In future spending discussions, departments and the Treasury should unambiguously define service and savings requirements, and ensure they are clearly, consistently and transparently presented to…
Read more...Researchers in Mexico have suggested that skin biopsies may be useful for helping detect Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The preliminary findings are presented at…
Read more...A robotic baby seal is bringing love and affection into the confused and often frustrated lives of dementia patients. “Paro” has been purchased by the…
Read more...A nationwide online and telephone service that helps people to take part in dementia research studies launches today. Join Dementia Research promises to accelerate the…
Read more...A new vision for dementia, announcement by the Prime Minister, has been welcomed by NHS England’s Clinical Director for Dementia Professor Alistair Burns. On Saturday,…
Read more...A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK) highlights the need for ongoing support for carers once they stop caregiving….
Read more...Current policy not enough to secure adequate retirement incomes for many. Retirement planning difficult due to constant policy changes. Uncertainty is compounded by twin threat…
Read more...Stourbridge-based Ephraims Care Group (“Ephraims”), an established care home operator with four high-quality care homes across the West Midlands, is to open a new luxury…
Read more...Politicians must be candid about the need to change the way care is delivered and bold enough to make the tough choices required to secure the long term future of health and…
Read more...Localis’s new report ‘Unblocking: Securing a health and social care system that protects older people’, published this week explores the failures of the health and…
Read more...Mandale House Receives Visit From Local School In National Story Telling Week Residents at a local care home in Stockton-on-Tees were spun a tall tale…
Read more...Linc Care, the health and social division of Linc-Cymru Housing Association, has welcomed the introduction of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill….
Read more...The UK’s largest carers’ charity Carers Trust is today launching Going Higher – a new campaign calling on universities in England to provide more support…
Read more...The Prime Minster, David Cameron, will announce today (21 Feb) a strategy to help combat dementia over the next five years, with measures to boost…
Read more...Edward and Poppy Mills, residents at Prince George Duke of Kent Court, Kent, have celebrated their Platinum (70th) Anniversary. The couple celebrated the milestone with…
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