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NICE has issued draft guidance for public consultation which does not recommend Evusheld for preventing COVID-19 in adults who are unlikely to have an adequate…
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Skills Boost on the Horizon for Health and Care SMEs in 2023
A new poll of SMEs across the health and care sector reveals – while 2023 may be a challenging year – they still expect on…
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Rugby League Season Kicks Off with Support from People with Autism
Two young men who have autism are achieving their dreams of working in sports media, as they continued their volunteering journey through attending the Betfred…
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Perfect Storm Could Sink the NHS Warns Milton Keynes Hospital Boss
The chief executive of Milton Keynes Hospital has told of his fears the NHS ‘could sink’ as it tries to cope with the perfect storm…
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UK Care Week Dementia Choir Performance
UK Care Week have just announced that their Dementia Choir will be performing live on their Keynote Stage, on the 22nd March at 12:15pm at…
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Opera Will Translate Experiences of Dementia into Powerful Performance
A new research-led opera exploring the nuances and experiences of living with dementia will be staged in English and Welsh in north Wales. The one-act…
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Runwood Homes Care Assistant Pledges to Swim 10 Miles for Dementia
Bekki, a Care Assistant at Woodbury Court care home in Essex, and her best friend, Abby, have pledged to swim 10 miles for dementia. Over…
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