Winter Vaccination Programme Roll-Out Kicks Off With Care Homes In Surrey
Residents of older adult care homes and people who are housebound will begin receiving their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations as of this week, as the…
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Blood Clots May Cause ‘Brain Fog’ After COVID
A study has found blood clots may be a cause of cognitive problems such as ‘brain fog’ in patients after COVID-19. The study was supported…
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Nourish Care and Radar Healthcare are Set to Revolutionise the Adult Care System
More than just a partnership. Nourish and Radar Healthcare’s work with Future Care Group will lead to true digital innovation, saving time, lives and setting…
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Local Care Team Taking To The Skies To Raise Money For Alzheimer’s Society
Exeter local Katie Derrick and her team at Right at Home Exeter & Exmouth will be embarking on a hair-raising skydive to raise money for…
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Flu and Covid Vaccine Programmes Brought Forward Due to New Covid Variant Risk
Health officials have brought forward plans for autumn flu and Covid vaccinations after detecting a highly-mutated Covid variant that is spreading around the world. Millions…
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Community Boost As High Wycombe Care Home Buys Life-Saving Defibrillator
A new defibrillator is available to the High Wycombe community after being fitted at Royal Star & Garter. The life-saving electric shock device has been…
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New Risk Score Strongly Predicts Dementia Chances
A new dementia risk score ‘calculator’ identifies people potentially at risk of developing the disease within the next 14 years, according to a study published…
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Boobie-Q, A Charity Fundraiser For Breast Cancer Now At Maun View Care Home
Maun view care home in Mansfield invited friends, family, and the community of Mansfield to the care home’s charity fundraising event in aid of ‘Breast…
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Research Reveals Financial Challenges For Older People From Minoritised Ethnic Communities
Older people from minoritised ethnic communities are being let down when it comes to escaping poverty, as language barriers, government mistrust and a lack of…
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Air Pollution Linked To Increased Use Of Psychiatric Services By People With Dementia
Researchers at King’s College London have found that exposure to air pollution is associated with an increase in use of mental health services by people…
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Eligible Groups For Covid-19 Autumn Booster Announced
The Government is urging elderly people, in particular care home residents and staff, to get their Covid-19 autumn booster vaccinations. An autumn COVID-19 booster vaccination…
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Care Home Launches New Specialist Club To Support Residents With Dementia
Grantham care home is helping residents to ‘forget me not’ as it launches a new club to support people suffering with advanced stages of dementia….
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England Cricketers and Alzheimer’s Society Unite for an ‘Unforgettable’ Day
Alzheimer’s Society joined forces with The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the Kia Oval, as the England cricket team lined up with the…
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Lack of Capacity and Preparedness Meant NHS Could Not Cope With Pandemic Says BMA
Giving evidence at the UK Covid 19 Public inquiry, the Chair of the BMA Professor Phil Banfield spoke of how the NHS was wholly unprepared…
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Successful Phase 3 Trial Of Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab, Confirmed
Promising preliminary results from a trial of the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, first announced in May, have now been confirmed. The full results were made public…
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