Boobie-Q, A Charity Fundraiser For Breast Cancer Now At Maun View Care Home
Maun view care home in Mansfield invited friends, family, and the community of Mansfield to the care home’s charity fundraising event in aid of ‘Breast…
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Local Health and Care Partnerships off to a Strong Start but Underinvestment Hinders Progress
The bodies set up to redesign health and care services around the changing needs of the population are being held back from fully delivering improvements…
Read more...Research Reveals Financial Challenges For Older People From Minoritised Ethnic Communities
Older people from minoritised ethnic communities are being let down when it comes to escaping poverty, as language barriers, government mistrust and a lack of…
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Air Pollution Linked To Increased Use Of Psychiatric Services By People With Dementia
Researchers at King’s College London have found that exposure to air pollution is associated with an increase in use of mental health services by people…
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Eligible Groups For Covid-19 Autumn Booster Announced
The Government is urging elderly people, in particular care home residents and staff, to get their Covid-19 autumn booster vaccinations. An autumn COVID-19 booster vaccination…
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Care Home Launches New Specialist Club To Support Residents With Dementia
Grantham care home is helping residents to ‘forget me not’ as it launches a new club to support people suffering with advanced stages of dementia….
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England Cricketers and Alzheimer’s Society Unite for an ‘Unforgettable’ Day
Alzheimer’s Society joined forces with The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the Kia Oval, as the England cricket team lined up with the…
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Health And Social Care Sector Struggling To Rally Workers Amid Record Talent Shortage
Research by Brook Street Social Care has found that the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry is experiencing a record talent shortage, with employers struggling to…
Read more...Shared Trust, Vision And Purpose Between Care Providers Amongst Key Recommendations Report Reveals
The National Care Forum (NCF) hosted a roundtable on Wednesday 21st June 2023, in conjunction with the Health Service Journal (HSJ), to bring together key…
Read more...Campaigners Lobby Labour Over Social Care
CAMPAIGNING providers today called on Labour politicians to adopt their five-point plan to save social care. The Independent Care Group (ICG) has sent a copy…
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Lack of Capacity and Preparedness Meant NHS Could Not Cope With Pandemic Says BMA
Giving evidence at the UK Covid 19 Public inquiry, the Chair of the BMA Professor Phil Banfield spoke of how the NHS was wholly unprepared…
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Successful Phase 3 Trial Of Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab, Confirmed
Promising preliminary results from a trial of the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, first announced in May, have now been confirmed. The full results were made public…
Read more...New Evidence Linking Sight Loss To Dementia
A new study suggests that sight loss in people over 71 years old may be linked to dementia. The study was in the Journal of…
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£5.7m Specialist Care Home Officially Opens In Stockton
Exemplar Health Care has marked the official opening of Tees Grange, its brand new £5.7m care home in Stockton-on-Tees. Cutting the ribbon to Stockton’s newest…
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Junior Doctors Urge Fresh Talks As 5-Day Strike Begins In England
Junior doctors are striking for five days from today, marking their longest period of industrial action yet. From 7am this morning young medics at the…
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