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Nutrition and Hydration campaign inspires care providers and clients
27 Mar 2014
Organisers of Nutrition and Hydration Week 2014 have praised the care sector for its support, reporting on an ‘unprecedented success’ that saw care settings staging events all over the country. Promoted by the National Association.....
Northern Ireland charities champion rights for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues
26 Mar 2014
More than 100 people with a learning disability and people with experience of mental ill-health have attended a symposium in Belfast to explore how their right to make decisions in all aspects of their lives can be made a reality......
JK Rowling praises new website offering disabled access reviews
26 Mar 2014
A new website has launched that focuses on helping families with disabled people feel better informed as to the accessibility of venues they are looking to visit. Disabled access reviews website EuansGuide.com.....
New strategy launched for assistive care technology to become common practice
26 Mar 2014
Workforce development body for social care in England, Skills for Care, wants to see Electronic Assistive Technology (eAT) become commonplace in the sector and has today announced a new strategy to reach out to 1.5m workers. The.....
Care system 'confusing' families says watchdog
24 Mar 2014
Families are being driven to 'breaking point' by an increasingly complex social care system, warns a consumer watchdog. As a result, it has launched a website for those seeking clear information. Which?.....
Football memories can bring communities together and help in the fight against dementia and depression
20 Mar 2014
With an ageing population, more and more businesses and organisations are looking to recognise the challenges caused by dementia, reflecting the fact that all areas of society are likely to encounter the condition in some way. This.....
Innovative social inclusion network secures 15 local council commitments
20 Mar 2014
Fifteen local authorities have signed up to a National Social Inclusion Network, launched by Birmingham City Council and the Bishop of Birmingham after seeing positive results at a local level over the last two years. The.....
Healthcare organisations collaborate on project to improve 'joined up' care for older people
19 Mar 2014
Five leading independent healthcare organisations have launched a new 18-month project aiming to capture older people’s experiences of care coordination and from this develop a diagnostic tool that can effectively measure the quality.....
Dementia Diaries can educate all generations on the challenges of mental health
19 Mar 2014
A collection of true stories, gathered from young people who have had first-hand experience of living with dementia, are to be recognised at the NHS England’s Excellence in Participation awards. The ‘Dementia.....
Cheap cholesterol drug could help control multiple sclerosis
19 Mar 2014
A high dose of a cheap drug used to control blood cholesterol could help slow down advanced multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. The cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin was found by researchers.....
Care providers need to do more to help dementia patients live in the 'here and now'
19 Mar 2014
More needs to be done to create a balance in the lives of dementia patients, between reminiscence therapies and activities which appreciate the ‘here and now,’ according to a new report. The report, titled.....
Anchor’s chief executive collects CBE award for services to older people
19 Mar 2014
Jane Ashcroft, chief executive of Anchor, provider of care and housing for older people, has collected her CBE from Prince William, Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace. Ms Ashcroft was recognised in the.....
Severely ill patients will benefit from cutting-edge treatment under Early Access to Medicines Scheme
17 Mar 2014
A new scheme means severely ill patients with life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions, will be offered the lifeline of trying cutting-edge new medicine, years before it would normally reach them. The.....
Nearly quarter of adults do not look forward to living longer
17 Mar 2014
Negative perceptions of later life need to change as 23 per cent of adults are not looking forward to living longer, according to the charity Age UK. A survey carried out by Age UK found nine out of ten (91.....
Alliance marks one year on from Ready for Ageing report
14 Mar 2014
The Ready for Ageing Alliance has marked the one year anniversary since the publication of Lord Filkin's Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change report, 'Ready for Ageing' by sending an.....
Personalised tablets aim to make technology more accessible for older people
13 Mar 2014
Breezie is a personalised service for older people in the UK, who are not digitally literate, with people given a simplied version of a tablet with all its content and apps pre-installed. Breezie is being.....
United Response launch tea party fundraising campaign
13 Mar 2014
Members of the public are being encouraged to start planning a tea party event to raise money for disability charity United Response, as part of their 4tea fundraising campaign taking place in June. Last year over 120 fundraising.....
