Care Staff Falling Ill as Understaffing Takes Its Toll
Hospitals and care homes in the UK are so short-staffed that nursing staff are continuing to work while unwell, with stress the leading cause of…
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Billions Spent to Tackle NHS Waiting Lists But Targets Still Missed, PAC finds
A new report on reducing NHS waiting times for planned (or elective) care, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that despite NHSE spending £3.24bn…
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University Academic Calls for Emotionally Intelligent Dementia Care at UK Dementia Congress
The future of quality dementia care relies on understanding and emotional awareness that the experience of dementia heightens feelings and lessens thinking, according to Professor…
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Promising Research Into Shingles Vaccine as a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study, funded by Alzheimer’s Society, has identified three existing medications that could be repurposed to treat or prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The research led…
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Dr Arun Chopra Assumes Role of Interim Chief Executive of CQC
Following the announcement by Sir Julian Hartley that he would be stepping down as Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with immediate effect…
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Further Strikes Could Result In NHS Cutting Staff Or Services, Health Leaders Warn
The NHS may have to cut frontline staff or services due to the financial impact of further strikes on already squeezed budgets, health leaders warn….
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NHS Waiting Lists Show First Decline in Months as Winter Pressures Mount
England’s health service has recorded its first reduction in waiting lists after three consecutive months of increases, according to newly released data that will offer…
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Regent’s Glow Walk Lights The Way For Mental Health UK
The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Worcester have raised hundreds of pounds for charity with a 10km Glow Walk. Staff from not-for-profit Regent…
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Nottingham Professor To Discuss Benefits Of Exercise For Older People In House Of Commons
A University of Nottingham researcher will speak in the House of Commons this week as part of a discussion on how physical activity can boost…
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NHS Issues Flu Jab SOS With Worst Of Winter Only Weeks Away
The NHS has issued a ‘flu jab SOS’, with England’s top nurse warning people to get protected now, with only weeks to go before the…
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Research Reveals Devastating Reality Of So Called ‘Corridor Care’
Almost one in five patients in Emergency Departments were being cared for in trolleys or chairs in corridors in England this summer, with so-called ‘corridor…
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Northern Ireland Healthcare Staff to Receive Pay Increase
Healthcare workers in Northern Ireland are set to receive a pay rise that will bring their salaries in line with colleagues across the rest of…
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Patients To Benefit From “Cutting-Edge” NHS Care From Their Homes
More patients will receive faster, more convenient care from the comfort of their own homes, through the rollout of new digital technologies across the NHS….
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Carers UK Marks 60 Years Of The Carers’ Movement And Women’s Leadership At Mary Webster Lecture
Carers UK marked a significant milestone in its 60th anniversary year with the final event in its national Mary Webster Lecture series, a powerful celebration…
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Employers Join Forces With Government To Tackle Ill-Health And Keep Britain Working
More than 60 major and many small employers are joining forces with the government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people…
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