DHSC Second Permanent Secretary Appointed
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced the appointment of Tom Riordan to the role of Second Permanent Secretary. The appointment has…
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Healthcare
Hampshire Care Home Teams Up With Local Gym To Fight Dementia
Portsdown View care home recently participated in a ‘coffee and cake afternoon’ at Pompey Health & Fitness Club to help raise funds for Dementia UK….
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Further Funding Cuts For Councils Would Be Disastrous Says LGA
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Local Government Authority (LGA) says the Government needs to take immediate steps to…
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Sector Responds to Devastating Darzi Report
Industry leaders have responded to the release of a devastating report which reveals that a decade of austerity has left the NHS in “critical condition”…
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‘Major Surgery, Not Sticking Plaster Solutions’ Needed To Rebuild NHS
Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer will today pledge the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a “reform or die” speech this morning…
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Hampshire Care Association Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer
Hampshire Care Association (HCA), a regional membership body for adult social care, is delighted to announce that Emma Heath has been appointed as the new…
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Dementia Less Common Among People Taking Certain Diabetes Drugs
People who take certain drugs for type 2 diabetes appear to have a lower risk of dementia, according to new research published in the BMJ….
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Temporary NHS Staff ‘Fearful’ Of Speaking Up About Patient Safety Issues Report Reveals
Temporary NHS workers fear speaking up about patient safety due to discrimination, an investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has found, with…
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Care Cost Cap ‘Undeliverable’ Says Labour Peer
Baroness Gillian Merron has ruled out a care cost cap as “undeliverable” following a contentious debate in the House of Lords earlier this week. The…
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Research Study Reveals Patchy And Inconsistent End Of Life Care
A major research study has found that one in three dying people in England and Wales were severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the…
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No Red Cards Or Off-Sides – Just Plenty Of Goal Scoring At Bernard Sunley Care Home
The ‘Beautiful Game’ has kicked off at Bernard Sunley, the Woking-based residential, nursing and dementia care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly, with…
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Campaigner’s Open Letter To Prime Minister
A SOCIAL CARE leader has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to end the scandal of 1.6m older, vulnerable and disabled…
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Shining a Light on Dementia Care Innovation for World Alzheimer’s Month
In honour of World Alzheimer’s Month this September, Care England is highlighting the outstanding contributions of its members in supporting individuals living with dementia across…
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£9m Investment Championing The Next Generation Of Dementia Researchers
Alzheimer’s Society will be investing £9million into funding three new Doctoral Training Centres designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their…
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Championing The Next Generation Of Dementia Researchers
Alzheimer’s Society has announced that it will be investing just under £3.2 million into funding a new Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) at Newcastle University to…
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