Value Social Care: Why Tuesday 25th February 2025 Matters for Millions?
A Pivotal Moment for Social Care: Today, on the 25th of February 2025, we stand at a critical crossroads for social care within our communities….
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Healthcare
Housing Provider Warns Of Severe Impact Of £300,000 Care Cut
A LEADING housing provider is urgently calling on South Lanarkshire Council to rethink its proposed £300,000 cut to housing support services, ahead of its decision…
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More Than Three Quarters Of Dementia Carers Have No Back Up Plan For When They Can’t Care
According to research published by national charity Dementia Carers Count, over three quarters of dementia carers do not have any contingency plans in place for…
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Alzheimer’s Society Event Brings Dementia Innovation To Life
On Tuesday 18 March, Alzheimer’s Society will host an immersive showcase bringing together leaders in healthcare, innovation, and research to explore how new innovative solutions…
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Patients Put Off Seeking Care Due To ‘Dysfunctional’ NHS Admin, Warn Healthcare Experts
Letters arriving after appointments, not being kept updated about waiting times for treatment and chasing test results, are all commonplace issues impacting large numbers of…
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Waiting List Falls As NHS Staff Treated Record Numbers Last Year
NHS staff delivered a record 18 million treatments in 2024, as the waiting list fell in December for the fourth month in a row. The…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Launches New Film Featuring Researchers And Supporters
Alzheimer’s Research has launched a powerful new film to highlight the importance of dementia research in the ongoing search for a cure. Voiced by acclaimed…
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More Than 1 Million Older People Urged To Get Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine
The NHS is urging around 1.3 million older people who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to get jabbed, as health service…
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Scotland Says No to Alzheimer’s Drug lecanemab
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has rejected a new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab (sold under the brand name Leqembi), for use on the NHS in Scotland….
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ICG Backs Day of Action Over Social Care
The social care provider organisation, The Independent Care Group (ICG) has thrown its weight behind a national day of action to call on the Government…
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£3.66bn Public Health Grant Boost for Local Authorities
The UK Government has confirmed that local authorities across England will receive a total public health grant of £3.66 billion for the financial year 2024-2025,…
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Bank of England Lowers Interest Rates Amid Economic Uncertainty
The Bank of England has announced a further reduction in interest rates, cutting them by 0.25 percentage points. This brings the cost of borrowing down…
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Study Reveals How Lifelong Exercise Could Protect Against Dementia
A team at University College London (UCL) has found a link between regular physical activity throughout life and changes in the brain which could help…
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Over 80% Of Healthcare Cost In The Final Year Of Life Spent On Hospitals
New research from the Nuffield Trust and the Health Economics Unit, commissioned by end-of-life charity Marie Curie, finds that UK public expenditure for people in…
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Care Providers To Rally At Westminster, Urging Government To Address Critical £2 Bn Funding Gap
Care providers across the UK are set to gather at Westminster on February 25 to call on the Government to urgently address a £2 billion…
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