Older people claim that assuming everyone aged over 70 is vulnerable is deeply ageist. The Older People’s Advocacy Alliance (OPAAL) and the National Coalition of…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK says Government must take greater action to speed up the development and deployment of new dementia treatments after it’s been revealed that…
Read more...New research findings presented at a conference suggest that those who had COVID-19 are at increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers from Denmark…
Read more...The Chairs of the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee have welcomed a response from the Government into recommendations of the…
Read more...The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported an increase in care home COVID outbreaks over the past week. The number of suspected outbreaks of…
Read more...NIHR-funded researchers have launched a new study seeking to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK, with a view…
Read more...Care England has called for lessons to be learned from the care hotel initiative deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive…
Read more...During the Covid-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the “gold-standard” despite the best efforts of frontline healthcare professionals. This news is…
Read more...The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has provided interim advice to government regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) booster doses this autumn. The boosters would be…
Read more...A new IPPR report, published to mark the launch of a new Commission on Health and Prosperity, warns that the UK’s deep health inequalities and…
Read more...Over one million people have received a spring booster in just over two weeks since the latest phase of the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme kicked…
Read more...The BMA says the Government is failing to grasp how serious a threat the current levels of COVID-19 illness pose to the NHS and to…
Read more...The Government has been urged to revamp its ‘living with Covid’ plan as NHS leaders warn the government risks abandoning the health service in the…
Read more...The International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) has today launched its G20 flagship report calling on governments to reorient their health systems to prevent and better…
Read more...Concerns are growing as deaths due to COVID continue to rise in Scottish care homes. Statistics published last week revealed that 79 care home residents…
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