NHS Finances Stretched To The Limit As Nursing Workforce Reaches Record High
The latest quarterly monitoring report from The King’s Fund once again illustrates the huge pressures on NHS finances, with a quarter of NHS trust finance…
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Falconer Bill on ‘Assisted Dying’ is Flawed Says AEA
Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), the charity challenging elder abuse, has warned that there are no satisfactory safeguards in the draft Bill proposed by Lord…
Read more...GMC Resource For Doctors To Provide Better Care For Older People
The GMC has launched a new online resource to support doctors in their day-to-day care of older patients: Better care for older people It has…
Read more...How Tackling Lifestyle Factors For Dementia Could Save The UK State £42.9 Billion Between Now And 2040.
A Provocation launched today explores potential savings to the state if we were able to intervene successfully on the risk factors that cause dementia- these…
Read more...Local MSP Shoots Hoops At Bupa Care Home
Local MSP Michael McMahon has been shooting hoops and scoring points with residents at a Mini Highland Games tournament at Bupa’s Highgate Care Home. On…
Read more...Study Reveals How Gardens Could Help Dementia Care
A new study has revealed that gardens in care homes could provide promising therapeutic benefits for patients suffering from dementia. The research is published in…
Read more...One In Three Cases Of Alzheimer’s Disease Worldwide Could Be Prevented, Suggests New Estimate
As many as one in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease worldwide could be prevented by modifying lifestyle factors, according to a study published today (Monday…
Read more...First-of-its-Kind Care Home Industry Ethics Conference a Success
Over 120 academics, commissioners, lobby group representatives and care home staff and providers, together with NHS clinical and research staff, attended a pioneering care home…
Read more...University Of Nottingham To Host Free Public Meeting On Dementia
The University of Nottingham is hosting a free public meeting about dementia on 29 July 2014. The meeting will take place at the Djanogly Art…
Read more...Kings Fund Respond To The Announcement Of A Revised Agreement For The Better Care Fund
Responding to the announcement of a revised agreement for the Better Care Fund, Richard Humphries, Assistant Director, Policy at The King’s Fund said: ‘This announcement…
Read more...ADASS Budget Survey – Executive Summary
Despite everything that is being done to prioritise Adult Social Care – the cash invested in Adult Social Care will reduce by a further 1.9%…
Read more...Smoking Increases Risk of Dementia, According to World Health Organisation
Smokers have a 45 per cent higher risk of developing all forms of dementia than non-smokers, and 14 per cent of Alzheimer’s disease cases worldwide…
Read more...UK Charity Calls for Digital Skills Shake-Up
Leading Digital Skills charity Citizens Online has called for a radical change to the way the 6.8m offline adults in the UK are given skills…
Read more...Calls For Increased Investment In Alzheimer’s Drug Trials As Study Reveals A 99.6% Failure Rate
A comprehensive study of all of the clinical trials for Alzheimer’s drugs in the US has highlighted a very high failure rate of the drugs…
Read more...UK Researchers Take New Steps Towards Alzheimer’s Blood Test
Researchers at King’s College London and co-funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK have announced a panel of 10 proteins that could form a blood test to…
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