Charities and parliamentarians have written to Baroness Casey of Blackstock as she begins her independent review of adult social care, warning that a largely overlooked…
Read more...The NHS delivered more elective activity in 2025 than any other year in its history, helping cut the waiting list to its lowest level since…
Read more...A specialist care home in Solihull is highlighting how “life story” care is transforming the lives of those with the most complex needs living in…
Read more...A major study tracking over 131,000 healthcare workers for more than four decades has found that regular, moderate consumption of caffeinated tea and coffee may…
Read more...Health and care partners in Kent and Medway have launched a pilot programme to train care home staff to recognise signs of dementia, helping residents…
Read more...A new survey has revealed that nearly four in 10 people actively avoid visiting relatives living with dementia due to the difficulties involved, prompting the…
Read more...More than three quarters (78%) of Scots believe there are not enough nursing staff to provide safe and effective care in Scotland’s health and care…
Read more...Adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus…
Read more...Nutrition & Hydration Week will return from 16th to 22nd March 2026, with care homes and NHS Trusts across the UK expected to participate in…
Read more...Increasing demand for services and higher thresholds for admission are leading to long waits for mental health care, CQC’s annual report into the use of…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society has published – for the first time – data revealing the true extent of delays to discharge from hospital for people living with…
Read more...Health service leaders have warned that the NHS remains under severe strain despite some improvements in emergency care performance, as hospitals continue to grapple with…
Read more...Corridor care has become so entrenched in NHS hospitals that nursing staff are in danger of losing hope, according to stark new testimony gathered by…
Read more...Shocking new analysis by Age UK in 2024/25 shows there were more than 100,000 instances of over-65s waiting between one day (24hrs) three days (72hrs)…
Read more...A groundbreaking international study is investigating whether a simple finger-prick blood test could revolutionise the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, potentially offering care providers a…
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