A new investigational medicine for dementia with Lewy bodies has been granted an Innovation Passport by the UK’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP)…
Read more...Cygnet Adarna House has officially opened a brand new Social Hub dedicated to the memory of a much-loved colleague whose vision and hard work helped bring the project to life.
Read more...Alzheimer’s Research UK has published a new report urging the Government to set out a clear national strategy for dementia research, warning that without urgent reform to clinical trials…
Read more...Elderly and frail patients aged 81 and over are worst affected by the ongoing crisis in A&E, which often leaves those admitted to hospital waiting for a bed to become available in inappropriate places like corridors and cupboards.
Read more...The cost of dependency-forming medicines prescribed in England has more than halved since 2016/17. New data published by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) shows the cost fell by 57% between 2016/17 and 2025/26, from £756 million to £325 million.
Read more...The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) is urging councils and care providers to ensure consistently high standards of end of life care, warning that failures during a person’s final days can have a lasting impact on bereaved families.
Read more...From 10th to 16th August 2026, care homes up and down the country will once again be reaching for their finest china, plumping up their scones, and polishing their teapots in celebration of Afternoon Tea Week — one of the most delightfully British traditions in the residential and nursing care calendar.
Read more...The care sector has today given a cautious welcome to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s landmark speech on adult social care, in which he vowed to fix England’s “broken” system and pledged that his government would succeed where “successive administrations have ducked the issue for too long.”
Read more...Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to fix England’s broken social care system, announcing an accelerated timetable for the National Care Service commission and a new cross-party push…
Read more...The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £1.65 million to 17 projects to support the early-stage development of quantum technologies.
Read more...Residents and staff at a care home in Huddersfield took part in a live group exercise session led by daytime TV fitness legend, Mr Motivator (Derrick Evans).
Read more...Ambient Voice Technologies (AVT) could radically transform the NHS and build Britain’s sovereign AI capabilities, according to analysis by The King’s Fund.
Read more...Age UK is calling on the Government and NHS leaders to take urgent action to tackle delayed hospital discharges among older people, describing the issue as a “crisis hiding in plain sight”.
Read more...Millions of unpaid carers in England will be better recognised, referred to support and helped to reach their full potential, under a new cross-government action plan published earlier this month.
Read more...The AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare (AIC), led by King’s College London and Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, will partner with the University of Cambridge and other NHS Trusts, to drive innovation in healthcare AI using the University of Cambridge’s newly-launched Zenith AI Supercomputer.
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