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An expert has argued that long-term use of psychiatric drugs for many conditions, including antipsychotics and drugs prescribed for people with dementia, may do more

National Voices has announced that the joint programme Realising the Value has now gone live, with the launch of the programme website www.realisingthevalue.co.uk. Realising the

Barchester Healthcare is celebrating the wonderful work its nurses do throughout the UK by giving every Barchester nurse a fob watch as a gift on

Leading home care agency Universal Care, serving Beaconsfield, the Chilterns and the South East, has been gifted to a charitable trust, thanks to the company’s

Skills for Health is delighted to announce the launch of a new range of resources developed as part of the ‘Working Together, improving end of

People who see old age as a time of loneliness or expect to be lonely in old age are two to three times more likely

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sue Howard as the regulator’s new permanent Deputy Chief Inspector (DCI) of Adult

Results of a four-year trial have suggested that a Mediterranean diet, supplemented with either olive oil or nuts, may help thinking skills in some older

A four-legged friend trotted its way through a Sanctuary Care home in Exeter to mark Donkey Week. The team and residents at Greenslades Nursing Home

Ham, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund said: ‘The re-appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Secretary of State for Health will bring some welcome continuity as

Elizabeth Chitty, a nurse from West Sussex, is volunteering with Mercy Ships, an international charity that delivers free medical care and humanitarian aid to the

Alzheimer’s Society has been shortlisted for a prestigious Charity Award for our innovative Dementia Research Leaders programme. By attracting the brightest minds to work on

Influential health charity The King’s Fund is partnering with Anchor for a major conference on enhancing health in care homes. Anchor Chief Executive Jane Ashcroft