Type 1 Diabetes Associated with Higher Risk of Dementia Study Reveals
Having type 1 diabetes is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, according to a study published March 18, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical…
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Students Draw on Experience for Care Home Portrait Competition
A record number of local students have taken part in a unique portrait artist of the year competition held in a Hereford care home. Over…
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Residents at the Cedars Give a Classy Celebration to the “Forces Sweetheart”
Residents and guests at The Cedars care home in Bourne enjoyed an afternoon of pure delight, with a live musical performance that took place at…
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Government Launches Neighbourhood Health Framework With Care Home Admissions Reduction Target at Its Core
The government has unveiled its long-awaited Neighbourhood Health Framework — a sweeping blueprint designed to shift the centre of gravity in English healthcare from hospitals…
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NHS Spending Watchdog to Review Evidence on Alzheimer’s Treatments
An independent appeal has ruled that NICE failed to fully account for the devastating impact on unpaid carers when it blocked access to two promising…
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KYN Appoints Suzanne Mumford As Director of Clinical and Dementia Care
KYN, London’s leading collection of residential and nursing care homes, is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Mumford as Director of Clinical and Dementia…
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Healthcare Systems “Close to Collapse” Inquiry Finds
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her third report which concludes that the UK’s healthcare systems “came close to…
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Growing Financial Crisis for Hospices Met with No Serious Government Response, PAC Warns
The government and NHS England are not responding to the growing financial crisis in the adult hospice sector with the seriousness and urgency the situation…
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Policy Briefing Launched In Parliament To Address Inequalities In Dementia Care
Researchers from the EMPOWER Dementia Network+ recently held an event in Parliament to launch a new co-produced policy briefing addressing inequalities in dementia care for…
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Bristol Woman Supports New St Peter’s Hospice Campaign ’44 Days’ In Memory Of Husband
When Bristol resident Tacey Bain’s husband David received a sudden cancer diagnosis, the final two weeks of his life were spent in the compassionate hands…
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Prepare for New Tax Rules Health and Social Workers Warned
The 53,000 sole traders in health and social work with a turnover of more than £50,000 from self-employment and property have just weeks left to…
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House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Report on Terminally Ill Adults Bill
The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published its second report on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The…
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Private Healthcare Use Doubles as NHS Waiting Times Drive Patients Away
New research commissioned by Healthwatch England has revealed a significant and accelerating shift in how people in England are accessing healthcare, with the proportion of…
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NHS Waiting List Continues to Fall Despite Record Winter
New figures have revealed the number people attending A&E between November and February topped 9 million (9,110 591) this winter for the first time in…
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Blood Test May Predict Dementia Risk Decades Before Symptoms Emerge
Scientists in the United States have identified a blood-based protein marker capable of indicating a woman’s likelihood of developing dementia up to 25 years before…
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