Act F.A.S.T. Campaign Additional Toolkit
NHS England, in association with the Stroke Association, has relaunched the Act F.A.S.T. stroke campaign, which highlights that a stroke is a medical emergency and…
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Dame Arlene Phillips Calls on Government to Act on Dementia Diagnosis
Iconic choreographer and director addressed MPs at Alzheimer’s Society Parliamentary event during Dementia Action Week 2023. Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Dame Arlene Phillips, appeared at a…
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Two UK Charities Announce Partnership on World Therapeutic Horticulture Day
Methodist Homes (MHA) and Thrive, two of the largest charities in the UK are working together in promoting gardening and wellbeing to improve physical and…
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New Research Aims to Revolutionise Care for Older People
New research on social care and older people resulted in a toolkit designed by The Open University aimed at transforming the well-being of older people…
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Gosport MP pushes for Older Person’s Commissioner
Dame Caroline Dinenage has once again asked for better rights for children to see their grandparents following parental separation in Questions to the Justice Secretary –…
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Government’s NHS Workforce Plan Must Address Dearth of Mental Health Nurses, Warn Healthcare Leaders
Thousands more mental health nurses must be recruited and retained across the NHS to address a shortfall in the profession which has left staff and…
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New Research Reveals Anxiety is Gripping the UK as People Suffer in Struggle to Cope
New research from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed that 60% of UK adults experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous…
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Unlocking the Secrets of Long Covid
Experts from Newcastle University found the nervous system of people with post-Covid fatigue was underactive in three key areas. Fatigue is one of the most…
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Solving the GP Workforce Crisis Must be a Top Priority for NHS Recovery says BMA
Responding to a new plan by the NHS and Government to support GPs and primary care, which is to be announced in full later this…
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Government Announces New GP Access Recovery Plan
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to allow people in England suffering from a range of common conditions to get prescription medication directly from…
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Unaddressed Weaknesses of Social Care Sector Impacted the Ability to Respond to Covid
Structural weaknesses left social care struggling to provide the service and protection that people needed during the initial waves of Covid-19. Lack of visibility of…
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Second Alzheimer’s Drug, donanemab, Succeeds in Phase 3 Trial
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has announced that their Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, has successfully slowed memory and thinking decline in a rigorous phase 3 trial. The…
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NHS Vaccinates Half of Care Home Residents in Three Weeks
The NHS Covid-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated more than 150,000 older adult care home residents in England in just three weeks since the campaign began…
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Former Care Minister Asks for More Focus on Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities and Autistic People
Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport and former Minister at the Department of Health and Social Care, has asked the Minister to improve…
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Care Workers Walk More than 1 Million Steps for Prostate Cancer
Four residential care workers have marched their way through March in a bid to raise awareness and cash for Prostate Cancer UK. Members of staff…
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