Postcode Lottery In Urgent And Emergency NHS Care Highlighted By PAC Report
How quickly an ambulance will arrive depends too much on where a patient lives. In a report published yesterday (October 25), the Public Accounts Committee…
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New Type Of Deep Brain Stimulation Could Help Improve Memory Loss In People With Alzheimer’s
Nature Neuroscience: Non-invasive temporal interference electrical stimulation of the human hippocampus. The study published in Nature Neuroscience, uses a technique known as temporal interference (TI)…
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Barchester Healthcare Celebrate Outstanding Staff Members
The Barchester Care Awards 2023 were held on Wednesday 11 October at the Midlands Hotel in Manchester. Regional finalists from across Barchester’s five divisions gathered…
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In The Pink As Care Home Residents Do Their Bit To Help End Breast Cancer
Residents and team members at Colten Care homes have united in a colourful display of solidarity to raise awareness of breast cancer and help fund…
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Over Half Of Local Authorities In England Failing To Meet National Dementia Diagnosis Ambition
Over 50% of local authorities in England are falling short of the national dementia diagnosis target leaving hundreds of thousands without a vital dementia diagnosis….
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NHS Leaders Facing Impossible Choices On Which Services To Cut Unless Government Provides Urgent Cash Injection
NHS leaders in England are facing tough choices on which services to cut unless extra funding is provided by the Government to cover the rising…
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Social Care Leaders Lambast Successive Governments For Continual Social Care Failings
Speaking at the recent Care Show at Birmingham’s NEC, several of the country’s most prominent luminaries took aim at successive governments for their continued social…
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Care Home Operator Makes Period Products Free To All Staff
Britain’s largest care home operator has made period products available to staff nationwide as part of a new partnership – with every order matched with…
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Alzheimer’s Society says 19,000 People In England Could Be Living With Undiagnosed Young-Onset Dementia
Following the first ever publication of data confirming that 34,412 people in England have been diagnosed with young-onset dementia (dementia which first appears before the…
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NHS Delivering Fastest Ever Flu Vaccine Rollout Ahead of Winter
The NHS winter vaccination programme has delivered more than ten million flu jabs (10,527,579) and over seven million Covid vaccines (7,525,637) to people most at…
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Sector Reacts to CQC Annual State of Care Report
Change has to come now, social care campaigners say Leading figures from the adult social care sector have reacted to the quality Care, Commissions Annual…
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‘Unfair Care’ – Longer Waits, Reduced Access and Poorer Outcomes CQC Report Reveals
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) has released its annual assessment of the state of health and adult social care, which reveals that this year has…
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Stroke Sufferers Should Be Offered Additional Rehabilitation Says NICE
People who have had a stroke and who have continuing impairment or limitations on their activities should be offered additional rehabilitation to help them recover,…
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Four Seasons Health Care Group Raises over £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support
Four Seasons Health Care Group care homes across the UK have raised over £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting a series of community coffee…
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Carers Trust Partnership Aims To Transform Involvement Of Unpaid Carers
Carers Trust is aiming to transform carer involvement in the health system and improve treatment outcomes by growing an alliance between unpaid carers, those receiving…
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