Time for Political Silence on Social Care to End Says Care Leader
Social care is one of the biggest challenges the new government will face – but it was almost completely absent from the General Election campaign…
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The Carer General Election Live – Sector Leaders Share their Views on Labour’s Historic General Election Win
The ballots have been counted; it has been confirmed that Labour have won the general election with a convincing majority. Sir Keir Starmer, MP for…
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Nation Must Rethink Its View Of Dementia Beyond Prolonging Life, Says Leading Care Professional
A leading care home professional says the nation needs to completely rethink the way it looks at people living with dementia in care homes –…
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Doctors In Wales Vote To Accept Pay Offers
The BMA’s consultants, junior doctors and SAS (specialist, associate specialist, and specialty doctors) committees in Wales have all accepted the Welsh Government’s pay offers after…
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US Regulator Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab (known commercially as Kisunla) for people in the US with confirmed amyloid…
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Housing 21 Continues To Grow Its Portfolio With Latest Extra Care Acquisition
There has been further growth of Housing 21’s property portfolio following the successful acquisition of 42 Extra Care properties in Worcestershire. On Monday, 1 July,…
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“Put Dementia on the Agenda” Political Parties Urged
Dementia UK has delivered an open letter signed by more than 13,000 people to all major UK political party leaders demanding they put dementia on…
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NCF Members Amplify The Voices Of People In Receipt Of Care And Support As They Speak Up For Care
The National Care Forum (NCF) has worked with its not-for-profit members to amplify the voices of older people, people with learning disabilities and autistic people…
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Birmingham Hospice Announces Redundancies Amid Funding Crisis
Birmingham Hospice has announced that it is proposing to make significant redundancies as it faces unsustainable rising costs and an estimated £2.4 million deficit budget…
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Junior Doctors In England Begin New Strike
The NHS will face major disruption this week as junior doctors launch five days of industrial action, with services already under increasing pressure, England’s top…
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A Decade Of Failure To Uphold NHS Patients’ Rights To Timely Care
New research by the Nuffield Trust shows that nine of the eleven waiting time targets set out in the health service’s contract with patients are…
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HICA Group Announces Specialised Veteran Care Initiative
As we recognise Armed Forces Day this weekend, a Yorkshire-headquartered social care group has announced the adoption and roll out of the Veteran Friendly Framework…
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NHS Given Mixed Bill Of Health In New Study Of International Healthcare Systems
The NHS is “neither a leader nor a laggard” when compared to healthcare systems of similar countries, though on some critical measures of resources and…
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Nearly Half Of Disabled People Feel Forgotten By Political Parties, New Research Finds
With just one week to go until the General Election, political parties appear to be fighting for every vote, but according to new research* by…
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NHS Leaders Preparing For Strikes But Not Too Late For Junior Doctors To Call Them Off
One of the country’s most senior doctors, Professor Philip Banfield, has said that despite calling an election, the Prime Minister still needs to answer for…
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