medicines.
Lesley is the Manager of Bupa's St Mary's Nursing Home. She is an expert in dementia care, having won the Dementia Care Manager of the year award at the National Care Awards 2011. Lesley is also a carer in her personal life.
Ask Lesley any questions around dementia care or general questions about managing caring.
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