Care Group Helps Men’s Mental Health Charity
A Scarborough care provider has stepped in to help a local charity provide more help to men dealing with mental health issues. Saint Cecilia’s Care…
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Mental Health
Music for Dementia Celebrates People on the Frontline Of Dementia Care on World Alzheimer’s Day
The Music for Dementia campaign hosted, on September 21, a special performance at London’s Arcola Theatre of the acclaimed dementia themed love story, In Other…
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Fiona Phillips’ World Alzheimer’s Day Call: It’s Devastated My Family, And Researchers Desperately Need More Funding
Long-time Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Fiona Phillips, has come out on World Alzheimer’s Day to call for more research funding for the charity. The broadcaster, who…
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New Risk Score Strongly Predicts Dementia Chances
A new dementia risk score ‘calculator’ identifies people potentially at risk of developing the disease within the next 14 years, according to a study published…
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4 Out Of 5 Unpaid Dementia Carers Take On The Bulk Of Caring Responsibilities
An Alzheimer’s Society survey of over 1,000 unpaid current and former carers of people with dementia shows that family and friends are the backbone of…
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England Cricketers and Alzheimer’s Society Unite for an ‘Unforgettable’ Day
Alzheimer’s Society joined forces with The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the Kia Oval, as the England cricket team lined up with the…
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Dementia Carers Call for Urgently Needed Long Term Carers’ Strategy
Dementia Carers Count, a national charity that supports unpaid carers looking after someone with dementia, is inviting people to show their support for carers by…
Read more...Successful Phase 3 Trial Of Alzheimer’s Drug, Donanemab, Confirmed
Promising preliminary results from a trial of the Alzheimer’s drug donanemab, first announced in May, have now been confirmed. The full results were made public…
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Princess Muna of Jordan Becomes Global Ambassador for Alzheimer’s Disease International
Alzheimer’s Disease International has announced that Her Royal Highness Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan has become an Honorary Ambassador. HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein…
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Government Acts To Improve Patient Safety In Mental Health Care
An inquiry into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex will become statutory, as the government presses ahead with action to improve patient safety…
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New Mapping Tool Supports Better Insight Into Mental Health Workforce
The Association of Mental Health Providers has launched a national picture of the mental health workforce, including data from Skills for Care. To establish a…
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The Association Launches National Picture of Mental Health Social Care Workforce
The Association of Mental Health Providers (The Association) has undertaken the first national mental health workforce analysis. The analysis, which has been conducted to establish…
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Llandudno Care Home Residents Revisit the North Wales Mountains to Mark Mental Health Awareness Week
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, residents Ken Bream and Norman Roberts at RMBI Care Co. Home Queen Elizabeth Court in Llandudno, have recently enjoyed…
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Three Generations of a Nottinghamshire Care Community Share Their Views on Mental Health
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, three generations of a Nottinghamshire care community have shared their thoughts on mental health – how perceptions have changed…
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Lords Committee Discusses Social Prescribing, Mental Health, and Health Inequality as Inquiry Continues
On Monday 22 May the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee will continue their inquiry into the integration of primary and…
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