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A charity’s ability to represent and work for its beneficiaries is at risk because of confusion over the Lobbying Act, warns new a report. The

Barchester Healthcare will be the first private care provider in the UK to offer ‘Nursing Times Group Access’ to its entire nursing workforce.  The agreement

Health care system conditioned to put older people at risk NHS staff “battle a system that is working against good care” Protectionism and cultural differences

People with Mild Cognitive Impairment who have diabetes, depression, or low levels of vitamin B12 are at an increased risk of progressing to dementia. According

Taking some commonly prescribed medicines, including insomnia treatments, could increase the risk of dementia, a new study suggests. These medications are ones that have anticholinergic

Anchor’s care homes have been given the thumbs-up from residents in the results of a major national survey published today (Monday 9 February 2015). More

Tension between managers and clinicians in healthcare remains a significant area for concern and needs to be addressed in the interests of improving patient care,

NICE has published a new briefing to help local authorities and partner organisations ensure that older people in care homes receive the best possible care.

Social isolation, loneliness and giving up caregiving all linked to depression and low quality of life in old age A new report published today by

A wheelchair controlled by the user’s eye movement has scooped the top prize at a Dragons Den style design competition. Leading housing and care provider,

A specialist dementia facility based in Harrogate has become the first in the UK to be awarded outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. Vida Hall

A new report from the World Innovation Health Summit Dementia Forum 2015 has called for concerted action to tackle the global rise in dementia. The

The Alzheimer’s Society has awarded funding to Newcastle University to establish a new Doctoral Training Centre to study the symptoms of a particularly distressing form

More than a third of people aged 65 years and over (nearly 4 million)[i] believe Britain has become a worse place to live over the

A pioneering service to address the growing problem of undernutrition in patients is set to be rolled out at a NHS Foundation Trust thanks to