Anger at Lack Of Social Care Action in PM Speech
Angry social care campaigners have described the Prime Minister’s promise of bold action and long-term decision making as laughable after the sector was ignored in…
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Calls to Write Off Healthcare Workers’ Student Loans Amid NHS Dropout Crisis
New analysis published by the Nuffield Trust lays bare the scale of losses caused by clinical staff dropping out of training and opting out of…
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Local Charitable Trust Invests £10m in Dementia Drug Discovery
The ALBORADA Trust, based near Newmarket, has donated £5 million to Alzheimer’s Research UK. The donation supports the ALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute (DDI) at the…
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Record Number Of Centenarians A Reminder We Need To Better Prepare For Ageing Population
New figures show the number of centenarians living in England and Wales is at an all-time high, with 13,924 people being over 100 in 2021….
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Dementia Research Charity Awards Cardiff Scientists £387k Grant
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has funded two researchers from Cardiff University to carry out projects aimed at finding new treatments…
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Public Blames Government For 7.7m-Long Waiting Lists In England, Finds Survey
As doctors in England begin the longest period of combined industrial action by consultants and junior doctors yet, new survey findings show that Government attempts…
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Justice Gap Widens: Disability Hate Crime Convictions Continue to Drop
Victims of disability hate crimes are unlikely to receive justice, according to figures obtained by Leonard Cheshire and United Response. Using figures obtained through Freedom…
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Scotland Review Recommends “Wider Scrutiny” of Social Care Staff
An independent review is recommending wider regulation of social care staff to better protect and help people receiving social care and support. The Independent Review…
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Charities Demand ‘Fresh Thinking’ From The Next Government To Tackle Loneliness
A group of 14 charities and foundations including the British Red Cross, Mind and Age UK are calling on the government to increase efforts to…
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Third UK IDDSI Festival Sells Out in Record Time
The third UK IDDSI Festival sold out all 250 delegate tickets in record time this year and was a huge success across the board. The…
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NHS Leaders Call For An End To ‘Dangerous Deadlock’ Ahead Of Latest Round Of NHS Strikes
The NHS Confederation is warning that next week’s triple walk out of junior doctors, consultants and radiographers will jeopardise patient care, harm efforts to bring…
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Two-Thirds Of GPs Want To Prescribe Tech For Patients Diagnosed With Dementia
A poll of GPs in the UK has shown primary care doctors want to prescribe assistive technologies to patients diagnosed with dementia. More than two-thirds…
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Work Experience Day Enhance Residents’ Sense Of Self-Worth
In an unusual about-turn, staff at a dementia care home in Somerset have been receiving help in doing their jobs from the residents they support…
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30,000 Volunteers Stand Up To Support The NHS And Care Systems This Winter
More than 30,000 NHS and Care Volunteer Responders are standing by to boost capacity in health and care this winter and support some of the…
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Care Residents First to Get Winnter Vaccinations
The NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme is off to a flying start with more than one million (1.16m) autumn covid jabs delivered in a week since…
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