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'Theatre of hope' festival shines light on 71-year-old playwright with dementia
29 Jan 2018
Seventy-one-year-old Bob Fulcher may have spent his working life as a farmer but he’s proof it’s never too late to make a career change after co-writing his first ever play - eight years after developing dementia. His.....
Firefighters angry at losing 'day job' to help elderly falling at home
25 Jan 2018
Firefighters fear more lives are being put at risk now that West Midlands Fire Service has involved them in care contracts with councils to help older people because of a shortage of home care workers. West.....
Carers as young as five are 'suffering' from broken sleep
25 Jan 2018
Young carers, between the ages of five and ten, often miss out on a good night’s sleep in order to look after unwell family members, a new survey has revealed. Nearly half of the UK’s child carers are getting.....
Dementia and less community support causing rise in mental health detentions
23 Jan 2018
England has seen a rise in the number of people being detained under the Mental Health Act and this is due to an increase in the number of people with dementia, less support in the community and a change to the definition of a mental.....
Blue badges could soon be granted to people with dementia and autism
22 Jan 2018
People with 'hidden disabilities' could soon have greater access to blue badge parking permits in England, under new Government proposals. The Department for Transport (DfT) hopes the move will make it easier.....
New blood test promises early detection of cancer
19 Jan 2018
A team of researchers have taken a major step towards one of the biggest goals in cancer research: a blood test that can detect tumours long before a person becomes aware of symptoms. The 'liquid biopsy'.....
Music is 'powerful but under-used tool' for people with dementia
18 Jan 2018
The Commission on Dementia and Music has called on local authorities and the NHS to recognise the ‘therapeutic potential of music’, saying it is a ‘powerful but under-used tool’. Its report ‘What would life.....
Dad with Alzheimer's aged 30 hopes to take twins on 'trip of a lifetime'
18 Jan 2018
A father-of-two from Nottinghamshire has become one of the youngest people in the country to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease - aged just 30. Daniel Bradbury, from Hucknall, was diagnosed with early.....
Bus service cuts result in 'six-hour' trips for routine hospital appointments
18 Jan 2018
A high number of older and disabled people are experiencing stress and pain on overcrowded buses to get to routine hospital appointments, due to the number of routes and services being cut in local communities......
People with dementia forced to fight for free NHS care
17 Jan 2018
People with dementia are being forced to fight funding battles so they can receive Continuing Healthcare, with some ending up dying before a decision on eligibility has been made. Continuing Healthcare funding.....
Tracey Crouch appointed as loneliness minister in memory of MP Jo Cox
17 Jan 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed the country's first minister for loneliness, in memory of Labour MP Jo Cox, who was murdered in 2016. Tracey Crouch, the new ministerial lead for loneliness, will.....
Wales' 'bold new models of care' will 'fail without funding'
16 Jan 2018
An independent panel commissioned by the Welsh Government has published its vision for health and social care, however critics say its failure to address the “fundamentally important issue of funding” puts the plan in jeopardy. The.....
'Extraordinary' rowers brave storm to raise over £250,000 for charity
16 Jan 2018
Four amateur rowers who set a new world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, have raised over £250,000 for Spinal Research and mental health charity, Mind. Battling sea sickness, 40ft waves,.....
Blue Monday 'trivialises depression'
15 Jan 2018
On the day dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, mental health charities have highlighted depression can be a lifelong and debilitating illness and not just a daily concentration of the 'winter blues'. Blue Monday is traditionally.....
Sir David Behan steps down as head of CQC
15 Jan 2018
Sir David Behan has announced he is to step down as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt hailing him as an “exceptional leader”. He will continue as head of the.....
'Disability Champions' wanted to improve pubs, arts venues and trains
12 Jan 2018
The Government wants to recruit business people to fight for the rights of people with disabilities by making trains, restaurants, pubs and fashion more accessible to disabled people. The Office of Disability.....
79-year-old reveals why he became a care worker in his seventies
12 Jan 2018
Michael Rose became a home care worker at the age of 71, because he wanted to do "something worthwhile" and "different". Michael spent his working life in the Merchant and Royal Navy and then as an airline.....
Secret to long, happy marriage is 'let wife be the boss', reveals 91-year-old
11 Jan 2018
A 91-year-old has revealed that the secret to his “long and happy marriage” is to “let the wife be the boss”. Seventy years ago on Christmas Day, Richard Hills married Joan at St John’s Church in Hammersmith. Last.....
A&E doctors attack Theresa May's claim NHS is 'better prepared this winter'
11 Jan 2018
Patients are dying in hospital corridors this winter say A&E doctors who have written to Theresa May to say her NHS ‘plans have failed to deliver anywhere near what was needed’. More than 120 patients a.....
Majority of Scottish home care firms think they won't survive 2018
11 Jan 2018
Some 86 per cent of independent home care providers in Scotland believe they won’t survive 2018 and have been described as "genuinely close to collapse". Research by Scottish Care, which represents independent.....
Pfizer ends research to find treatments for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease
09 Jan 2018
Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to end its research efforts to discover new drugs for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. The announcement follows years of failed.....
Jeremy Hunt keeps top job but gains 'social care'
09 Jan 2018
Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle has seen Jeremy Hunt retain his position as the country’s top health chief, prompting many to hope his new title of ‘Health and Social Care Secretary’ will bring ‘a new dawn’ and not.....
'Aussie flu' fears cause vaccination confusion
08 Jan 2018
Hospital departments and emergency services across the country are reportedly struggling to cope after the arrival of a new and virulent strain of flu from Australia, now being dubbed as ‘Aussie flu’. Many.....
Does Donald Trump have dementia?
08 Jan 2018
The ongoing storyline played out in the media about whether or not President Donald Trump is fit to be the leader of the free world, has taken a new plot twist with Michael Wolff’s new book claiming White House aides believe the President.....
95-year-old driver spared jail after accidentally killing cemetery worker
05 Jan 2018
A 95-year-old woman who arrived at court with her suitcase packed ready for prison, was spared jail after she received a 16-month suspended sentence for accidentally knocking down and killing a cemetery worker. Gertrude.....
Toby Young defends disability comments saying 'I have an older brother with learning disabilities'
04 Jan 2018
Toby Young, the free schools campaigner, has defended himself in the furore over his controversial appointment to the board of the universities watchdog, saying “I have an older brother with learning disabilities”. Mr.....
Online doctors to be rated by the Care Quality Commission
03 Jan 2018
Doctors, who offer health consultations online, will now be rated by the care regulator and will have to display their rating on their website. Online GPs, independent community health services and independent.....
'Outstanding' home care workers go nightclubbing with disabled
02 Jan 2018
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.....
Care watchdog's chief inspector thanks Mum for CBE
02 Jan 2018
Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has been awarded a CBE by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours List, prompting her to give thanks to her mum and dad for their support. Ms.....