NHS Set To Withdraw Secondary Care Mental Health Support
NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health services provided by NHS Practitioner Health, which would health experts…
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Spring Covid-19 Vaccination Program Begins April 15th
The NHS national booking system will open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings on Monday (15 April), with those eligible able to book appointments from the…
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Local Care Home Supports World Health Day
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading have been marking World Health Day by taking part in a range…
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Mental Health Absences Adding To NHS Staffing Crisis Study Reveals
NHS staffMore than three in ten (31%) NHS employees have had to take time off work with mental health issues in the past year, according…
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Earlier Menopause And Higher Cardiovascular Risk May Be Linked To Memory And Thinking Problems Study Reveals
A large Canadian research study, published 3rd April in the scientific journal Neurology has reported that women with an earlier onset of menopause and higher…
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Blood Tests For Diagnosing Dementia A Step Closer For UK
Two world-class research teams will carry out countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, in a bid to improve…
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New laboratory-based research in mice, published in the scientific journal Stem Cell Reports, has suggested that a form of Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred via…
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Landmark Study Reveals Extent Of Challenges For People Growing Old In England – Despite Scarcity Of Data
Hourglass, the only charity focused on the abuse and neglect of older people in the UK has released a revolutionary Safer Ageing Index in partnership…
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Dementia Charity Advises About Clock Change Confusion
As winter comes to an end and the days become longer, people across the nation are preparing to put their clocks forward an hour on…
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MPs Meet With Dementia Charity To Discuss NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding
A group of high-profile MPs including Elliot Colburn (Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington and vice-chair of the APPG on Dementia), Mims Davies (Conservative, Minister…
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Routine Covid Testing Of Hospital Discharges To Care Homes To End In April
The government is to end routine COVID testing for hospital patients discharged into care homes from April 1. Health minister Maria Caulfield confirmed the decision…
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Public Satisfaction With The NHS & Social Care Slumps To New Record Low
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes…
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Scott Mitchell Named People’s Champion Of The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
Scott Mitchell, husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor and Alzheimer’s Research UK Ambassador, has been appointed People’s Champion of the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia…
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Healthcare Leaders Call For ‘Full-Scale Cultural Shift’ To Future Proof Health And Social Care System
Leaders across the health and social care sector agree that a ‘full-scale’ cultural shift at a policy and organisational level is ‘urgently needed’ in order…
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Exercise Class For Those With Dementia Proves “Huge Success”
The First open Love to Move exercise class for those living with dementia in Barnsley was a “huge success”, according to organisers. Dozens of care…
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