60% of Dementia Sufferers Struggled with too Little Support Over Past Year
As one in five family carers report that they had to admit their loved one with dementia to A&E due to lack of support, Alzheimer’s…
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Steve Barclay Appointed New Heath Secretary
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Steve Barclay, former chief of staff at Number 10, as his new health secretary. The appointment follows the resignation…
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Anger and Frustration for Older People at Their Treatment Under the Covid19 Pandemic Restrictions
Older people claim that assuming everyone aged over 70 is vulnerable is deeply ageist. The Older People’s Advocacy Alliance (OPAAL) and the National Coalition of…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
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Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Post COVID-19 Danish Researcher Suggests
New research findings presented at a conference suggest that those who had COVID-19 are at increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Researchers from Denmark…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
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Better Mental Health Support for People in Crisis
The Government has published a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century. This draft bill…
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Plan for Digital Health and Social Care Will Help Alleviate Staffing Pressures Across the NHS
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the plan for digital health and social care announced today by the Department for Health and…
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PJ Care Partners with University of Leicester to Develop Framework for Assessing Wellbeing in Residents with Dementia
Specialist neurological care provider, PJ Care, has partnered with the University of Leicester in a unique research project that could revolutionise the assessment and care…
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Inverclyde Care Homes Pilot ‘SB Duet’ to Improve Wellbeing, Reduce Isolation, and Increase Activity Levels of Care Home Residents
Scottish Ballet in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Care Home Collaborative (CHC) are piloting SB Duet in three Independent Sector Care homes within…
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£4 Million Prize to Develop Life-Changing Technology for People with Dementia
Alzheimer’s Society, Innovate UK and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have announced a partnership to launch a new multi-million pound Longitude Prize on Dementia. Opening…
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Report Finds Evidence of Inequality in Treatment of Ethnic Minority ‘Covid heroes’ Working in Health and Social Care
Lower-paid health and social care workers, who played a pivotal front-line role during the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced bullying, racism and harassment at work according to…
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Upholding These Rights is Fundamental to Good Support and Good Lives
Tuesday, 22 June 2022 the new Bill of Rights had its first reading in the House of Commons. The government is proposing that the Bill…
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Window of Opportunity for Health and Social Care Collaboration
Care England, has today welcomed the constructive independent review by General Messenger and Dame Pollard on health and social care leadership. Professor Martin Green OBE,…
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Stop Social Care From Being the Bottleneck
AMBULANCES and their patients are queuing outside hospitals because there is no social care to allow beds to be freed up, it was said today….
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