Tributes Paid to Author And Dementia Campaigner Wendy Mitchell
Tributes have been pouring in for the late Dr Wendy Mitchell, who was diagnosed with dementia and spent years documenting her experience, and who has…
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Mental Health
New BMA Report Highlights ‘Broken’ Mental Health System
A new BMA report, “It’s broken” Doctors’ experiences on the frontline of a failing mental healthcare system”, based on first-hand accounts of doctors working across…
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Erectile Dysfunction Drugs May Be Linked To Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Suggests
Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction could also be linked to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from University College…
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Racism Causes Poor Mental Health And Prevents People Accessing Support, Says New Report
Experiencing racism increases a person’s chances of having poor mental health but also makes it harder for them to get the right support, according to…
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NHS Helps Tens Of Thousands Of People With Mental Health Problems Into Work
More than 40,000 people with mental health problems are being supported back into employment thanks to an NHS programme, new data shows. The figures come…
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Risk of Young Onset Dementia Linked to Health and Lifestyle as Well as Genetics
A new study suggests that a wide range of risk factors, including health and lifestyle factors, could be linked to young onset dementia. Researchers in…
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More Than 2 Million Older People Will Spend Christmas Alone
New statistics from Age UK show just how difficult and lonely this Christmas will be for older people in the UK: 2.3 million older people…
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Exemplar Health Care and Sheffield Hallam University Announce New Partnership
Exemplar Health Care has announced a major new partnership with Sheffield Hallam University, one of the UK’s largest and most diverse universities, marking a significant…
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NHS England Publishes LeDeR Report into the Avoidable Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities
A report which seeks to investigate and learn from the avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability in England has been produced on behalf…
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NHS Dementia Diagnosis Rates At Three-Year High
The NHS is diagnosing tens of thousands more people with dementia since the start of the pandemic, thanks to NHS recovery efforts.
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Brain Health In Over-50s Deteriorated More Rapidly During The Pandemic
Research supported by the NIHR’s Biomedical Research Centre in Exeter has revealed that brain health in people over 50 deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic….
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Hazel Lodge Invites The Local Community To Lunch
Local care home Hazel Lodge in Battle is opening its doors to people from the community to help tackle loneliness during the winter months. Open…
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UK Dementia Cases to Double by 2040 Report Reveals
An estimated 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040, over 40% more than previously predicted according to a…
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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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Local Care Home Supports World Mental Health Day
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading have been marking World Mental Health Day by taking part in a…
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