Care Group Launches Dementia Awareness Campaign Ahead of Mother’s Day
A Surrey care group has launched a dementia awareness campaign ahead of Mother’s Day, as it looks to shine a light on the condition –…
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The Association Launches Campaign Calling on Action to Support Mental Health Charities
Association of Mental Health Providers warns of ‘the perfect storm’ as research reveals a 50 per cent rise in people presenting with increasing needs 9…
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Quitting Smoking Reduces Risk of Dementia Research Reveals
Smokers are being urged to give quitting a go ahead of No Smoking Day (8th March), as research shows those who smoke are more likely…
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Comprehensive Audit of the Quality of Healthcare for People with Parkinson’s Reveals Major Challenges
A far-reaching audit of the quality of NHS Parkinson’s care – the most comprehensive analysis since before the pandemic – has revealed that people with…
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MP’s Sign Up to Support Accessible Voting with Disability Coalition
Members of Parliament, charity representatives and people with learning disabilities and autism joined together to discuss solutions surrounding accessible voting at the My Vote My…
Read more...BMA Announces Dates for 72-Hour Walk Out by Junior Doctors in England
The BMA says the failure of the Health Secretary to come to the table and negotiate a reversal of pay cuts of more than 26%,…
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Taking Vitamin D Could Help Prevent dementia, Study Finds
Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study. Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in…
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Matt Hancock Accused of Rejecting Care Home Covid Testing Advice
Former health secretary Matt Hancock is facing claims that he rejected COVID-19 testing advice for residents going into England’s care homes while he was health…
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The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show Takes Place This Week
The Business Design Centre London 3-4 March 2023 Now in its 10th year, The Alzheimer’s Dementia & Care Show is the UK’s leading event for…
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Women Who are Active and Healthy in Middle Age Can Lower Risk of Dementia
A study into women who are active and healthy into middle age has revealed that maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle can lower the risk…
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Royal Alfred Becomes First Seafaring Care Home to Secure Veteran Aware Accreditation
Maritime charity The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society’s care home Belvedere House has become the first in the UK dedicated solely to seafarers to obtain the…
Read more...BMA Says 3.5% Pay Recommendation is “More than Just Insulting” to Thousands of NHS Workers
The government has asked the NHSPRB to cap the next NHS pay rise at just 3.5% – significantly below inflation. In evidence submitted late to…
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Actor Bruce Willis Diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia
Hollywood actor Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family has announced. In a statement shared Thursday February 16, the 67-year-old star’s family…
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NHS Crisis is “Largely a Crisis in Older People’s Preventive Care Warns Age UK
A new in-depth report from the Charity Age UK, ‘Fixing the Foundations’, reveals how our under-funded and overstretched NHS and social care system is struggling…
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NICE to Review COVID-19 Treatment Evusheld and Announces Update for COVID-19 Medicines
NICE has issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 in adults who are unlikely to have an adequate…
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