Sector Responds to Government’s Plans for Social Care Reform
Leading associations and spokespersons in the adult social care sector have has responded to the announcement today by the Department of Health and Social Care…
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In-Hospital Stroke Care Provision Has Not Improved Enough Over The Last 10 Years, Says The Stroke Association
Thousands of stroke patients are missing out on lifechanging treatment and support as vital elements of in-hospital stroke care have declined over the last decade…
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AGE UK Urges Older People to Get COVID-19 and Flu Jab “As Soon as They Can”
With the roll out of the 2024 winter flu and covid vaccination programme underway, Age UK urges older people to do all they can to…
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Winter Pressure Builds As No Sign Of ‘Festive Flu’ Letting Up
Flu cases in hospital have already surpassed last year’s peak as festive infections “flood” hospitals early this winter. Latest weekly figures published this week show…
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MPs to Examine the State Of Community Mental Health Services in New Inquiry
The Health and Social Care Committee has, this week, launched an inquiry to examine the provision of community mental health services for adults with severe…
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Squeeze on NHS-Provided ‘Free’ Social Care Continues As Research Shows Three-Quarters Of Over-45s Don’t Know It Exists
Latest NHS England figures raise concerns that access to NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) is reaching fewer people in need with eligibility rates falling to the…
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Railway 200 Stands With Alzheimer’s Research For A Cure
Railway 200, a new campaign to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, announced Alzheimer’s Research UK as its charity partner. The celebration will last…
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Hospital Admissions For Strokes Rise By 28% Since 2004 – As NHS Urges The Public To ‘Act FAST’
The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years, new NHS analysis has found….
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Angela Rippon CBE Backs Charity’s Call To Make Dementia Training Mandatory
Today (Wednesday 13 November) broadcaster and journalist, Angela Rippon CBE will join people affected by dementia at a special Alzheimer’s Society parliamentary event in Westminster,…
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Care Charities Initiate Merger To Enhance Services For Veterans
Two charities that care for Armed Forces veterans and their families living with disability, neurological conditions or dementia, have agreed to work towards a merger….
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Number of People Dying in Poverty Increases by 19% in Four Years
A shocking new report by end of life charity Marie Curie has set out the stark financial reality of dying in the United Kingdom today….
Read more...Government Unveils Major Mental Health Care Reforms
New laws will give patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act more dignity and say over their care in long-awaited updates have been introduced in…
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NHS Launches Major New Stroke Campaign As Thousands Delay Calling 999 By Nearly 90 Minutes
Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset…
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Age UK Calls For A Radical ‘Sea Change’ In How We Think About Older People And About Ageing
New research by the Charity finds a third of people aged 65+ and almost a quarter of those aged 50-64 say they have been discriminated…
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RCN Warns Of Collapsing Nursing Workforce “Putting NHS At Risk”
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is warning that entire regions in England are being left behind by a failing nurse education system as our…
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