New polling for Alzheimer’s Society ahead of today’s Autumn budget has revealed strong public support for greater UK Government action on dementia, including increased investment in diagnosis,…
Read more...The number of people with a recorded dementia diagnosis in England has reached 523,081, according to the latest figures published by NHS England, as the…
Read more...Independent Care Group Calls on Chancellor to Deliver Immediate Social Care Action in Budget The Independent Care Group (ICG) is today urging Chancellor John Healey…
Read more...The number of people formally diagnosed with dementia in England has reached a record 523,081, according to the latest figures, an increase of 10,615 from…
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Campaigners and representatives of 14 health and social care charities delivered a petition signed by 26,451 people calling for urgent reform to NHS continuing healthcare funding to the Department of Health and Social Care today.
Fourteen health and care charities are calling on the Government to launch a full, independent review of NHS continuing healthcare (CHC), warning that families facing…
Read more...Three quarters (75%) of people believe the NHS should fund new treatments that slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, even if the benefits are modest,…
Read more...The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness (Heather) Hallett, has today published her sixth report. She concludes that, in the early stages of the…
Read more...Methodist Homes (MHA) has achieved the Silver Standard Award in the Onvero (formerly Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) 2026 Tide awards. The award follows…
Read more...Migrant workers must not be made scapegoats for politicians’ failure to invest in public services, UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has told protesters at the…
Read more...Monday 28 September, saw leading figures from the world of sport take on a unique endurance challenge at the home of cricket in support of…
Read more...Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will pay for a new national care service by ending the state pension “triple lock”. Addressing Labour’s annual…
Read more...Members of the public across England are being invited to play a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care, as Baroness Louise…
Read more...A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer’s…
Read more...Dementia care has been branded as “stuck in the 20th century” in a new report calling for a transformation on the scale of the progress…
Read more...New polling by Opinium for Carers UK reveals that 3.33 million people have given up work to care for a family member or friend who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with 1.1 million leaving their job in the last two years alone – more than 1,500 people a day.
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