US Regulator Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab (known commercially as Kisunla) for people in the US with confirmed amyloid…
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NCF Members Amplify The Voices Of People In Receipt Of Care And Support As They Speak Up For Care
The National Care Forum (NCF) has worked with its not-for-profit members to amplify the voices of older people, people with learning disabilities and autistic people…
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A Decade Of Failure To Uphold NHS Patients’ Rights To Timely Care
New research by the Nuffield Trust shows that nine of the eleven waiting time targets set out in the health service’s contract with patients are…
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HICA Group Announces Specialised Veteran Care Initiative
As we recognise Armed Forces Day this weekend, a Yorkshire-headquartered social care group has announced the adoption and roll out of the Veteran Friendly Framework…
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NHS Given Mixed Bill Of Health In New Study Of International Healthcare Systems
The NHS is “neither a leader nor a laggard” when compared to healthcare systems of similar countries, though on some critical measures of resources and…
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£1.4bn Of PPE Destroyed From One Covid Contract
In what has been called a “staggering waste” the government has destroyed or written off an estimated £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE). According…
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NHS Delivers 4 Million Spring Covid Vaccines
Over 4 million people have now received their spring covid booster from the NHS just 10 weeks after bookings officially opened as part of the…
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NHS Continues To Face Record Demand For Services, New Data Shows
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances…
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Next Government Should Be Wary Of Promising Top-Down Targets For Faster GP Appointments Think Tank Warns
Politicians should be wary of blanket GP targets for face to face appointments or appointments within 24 or 48 hours, because without enough GPs in…
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Birmingham Care Home Joins the Cycle Relay to Raise Funds for Huntington’s Disease
Exemplar Health Care’s Otterburn care home is gearing up to participate in the Dudley to Redditch section of the Great British Care Cycle Relay on…
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NPA Warns That Pharmacy Closures Are At Record High Levels
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned of ‘skyrocketing’ levels of pharmacy closures this year. New analysis by the NPA, which represents independent community pharmacies across the…
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Conservatives Pledge To Bring Care “Closer To Home”
The Conservative Party has announced a pledge to build 100 new GP surgeries and ‘modernise’ a further 150, should they win the upcoming general election….
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One Month Left To Get Spring Covid Jab As NHS Rolls Out Joint Appointment Booking
With only one month left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their top-up…
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Lib Dems Pledge Free Personal Care For Elderly And Disabled
The Liberal Democrats have said that free personal care would be offered to older or disabled people at home, if they were the government. Leader…
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Junior Doctors Announce New Strike Dates In England Ahead Of General Election
Junior doctors in England have announced new strike dates ahead of the General Election as Rishi Sunak continues to refuse to meet junior doctors’ demands…
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