Local Care Home Celebrates Opening New Nursing Wing
On Thursday 19 January, staff and residents from Windmill Manor Care Home in Oxted along with Councillor Brian Black came together to officially open the…
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Health
We Must Shift the Narrative on Ageing and Disability says LGA
“The Archbishops’ Commission rightly highlights the importance of shifting the narrative on ageing and disability, as well as building better attitudes towards social care and…
Read more...3.5 Million People Aged 50-64 Facing Health & Financial Hardship
With over 3.5 million people aged 50-64 currently classified as ‘economically inactive’, Age UK is warning that any move to increase the State Pension Age…
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Government Sets Out Vision to Reduce Ill Health and Tackle the UK’s Dementia Crisis
Alzheimer’s Research UK has welcomed new government commitments to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce ill-health in the UK, as part of its new Major…
Read more...NHS Confederation Responds to DHSC Announcement on Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Services
Responding to the Department for Health and Social Care’s announcement on how £150 million of funding will be spent on urgent and emergency mental health…
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Brits Failing to Look After Our Brains, as More than 9 out of 10 Could be Doing More
Only 2% of the public are doing everything they can to keep their brains healthy, according to new figures released by Alzheimer’s Research UK/ Now…
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Government Urged to Strengthen Draft Mental Health Bill
The Government’s draft Mental Health Bill must be strengthened to address rising numbers detained under current legislation and tackle unacceptable and inexcusable failures on racial…
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Vicky Mcclure and Dame Arlene Phillips Join Forces With Alzheimer’s Society to Demand Government Make Dementia a Priority
– Alzheimer’s Society Ambassadors Dame Arlene Phillips and Vicky McClure will today deliver an open letter to PM Rishi Sunak calling for him to urgently…
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Government Launches Preventive Healthcare Inquiry
The Health and Social Care Committee has launched a major new inquiry into the prevention of ill-health. • Prevention in health and social care •…
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Rethink Health and Social Care Workforce to Solve NHS Backlog
One of the leading figures in the UK’s recruitment sector has called for a strategic review of Britain’s health and social care workforce in order…
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“Solutions Required” for a High Quality and Sustainable Health & Care System
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the NHS Confederation and the Local Government Association (LGA) have come together to create a report…
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Industrial Action is Jeopardising the NHS’ Attempts to Break Out of its Vicious Cycle
The NHS is being trapped in a vicious cycle brought about by extreme pressures in emergency care, ongoing high levels of flu, Covid and RSV…
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US Regulator Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Drug lecanemab
The Food and Drug Administration has approved lecanemab, a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, for use across the US. It’s been less than two years…
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Leeds Building Society Partners with Dementia UK to Launch UK Tour Clinics for Families with Dementia
Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nurse charity, in partnership with Leeds Building Society, is launching free face-to-face ‘Closer to Home’ clinics, to provide life-changing support…
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Dementia UK Bolsters Support for Families Ahead of Anticipated Rise in Helpline Contacts
The ‘I live with dementia’ campaign has been launched in a typically busy month for the charity, helping to support those impacted by dementia A…
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