King’s College Boat Club’s 24-Hour ‘Ergathon’ Challenge For Alzheimer’s Research UK
On Saturday 7 March, King’s College Boat Club will be swapping the water for dry land when they begin a 24-hour ergathon challenge to boost…
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The Homecare Deficit: Funding Of Older People’s Homecare
United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), the professional organisation for domiciliary care providers, today (4 March 2015) releases the national and regional picture of under-funding of…
Read more...Greene King Employees To Become Dementia Friends
Greene King is supporting the Dementia Friends initiative by encouraging more than 1,000 of its employees to sign up by the end of March. There…
Read more...New Agreement With Monitor To Deliver Better Patient Care
The Care Quality Commission and Monitor have agreed to strengthen information sharing for the benefit of patients and to more effectively deliver their role. The…
Read more...CQC Supports New Vision For End Of Life Care
A new piece of work setting out how good, coordinated or integrated care looks like to people near the end of their life has been…
Read more...Neuropsychological, Neuropsychiatric And Functional Assessments Help Follow The Course Of Alzheimer’s Disease
The cognitive performance of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and behavioural and psychological problems are linked to their performance of activities of daily living, according to…
Read more...Report On Review Of Choice In End Of Life Care Published
A new report published this week by the Choice in End of Life Care Review Board, which was set up by health minister Rt Hon…
Read more...Study Reveals Hallmark Alzheimer’s Protein In Young Adult Brains
Researchers in the US have found that small amounts of a hallmark Alzheimer’s protein, amyloid, may be present inside some brain cells in healthy younger…
Read more...Dementia And Alzheimer’s Is The Leading Cause Of Death For Women Over 80, According To ONS
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of death in women over 80, according to statistics showing the top causes of death by age…
Read more...Nurses Frequently Delay Discharge Due To Lack Of Support For Older People
In a new study released today, almost 70 per cent of nurses across England admit they frequently delay discharging older patients because there is no…
Read more...The BCF Prioritises NHS Spending Over Social Care, Mps Find
NHS spending is being prioritised above social care and care services are unlikely to be protected to the extent promised, a Public Accounts Committee report…
Read more...HMRC Investigates 100 Social Care Firms Over ‘Failure To Pay NMW’
Government promises to ‘name, shame and fine employers’ in crackdown in sector where there is high risk of workers not receiving legal minimum Norman Lamb,…
Read more...New Social Care Bill Proposed In Wales
The Welsh government has announced a new social care bill to replace the current one in a bid to increase accountability in Welsh care homes….
Read more...2.3 Million Under 18s Know Someone With Dementia But Lack Understanding
Show of support from today’s youth signals dawn of the first dementia-friendly generation. Nearly a third of young people know someone living with dementia. Two…
Read more...Bupa Chooses Age UK As UK-Wide Strategic Charity Partner
Age UK has been chosen as Bupa’s strategic charity partner in the UK, integrating activity throughout all aspects of the Bupa UK business, engaging employees…
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