Directors of adult social services have welcomed the Government’s commitment to neighbourhood health as a cornerstone of the NHS 10-year plan, but stressed that local…
Read more...A widely-used diabetes and weight-loss medication has failed to slow cognitive decline in people with early Alzheimer’s disease, pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has announced. The…
Read more...The number of care home patients aged 65 and over in England receiving NHS prescriptions has increased, according to new 2024/25 estimates published by the…
Read more...The Food for the Brain Foundation’s Cognitive Function Test will now be used to assess blood biomarkers being developed in the ‘READ OUT’ trial, a…
Read more...NHS teams across the country are ramping up their winter flu vaccine offer in the lead up to Christmas – hitting the high street and…
Read more...The Chair of the UK Covid Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her second report which concludes that the response to the pandemic by the…
Read more...Hospitals and care homes in the UK are so short-staffed that nursing staff are continuing to work while unwell, with stress the leading cause of…
Read more...The son of celebrated actress Pauline Quirke MBE has announced plans for an ambitious five-day fundraising trek covering 140 kilometres across five counties in support…
Read more...A new report on reducing NHS waiting times for planned (or elective) care, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that despite NHSE spending £3.24bn…
Read more...The future of quality dementia care relies on understanding and emotional awareness that the experience of dementia heightens feelings and lessens thinking, according to Professor…
Read more...A new study, funded by Alzheimer’s Society, has identified three existing medications that could be repurposed to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The research led…
Read more...Following the announcement by Sir Julian Hartley that he would be stepping down as Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with immediate effect…
Read more...The NHS may have to cut frontline staff or services due to the financial impact of further strikes on already squeezed budgets, health leaders warn….
Read more...England’s health service has recorded its first reduction in waiting lists after three consecutive months of increases, according to newly released data that will offer…
Read more...A University of Nottingham researcher will speak in the House of Commons this week as part of a discussion on how physical activity can boost…
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