76% Of People Nationwide Concerned They Won’t Have Enough Money To Pay For Care
According to new research commissioned by Hartford Care, 76% of people nationwide are concerned they won’t have enough money to pay for a place in…
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Healthcare
Government’s NHS Reforms And 10 Year Plan Must Radically Transform End Of Life Care, Says Social Care Coalition
The Coalition of Frontline Care for People Nearing the End of Life is urging radical changes in care for older people nearing the end of…
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Hospital Admissions For Strokes Rise By 28% Since 2004 – As NHS Urges The Public To ‘Act FAST’
The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years, new NHS analysis has found….
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Alzheimer’s Society Report Exposes the Need for Mandatory Dementia Training Care England Says
Care England has issued a response to the Alzheimer’s Society ‘Because We’re Human Too’ report, which reveals a growing crisis: while the number of people…
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‘Most Of The Care In Wales Is Good’ – Care Inspectorate Wales
Most of the care in Wales is good care, with almost three quarters of care homes and home support services achieving ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ grades…
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St Andrew’s Healthcare Voluntary Services Team Named King’s Award Winners
A team that supports people with complex mental health needs has received the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The Voluntary…
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Zero Tolerance For Failure Under Package Of Tough NHS Reforms Unveiled
League tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don’t turn things around are part of new plans to…
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Eighty Per Cent Of Unpaid Carers Consider Giving Up Their Jobs As Partnership Calls For More Employer Support
Eighty per cent of unpaid carers with a health condition have considered giving up their jobs amid a lack of support from their employers, a…
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Angela Rippon CBE Backs Charity’s Call To Make Dementia Training Mandatory
Today (Wednesday 13 November) broadcaster and journalist, Angela Rippon CBE will join people affected by dementia at a special Alzheimer’s Society parliamentary event in Westminster,…
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Care Providers Call For “Urgent Review” To Prevent “Systematic Collapse”
Providers Unite have launched a grassroots campaign to “unite adult care service providers across the country” and are calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves for an…
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Number of People Dying in Poverty Increases by 19% in Four Years
A shocking new report by end of life charity Marie Curie has set out the stark financial reality of dying in the United Kingdom today….
Read more...Government Unveils Major Mental Health Care Reforms
New laws will give patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act more dignity and say over their care in long-awaited updates have been introduced in…
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NHS Launches Major New Stroke Campaign As Thousands Delay Calling 999 By Nearly 90 Minutes
Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset…
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Report Reveals Serious Gaps In Dementia Support
The Living well with dementia – better community provision for all report from national volunteering organisation, Royal Voluntary Service and the University of Birmingham reveals…
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Chancellor To Increase Social Care Spending
A “significant real terms funding increase” for local government next year has been promised by chancellor Rachel Reeves in today’s Budget (30 October). This will…
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