A large Canadian research study, published 3rd April in the scientific journal Neurology has reported that women with an earlier onset of menopause and higher…
Read more...2.3 million workers with unpaid caring responsibilities in Great Britain will be entitled to take up to five days unpaid leave when the new Carer’s…
Read more...Two world-class research teams will carry out countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, in a bid to improve…
Read more...Over 60% of adults surveyed in the UK believe the political agenda does not prioritise the needs of learning disabled adults, while “a lack of…
Read more...New laboratory-based research in mice, published in the scientific journal Stem Cell Reports, has suggested that a form of Alzheimer’s disease can be transferred via…
Read more...Hourglass, the only charity focused on the abuse and neglect of older people in the UK has released a revolutionary Safer Ageing Index in partnership…
Read more...As winter comes to an end and the days become longer, people across the nation are preparing to put their clocks forward an hour on…
Read more...A group of high-profile MPs including Elliot Colburn (Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington and vice-chair of the APPG on Dementia), Mims Davies (Conservative, Minister…
Read more...The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has to announced its expansion through the acquisition of Elmfield Care. Elmfield Care is the latest addition…
Read more...In response to the latest British Social Attitudes survey published today by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust Professor Phil Banfield, BMA chair of…
Read more...The government is to end routine COVID testing for hospital patients discharged into care homes from April 1. Health minister Maria Caulfield confirmed the decision…
Read more...Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes…
Read more...Families and loved ones of those living with dementia will have the chance to get expert advice as part of a series of workshops being…
Read more...New findings from the British Social Attitudes survey, published by the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund, show that public satisfaction with social care services…
Read more...The covid backlog fell for the fourth month in a row in January despite the longest period of industrial action in NHS history, new figures…
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