New Analysis Links 30,000 Excess Deaths In 2015 To Cuts In Health And Social Care
Researchers exploring why there has been a substantial increase in mortality in England and Wales in 2015 conclude that failures in the health and social…
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Alzheimer’s Society Responds To Merck Announcement On Verubecestat Study
The global healthcare company Merck has announced that it is stopping the EPOCH study, a phase 2/3 study evaluating Verubecestat in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s…
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Repetitive Low-Impact Head Injury Linked With Dementia In Footballers
Researchers in London have found evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of four retired football players who developed dementia. CTE, which has…
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I’ll Run Care Homes Like I Ran John Lewis Says Tory Mayor Candidate
The former head of retailer John Lewis wants to bring worker as shareholder principles to the public sector in the West Midlands, with care services…
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Health Chiefs Should Not Use The Threat Of Hospital Closures To Impose Weekend Working
It is a mistake to use seven-day standards as the basis for deciding to downgrade or close down hospital services, new research by the Nuffield…
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Age UK Calls For Change
Age UK are calling on Government to: Recognise the imminent danger which social care is now in and commit to an urgent injection of funds…
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‘Borrowed Time’ To Save Social Care System From Collapse
A new report from Age UK has concluded that we are living on borrowed time to save the social care system for older people. Statistics…
Read more...Study Finds No Link Between Hormone Therapy And Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers in Finland have found no strong evidence of an association between hormone therapy and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published today in…
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Care Home Residents Call The Shots In First-Of-Its-Kind Charter
In a first-of-its-kind move in the care home sector, Balhousie Care Group has launched a participation charter that commits to residents getting a bigger say…
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No Such Thing As Retirement For Older Carers, Says New Carers Trust Report
Older carers say they are now doing the hardest job they have ever done, with no option to ring in sick if they are not…
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‘The Cherries’ Outshine Trustees In The Fremantle Trust Indoor Carpet Bowls Cup
Now a staple on the care provider and charity’s calendar, The Indoor Carpet Bowls Cup run by The Fremantle Trust, came to a resounding close…
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Dementia Training At Sycamore Court
Sycamore Court care home in Brentwood Essex, part of the Holmes Care Group will be hosting a Virtual Dementia Tour next week; a scientifically proven…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK In Record Research Investment With 24% Rise In Income
Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced its biggest ever annual investment in research as its income for 2015-16 increased by nearly a quarter. Strong public support…
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Belong Wigan Residents Take A Trip Down Memory Lane
Residents and staff members from specialist care village, Belong Wigan in Platt Bridge, along with people from the local community, donned their best Lancastrian-inspired outfits…
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Salisbury Care Home Residents Raise £2,000 For Children’s Hospice
A charity that helps children with life-threatening illnesses and their families has thanked a Salisbury care home for raising nearly £2,000 in precious funds. Residents…
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