Councils Could Face £8bn Funding Black Hole By 2028/29
Councils in England should be a major driver to boost local growth over the coming years but could face a funding gap of more than…
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Healthcare
Patients Put Off Seeking Care Due To ‘Dysfunctional’ NHS Admin, Warn Healthcare Experts
Letters arriving after appointments, not being kept updated about waiting times for treatment and chasing test results, are all commonplace issues impacting large numbers of…
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Waiting List Falls As NHS Staff Treated Record Numbers Last Year
NHS staff delivered a record 18 million treatments in 2024, as the waiting list fell in December for the fourth month in a row. The…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Launches New Film Featuring Researchers And Supporters
Alzheimer’s Research has launched a powerful new film to highlight the importance of dementia research in the ongoing search for a cure. Voiced by acclaimed…
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More Than 1 Million Older People Urged To Get Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine
The NHS is urging around 1.3 million older people who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to get jabbed, as health service…
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Scotland Says No to Alzheimer’s Drug lecanemab
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has rejected a new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab (sold under the brand name Leqembi), for use on the NHS in Scotland….
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ICG Backs Day of Action Over Social Care
The social care provider organisation, The Independent Care Group (ICG) has thrown its weight behind a national day of action to call on the Government…
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£3.66bn Public Health Grant Boost for Local Authorities
The UK Government has confirmed that local authorities across England will receive a total public health grant of £3.66 billion for the financial year 2024-2025,…
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Bank of England Lowers Interest Rates Amid Economic Uncertainty
The Bank of England has announced a further reduction in interest rates, cutting them by 0.25 percentage points. This brings the cost of borrowing down…
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Study Reveals How Lifelong Exercise Could Protect Against Dementia
A team at University College London (UCL) has found a link between regular physical activity throughout life and changes in the brain which could help…
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Over 80% Of Healthcare Cost In The Final Year Of Life Spent On Hospitals
New research from the Nuffield Trust and the Health Economics Unit, commissioned by end-of-life charity Marie Curie, finds that UK public expenditure for people in…
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Loganberry Lodge Care Home Hosts Virtual Dementia Tour to Enhance Care
On 21st January, staff at Loganberry Lodge Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, recently took part in a groundbreaking training experience designed to…
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Perfect Storm of ENIC Rise and Increased Demand Could Force Local Carer Organisations to Close
Local carer services are at serious risk of closure from a perfect storm of National Insurance increases, rising demand for support and reduced capacity, new…
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Groundbreaking Social Care Research Pilot Begins Data Collection
The VIVALDI Social Care Team has announced that the launch of data collection for its groundbreaking pilot has begun. Designed by social care for social…
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MHA launches Key 2 Me Programme, Designed to Unlock Conversations and Increase Connections
Methodist Homes (MHA), the country’s largest charitable care provider, has launched a new programme to help encourage conversations between residents, staff, and loved ones. The…
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