NHS Confederation Responds to the NAO Report on Mental Health Services
Responding to the new National Audit Office (NAO) report on the progress in improving mental health services, Sean Duggan chief executive of the mental health…
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More Than 86 Million Covid Vaccination Appointments Booked Through NHS Online System in First Two Years
More than 86 million Covid vaccination appointments have been arranged using the NHS’s national online booking system since its launch two years ago. The…
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Waiting List Grew by 1 Million in a Year, Despite Elective Care Recovery Plan
Commenting on the one year anniversary of the publication of NHS England’s elective care recovery plan, senior policy fellow Tim Gardner said: ‘There were 7.2…
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Impact of Ageism on People, the Economy and Society Revealed
The devastating impact of ageist attitudes on people, jobs, health, the economy and social cohesion has been revealed in a new report, Ageism: What’s the…
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NHS Issues Final Call to Come Forward for COVID Booster
The NHS is encouraging people to come forward for their COVID booster before the offer, part of the biggest and most successful programme in health…
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Healthy Lifestyle in Old Age Linked to Slower Memory and Thinking Decline
Research published in The BMJ found that people in their 60s who lead a healthier lifestyle experience slower cognitive decline. The study involved people taking…
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The NHS Won’t Survive Without Immediate Steps to Bolster Workforce, BMA Warns
Responding to the Government’s Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services, Professor Phil Banfield, chair of BMA council, said: “The NHS cannot afford…
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Major Plan to Recover Urgent and Emergency Care Services
The NHS and the government will publish a new blueprint today to help recover urgent and emergency care services, reduce waiting times, and improve patient…
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Heart Conditions Before 60 Linked to Memory and Thinking Problems in Later Life
A team of scientists in the US have found that people who had heart conditions in middle-age were more likely to have memory and thinking…
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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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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…
Read more...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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