Government to Use Vaccine Taskforce Model to Tackle Health Challenges
NHS patients are set to benefit from cutting-edge new treatments and technologies as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling some of…
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1200 People Campaign For Better Social Care For People With Parkinson’s-Related Dementia
Parkinson’s UK has launched a major campaign demanding better training for social care staff, as exhausted families say the needs of their loved ones with…
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Report Reveals Digital Technologies to Play Vital Role in Support Health and Care Workforce
Digital technologies will play a vital role in ensuring the NHS workforce can cope with future demands on the system, according to a new report…
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Multi-Million-Pound Trial to Help Rapidly Find Flu Treatments this Winter
A new national trial, launched today, aims to use pandemic lessons to help quickly find effective treatments for people hospitalised with severe flu. The £2.9…
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Mind Responds to Annual Detentions Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act
New data published today by the Home Office has revealed an 8% increase in people detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act, with…
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Study Reveals Possible Link Between Antioxidants in Diet and Slower Cognitive Decline
Researchers based in Chicago have revealed a possible link in diet and cognitive decline, examining the effects of antioxidants called flavonols on brain health in…
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Over 100 Health And Care Organisations Call For Staffing Forecasts In The NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan
Over 100 health and care organisations, including the Royal College of Physicians, have signed a letter to the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt in support of publishing the…
Read more...NHS Delivers 15 Million Covid-19 Boosters and Visits 10,000 Care Homes
The vaccination programme – the biggest in NHS history – is off to a strong start. In just two months, the health service has vaccinated…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Fails to Slow Decline in Phase III Clinical Trial
The pharmaceutical company Roche has announced that two phase III trials of the potential Alzheimer’s drug gantenerumab did not achieve the goal of slowing clinical…
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Parkinson’s UK’s new portrait mural in Leeds, launched to promote the charity’s new Can’t Wait campaign.
People with Parkinson’s Waiting Years for Care Due to NHS Workforce Crisis
People with Parkinson’s are waiting YEARS for care due to the NHS workforce crisis – and a lack of essential data is hiding the true…
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The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Launched
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism to assist health and care staff caring and supporting people with a learning disability and…
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Yeovil Mental Health Support Service Becomes a CQC Provider
A mental health support service based in Somerset has become a Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered provider, meaning it can now offer a wider scope…
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Westminster Chaos Risks Worsening NHS Winter Crisis
Chaos in Westminster has led to vital ‘rescue money’ local authorities and the NHS desperately need to avert a winter crisis being held up in…
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Decrease in Detentions Under Mental Health Act from 2020-21 to 2021-22
The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act in England decreased by 5.7 per cent from 2020-21 to 2021-22, a new report by NHS…
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Helen Whately Returns as Health Minister
Helen Whately has returned to the Department for Health and Social Care as a health minister. Ms Whately was previously appointed minister for care just…
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