Re-engage and Parkinson’s UK Join Forces
Re-engage, the charity dedicated to ending loneliness and isolation among older people, is partnering with Parkinson’s UK for a call-befriending service. The programme will launch…
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Record Year for Alzheimer’s Research UK as Income Reaches £42.2m
Alzheimer’s Research UK is celebrating a year that has seen it bounce back from one of the most challenging periods to date to invest more…
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NHS Delivers 2.1 Million Covid Autumn Boosters
The NHS Covid vaccination programme has delivered 2.1 million autumn boosters just over a fortnight, and 1.35 million last week alone. NHS chiefs are urging…
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UK Healthcare Workers Less Likely to Enter Industry Compared to Global Counterparts
Lack of focus on mental health support, along with a mounting pressure on resources mean that healthcare workers in the UK would be the least…
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Leeds Beckett Research To Be Shared In Top Alzheimer Report
Vital research from Leeds Beckett University, which should improve the care of people living with dementia, is being featured in a new report. The World…
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New Figures Show 70,800 UK Adults Are Affected by Young Onset Dementia
New figures show a ‘hidden population’ of 70,800 people in the UK who are currently living with young onset dementia — a rise of 28,800…
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Daily Multivitamin Slows Cognitive Aging in Alzheimer’s & Dementia Study Reveals
The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association has published the first positive, large-scale, long-term study to show that multivitamin-mineral supplementation for older adults may slow cognitive…
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Global Health Systems Not Ready for Another Pandemic, Research Shows
Current pressures due to poor funding, staff shortages, and inadequate preparation mean that health systems around the world are unfit to cope with another pandemic,…
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NHS Delivers on Elective Recovery Plan with Progress on Treatment and Tests
The number of patients waiting for tests and checks has fallen for the third month in a row – and is at the lowest level…
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Over 65s Can Now Book Autumn COVID Booster
People aged 65 and over will be able to book their autumn COVID booster through the national booking system from today, meaning five million more…
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PM Liz Truss Appoints Thérèse Coffey as New Health Secretary
Thérèse Coffey becomes England’s third health and social care secretary within two months, promising to bring an ‘ABCD’ focus to her new job by solving…
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Providers Welcome Covid-19 Booster
Care providers today warned that the country needs to be wary of a winter spike in Covid-19 cases and urged everyone eligible to have the…
Read more...Recruitment to Dementia Trials Lags Behind Other Major Health Conditions
Official figures highlighted today reveal shockingly low participation in late-stage dementia trials compared to other major health conditions. This is despite there currently being no…
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Playing a Musical Instrument Shines Light on Benefits for People Living with Dementia- Study Reveals
Results from a new study have revealed that care home residents living with dementia displayed signs of memory recall after playing the keyboard, as well…
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Energy Price Surge Threatens to Sink Social Care Sector
Care England has called for immediate Government action to prevent a widespread catastrophe within adult social care, as figures released by Box Power CIC and…
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