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Jo Cox report: 'Loneliness is not inevitable'
Jo Cox report: 'Loneliness is not inevitable'
Loneliness is 'not inevitable' and we all need to be responsible for tackling the problem, according to a new report by the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. The commission which was created by MP Jo Cox before she was murdered, would like the Government to set up a... Read more
 
Dementia remains a mystery with still a 'lot to learn'
One of the biggest ever studies on the prevention of dementia has concluded that the condition is still a mystery, with one of the authors saying 'there is no magic bullet’. The US report ‘Physical Activity Interventions in Preventing Cognitive Decline and... Read more
 
'Ground-breaking' new discovery in search for Huntington's cure
A ‘ground-breaking’ new drug trialled by University College London (UCL) is thought to be one of the biggest finds in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease in a generation. In the trials, an experimental drug was injected into the spine of Huntington’s disease... Read more
 
Google Maps takes people with dementia on trip down memory lane
Google Maps takes people with dementia on trip down memory lane
Our strongest memories are intensely tied to location. It’s no coincidence that when you think about any big memory or past event, your first thought is often “Where was I when that happened?” With the help of researchers, people with dementia can now take a virtual... Read more
 
Brexit-voting East of England most reliant on overseas doctors
People in the East of England mostly voted to leave the EU in the referendum last year, yet new figures have shown it is these areas which are most dependent on overseas doctors. A report by the General Medical Council (GMC) reveals that the dependence on doctors from... Read more
 
Adapting homes of elderly relieves pressure on social care
Simple improvements to people’s homes can play a larger role in relieving pressure on social care and cut costs by millions of pounds a year. More than 90 per cent of older people in England live in general housing, rather than specialist housing but the UK’s... Read more
 
Ninety-five-year-old bereavement counsellor retires after half a century
A 95-year-old woman who spent three decades volunteering at a bereavement centre, has decided the time has finally come to retire, leaving behind a 50-year legacy of helping people. Helen Lyons, who has spent the last 36 years of her caring career volunteering at... Read more
 
'Outstanding' home care workers go nightclubbing with disabled
'Outstanding' home care workers go nightclubbing with disabled
A home care service in Leicester, where staff in their own time went clubbing with a person they care for, has been rated ‘outstanding’. Community Integrated Care in Leicester cares for older people as well as people with learning and physical disabilities. The... Read more
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Cancer survivor urges public to fill 10,000 home care jobs
Not even a tumour in her brain could put off hard worker Suraya Alvi from chasing her ‘dream job’ in home care - so much so that she's become the poster girl for Home Instead Senior Care in its quest to fill 10,000 care jobs within the next two years. Suraya Alvi had... Read more
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10 Most Read News Articles of the Month
1 Slippers for Christmas can help prevent falls in elderly
2 Jo Cox report: 'Loneliness is not inevitable'
3 Brexit-voting East of England most reliant on overseas doctors
4 Deacon Blue and Del Amitri singers to hold dementia fundraising concert
5 Dementia remains a mystery with still a 'lot to learn'
6 Dreaming of a snow-free Christmas as elderly die every 7 mins from cold
7 'Big softie' Sarah Millican tackles loneliness on Christmas Day with Twitter
8 Cancer survivor urges public to fill 10,000 home care jobs
9 'Ground-breaking' new discovery in search for Huntington's cure
10 Police warn elderly after rise in accidents involving older drivers
 
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