Less Than Half Take Health Check that Could Prevent Dementia
Less than half of over-40s have taken a free national health check which could reduce the risk of dementia, according to NHS England. The 20-minute…
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Vulnerable People Dying Each Day Waiting for Social Care
Age UK research has revealed that 32,115 sick and vulnerable people died while awaiting social care in 2017/18, equating to approximately 90 each day.The research…
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Christmas Cards Swapped for Helping Lonely Elderly
A CHRISTMAS tradition has been swapped for helping Northumberland’s lonely elderly by Blyth care home staff. Staff at The Oaks Care Home chose to forgo…
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Give Older and Vulnerable Hope for 2019 – Plea
A provider has called on the Government to publish the Green Paper on social care and give 1.4m people currently going without care some hope…
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Youngsters Deliver Dozens of Christmas Presents to Elderly
NURSERY children have given dozens of Christmas presents to elderly care home residents in Sandiacre. The children from Brookhill House Day Nursery, in Stapleford, near…
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Charity Volunteer Awarded British Empire Medal in New Year’s Honours
A great-grandfather who began volunteering at The Royal Star & Garter Homes 25 years ago has received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the New…
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Brownies Spread Festive Spirit at Merseyside Care Home
CHRISTMAS carol singing Brownies put on a festive performance for elderly residents at their Merseyside care home. The St Bartholomew’s Church Brownies visited Aaron Grange Care…
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Elderly Receive Hundreds of Christmas Cards after Appeal
HUNDREDS of Christmas cards flooded into a Skelmersdale care home following an appeal from staff. Aaron Crest Care Home was inundated with well wishes after…
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NHS Digital Publishes Dementia and Antipsychotic Drug Prescription Data for First Time – Alzheimer’s Society comments
The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of…
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NHS England Announces £25 Million Boost for Children’s Hospices
NHS England will increase funding for children’s hospices to as much as £25 million a year, chief executive Simon Stevens announced today. Medical advances mean…
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Hallmark Care Home up for National Award
Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Girton, Cambridge has been shortlisted for an esteemed design award. Arlington Manor Care Home, which opened in October last year,…
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Boro U23s Deliver Christmas Gifts to Elderly
THE BORO’s under-23s played Santa Claus when they delivered gifts to elderly care home residents in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Football Club youngsters visited The Gables…
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Mental Health Funding Squeeze Has Lengthened Waiting Times
Eight out of ten NHS trust finance directors say that funding pressures have led to longer waiting times for people who need mental health treatment,…
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Royal College Warns of Winter Crisis Impact on Doctors in Training
Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has warned that the current winter crisis in the NHS…
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Healthcare Teams’ Elf Week Fundraising Event for Alzheimer’s Society UK
This year Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Healthcare team, has raised a staggering £37,072 during their annual Elf Week – a fundraising event to raise…
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