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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Voice Of Doctors Must Not Be Lost In 10 Year Health Plan, Says BMA
Responding to the launch of the consultation for the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan, BMA council chair Professor Philip Banfield said: “The BMA, as the trade…
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Chancellor Needs To Uplift Departmental Budget By At Least 3.6% Just For NHS To “Stand Still”
The NHS in England is heading for an unfunded overspend of £4.8bn this financial year, meaning that next week the Chancellor will need to grow…
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Care England Calls for Greater Support for Young Onset Dementia
Care England has marked Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day by launching resources designed to raise awareness and advocate for urgent government action to support individuals…
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Alzheimer’s Drug Donanemab Does Not Currently Demonstrate Value For The NHS says NICE
The costs of providing donanemab, including regular infusions and intensive monitoring for serious side effects, balanced against the relatively small benefit it provides to patients,…
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