Zero Tolerance For Failure Under Package Of Tough NHS Reforms Unveiled
League tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don’t turn things around are part of new plans to…
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Health
Angela Rippon CBE Backs Charity’s Call To Make Dementia Training Mandatory
Today (Wednesday 13 November) broadcaster and journalist, Angela Rippon CBE will join people affected by dementia at a special Alzheimer’s Society parliamentary event in Westminster,…
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Care Charities Initiate Merger To Enhance Services For Veterans
Two charities that care for Armed Forces veterans and their families living with disability, neurological conditions or dementia, have agreed to work towards a merger….
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Care Providers Call For “Urgent Review” To Prevent “Systematic Collapse”
Providers Unite have launched a grassroots campaign to “unite adult care service providers across the country” and are calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves for an…
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Number of People Dying in Poverty Increases by 19% in Four Years
A shocking new report by end of life charity Marie Curie has set out the stark financial reality of dying in the United Kingdom today….
Read more...Government Unveils Major Mental Health Care Reforms
New laws will give patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act more dignity and say over their care in long-awaited updates have been introduced in…
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NHS Launches Major New Stroke Campaign As Thousands Delay Calling 999 By Nearly 90 Minutes
Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset…
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Age UK Calls For A Radical ‘Sea Change’ In How We Think About Older People And About Ageing
New research by the Charity finds a third of people aged 65+ and almost a quarter of those aged 50-64 say they have been discriminated…
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RCN Warns Of Collapsing Nursing Workforce “Putting NHS At Risk”
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is warning that entire regions in England are being left behind by a failing nurse education system as our…
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Voice Of Doctors Must Not Be Lost In 10 Year Health Plan, Says BMA
Responding to the launch of the consultation for the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan, BMA council chair Professor Philip Banfield said: “The BMA, as the trade…
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Chancellor Needs To Uplift Departmental Budget By At Least 3.6% Just For NHS To “Stand Still”
The NHS in England is heading for an unfunded overspend of £4.8bn this financial year, meaning that next week the Chancellor will need to grow…
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British Geriatrics Society Issues Stark Warning To The New Government Ahead Of Winter
Concerns that a repeat of previous years will yet again have a devastating impact on the health of older people. The British Geriatrics Society (BGS),…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Donanemab Does Not Currently Demonstrate Value For The NHS says NICE
The costs of providing donanemab, including regular infusions and intensive monitoring for serious side effects, balanced against the relatively small benefit it provides to patients,…
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Hill Care Group Aims To Host Biggest Dementia-Friendly Exercise Class
HUNDREDS of care home residents at dozens of care homes across the north of England will take part in the “biggest dementia-friendly digital exercise class…
Read more...Carers UK Welcomes Huge Engagement On Future Of NHS – Including Carers Voices To Shape 10 Year Plan
Today (Monday 21 October 2024) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will launch an engagement programme to form a new 10-year health…
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