Michaela Mildenhall, 19-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Nearly 99 per cent of all people with advanced dementia are not receiving adequate specialist care services, according to a recent research report. The study conducted by Marie Curie Palliative Care Research
Michaela Mildenhall, 18-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Hospitals in Leicester have introduced new visiting hours designed to ‘improve the experience of people with dementia’. Based on a scheme called ‘Stay with Me’, it is part of the wider ‘John’s campaign’
Michaela Mildenhall, 15-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Two in five patients are at increased risk of ending up in a home because of treatment delays after breaking their hips, according to a report by The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD). The report data,
Sue Learner, 15-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
A group of up to 40 cyclists, made up of people working in the care sector, are taking part in a 78 mile cycle ride in a bid to raise £30,000 for the Care Workers Charity. The CWC Cycle Challenge takes place
Michaela Mildenhall, 14-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Monty Python star Terry Jones put his best foot forward and joined in with over 3,500 other walkers at the Alzheimer’s Society’s London ‘Memory Walk’, one year on from being diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. The
Angeline Albert, 13-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to defend her Government’s disability rights record in Parliament, taking to the dispatch box to reject as ‘not fair’ the UN’s view of disability rights in the UK as a https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1587567/UN-concerned-by-Britains-backwards-stance-on-disability-rights|‘human
Michaela Mildenhall, 13-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Visionary British theatre director Sir Peter Hall has passed away aged 86, at University College Hospital, surrounded by his family. The Royal Shakespeare Company founder and former National Theatre director
Michaela Mildenhall, 13-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
The chair of the United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) has urged Government ministers to treat those in the homecare sector with "greater respect". Mike Padgham who is stepping down as chair, made
Sue Learner, 12-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Scientists think they have discovered a simple way of diagnosing Frontotemporal dementia, through a retinal imaging test. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Sue Learner, 12-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
The House of Lords is holding an inquiry into whether British citizens travelling and living in the EU will still get free healthcare after Brexit. Britain’s main Brexit negotiator David Davis recently announced
Michaela Mildenhall, 12-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Almost half of drivers aged 70 and over fear they would lose their identity if they didn’t drive, according to a survey. Some 91 per cent of older drivers believe they would lose their independence if
Sue Learner, 11-Sep-17 article from 'News' section
Welsh people have the poorest access to psychiatric care, compared to people in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. New research by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows there are huge inequalities
Date: Tuesday 26 Sep 2017 – Wednesday 27 Sep 2017
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