Home Care News
'Underfunded' and 'unstable' home care sector puts older people at risk
25 Oct 2016
The viability of state-funded home care is at risk due to ‘widespread and systematic’ underfunding, according to a report by UK Home Care Association. In a report based on Freedom of Information requests.....
Prostate cancer treatment may double risk of dementia
14 Oct 2016
There is a significant link between a common therapy for prostate cancer and increased risk of dementia, a new study reveals. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a widely used therapy for prostate cancer.....
Fragile adult social care sector 'at tipping point' despite good care says watchdog
13 Oct 2016
The majority of care homes and home care providers are giving ‘good quality care’, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s State of Care report reveals but growing demand and financial pressures mean the adult social care market is ‘approaching.....
Jeremy Hunt makes 'long overdue' pledge to help ageing population by training more UK doctors
04 Oct 2016
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to deliver 25 per cent more training posts for the UK’s medical students to make Britain a more ‘self-sufficient’ country. In a speech at the Conservative Party conference.....