House of Lords finds thousands of mental health patients locked up illegally
13 Mar 2014
The House of Lords has found the Mental Capacity Act is failing to protect vulnerable adults with mental health problems such as dementia, with tens of thousands being restrained illegally in care homes and hospitals. The.....
Marie Curie survey reveals GP concerns over end of life care
13 Mar 2014
Less than half of GPs feel the majority of their terminally ill patients’ pain is relieved completely, a survey by cancer charity Marie Curie has revealed. A third of GPs said they did not believe their terminally ill patients.....
Independent living charity to benefit from share of £300,000 prize at GSK IMPACT Awards
12 Mar 2014
The Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living (CIL) has been named as one of the ten winners at the GSK IMPACT Awards run in partnership with The King’s Fund and will receive £30,000 of unrestricted funding for the charity. Over.....
Mental health organisations warn NHS funding cut will put lives at risk
12 Mar 2014
Six leading mental health organisations are warning people could die, because of a decision by NHS England and the health regulator Monitor, to cut funding for mental health services. NHS England and Monitor,.....
Churches urged to become dementia-friendly communities
11 Mar 2014
Catholic charities are calling on churches to become dementia-friendly communities. The message from Catholic charities coincides with the National Week of Prayer and Awareness of Dementia (12-19 March). Kathleen.....
Academic calls for end to ageism in cancer care
11 Mar 2014
Older people all over the world are being denied proper access to cancer care, according to a leading cancer academic. Professor Mark Lawler of the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen’s University.....
First ever Winter Paralympics gold marks ‘historic day’ for disability skiing in the UK
11 Mar 2014
Paralympic athlete Kelly Gallagher has won Great Britain’s first ever gold medal in the women’s visually impaired Super-G event during day three of the Sochi Winter Paralympics. Ms Gallagher has a condition.....
Residents reveal how moving into retirement housing improved their well-being
10 Mar 2014
It can be incredibly hard for people when they start to age and their health worsens, especially for those who are fiercely independent. They may not need the medical care that a hospital provides or the.....
Respecting needs of older vegetarians and vegans in the care sector 'is a matter of human rights and equality in all areas'
10 Mar 2014
There is a wide range of resources available for vegans and vegetarians to fulfil their philosophical beliefs and nutritional needs and charities are helping the care sector to ensure the needs of older vegetarians.....
Major breakthrough in the identification of Alzheimer's onset
10 Mar 2014
Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center, in Washington, have this week announced a significant development in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. In studying how mild cognitive impairment.....
Bandana for Brain Tumour Day raising money for pioneering brain tumour research
07 Mar 2014
Schools, care homes and offices throughout the country have been taking part in Bandana’s for Brain Tumours Day today, to raise awareness about the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40. Staff.....
Care Bill reforms risk being fundamentally undermined by inadequate funding, warns age charity
07 Mar 2014
The third edition of the ‘Care in Crisis’ report from older people’s charity Age UK has revealed a shortfall in spending on social care of £769m since 2010. The charity is calling on the Government to invest in the social care.....
Draft plan launched to make the care sector better prepared for Rare Diseases
06 Mar 2014
Even though a rare disease is categorised as affecting fewer than 5 people in 10,000 of the generation population, when taken as a whole statistics show that, in the UK, 1 in 17 people will be affected by a rare disease during the.....
Men's Sheds movement helps men find sense of purpose when they retire
05 Mar 2014
When men retire, they often don’t have the network and wide circle of friends that women have, and many can end up feeling isolated and without a sense of purpose. For those who find the offer of bingo and.....
High street businesses to support Government's dementia package
05 Mar 2014
Following the Government’s recent decision to implement a £90 million package to improve dementia diagnosis and care, leading British high street businesses have pledged that more than 190,000 staff will learn to support customers.....
Profile: 'If I had my way, I would take healthcare out of politics – so it isn’t affected by changes in Government,' says care provider boss
04 Mar 2014
By her own admission, Sandie Foxall-Smith leads ‘from the front’ and does not hesitate to speak out. On the thorny question of politics’ place in healthcare, she says: “We need a joined-up 20 year all-party plan. I would also have.....