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Mega-fit gran, aged 81, cycles 960 miles across Britain in memory of children
30 May 2019
Super-fit octogenarian Mavis Paterson is 81-years-old and is peddling her way across Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats, in tribute to her children. If she completes the 960-mile ride, the grandmother.....
Eating blueberries every day reduces heart attack risk
30 May 2019
Eating a cup of blueberries a day lessens the risk of getting a heart attack, according to new research. The study by University of East Anglia in collaboration with Harvard academics found eating 150g of.....
'I am used to reading the signs when he is unwell' says lifesaving care worker
30 May 2019
Care worker Michelle Jackson has been named 'home care professional of the month' after she saved the life of a diabetic man. The 29-year-old who works part-time for Caremark Kirklees noticed her client slurring his words and looking.....
'Needless PIP reviews' for disabled reaching State Pension age end this Friday
29 May 2019
From this Friday, people reaching State Pension age will no longer have their Personal Independence Payments (PIP) regularly reviewed, instead getting a light touch review at 10 years. This will also be applied.....
Panorama programme 'brings social care problems to life'
29 May 2019
Both the County Council Network and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services have praised Somerset County Council for appearing on BBC1’s Panorama highlighting the reform of social care. The.....
Widows urged to 'paint the house pink' and 'be open to adventures'
28 May 2019
Losing your partner in life and becoming a widow is life-changing, yet Mary Essinger, who lost her husband Ted in 2005, reveals there is also a “positive side to being single again” and says “losing a husband sometimes means finding.....
Dementia friends make political banners to show they want 'a life more ordinary'
28 May 2019
A network of dementia support groups across the UK have taken to creating their own political banners to show they are still living fulfilling lives, have something to say and that they mean to be listened to. Photographer.....
Chelsea Flower Show helps RHS fund gardens for social prescribing
24 May 2019
As the public attend the world famous Chelsea Flower Show, its organiser the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), is backing a ‘social prescribing’ pilot scheme to help GPs refer patients to work in gardens. The.....
Free social care for over-65s would save NHS £4.5bn each year
23 May 2019
Free personal care in England for the over 65s would halve the number of people facing ‘catastrophic’ social care costs and save the NHS £4.5bn a year, a think tank reveals. A two per cent rise in income.....
Councils could resort to 'draconian cuts' to social care because of £51bn black hole
22 May 2019
England’s councils are facing a £51.8bn funding black hole up until 2025 and believe they will be forced to make ‘draconian cuts’ to services such as social care. The warning came from the County Councils.....
Daredevil gran, aged 90, strikes again with bone-chilling 100mph zip ride
22 May 2019
Adrenaline junkie Betty Bromage, aged 90, is at it again with another hair-raising feat - this time zooming down a 100 mph ride on what claims to be the world’s fastest zip line. Not content with completing.....
Care worker quits job after inheriting £50m country estate
21 May 2019
Care worker Jordan Adlard-Rodgers has left his job and council house behind to move into a country manor on a 1,536 acre estate, after a DNA test made him the sole heir of a £50 million estate. Jordan Adlard-Rodgers,.....
Matt Hancock vows to fix 'broken' system segregating people with autism and learning disabilities
21 May 2019
Every patient held in long-term segregation or seclusion is to be reviewed by independent advocates to fix a ‘broken’ care system for autistic people and those with learning disabilities, health secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Too.....
'I put milk in the washing machine' confesses woman with dementia
20 May 2019
The public is being urged to start a conversation with someone who has dementia, this #DAW2019 Dementia Action Week (20-26 May), even if it prompts unexpected responses like “I put milk in the washing machine”. This.....
Problem-solving puzzling could make short-term memory 'eight-years younger'
16 May 2019
People who regularly do problem-solving puzzles like crosswords and Sudoku are more likely to retain brain performance according to new data which shows that the short-term memory of puzzlers is, on average, ‘eight-years younger’.....
Social care crisis sees elderly facing 'care deserts'
15 May 2019
Older people looking for residential care face a postcode lottery, with some experiencing ‘care deserts’ where there is literally no care to be had. The new report from Age UK shows just under a third of.....
Government taken to task over sleep-in-pay as Supreme Court hearing date announced
13 May 2019
Whilst the uncertainty over care workers' rights for sleep-in shift work continues, the long-awaited hearing for the Supreme Court has finally been announced, but it’s not until February 2020. The Supreme.....
'Pink drink' brain cancer treatment rolled out across NHS in memory of Baroness Jowell
13 May 2019
A game changing ‘pink drink’ brain cancer treatment championed by the late Tessa Jowell is to become widely available on the NHS, the health secretary Matt Hancock has announced. Whilst the treatment has been in use in a few NHS.....
NHS to offer 'pioneering' drug to help thousands of multiple sclerosis sufferers
10 May 2019
NHS England has reached a deal with drug manufacturer Roche to provide multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with a ‘landmark’ drug, which is said to be able to delay the need for a wheelchair by seven years. The.....
Comedian chats to unsuspecting strangers to shine light on loneliness
09 May 2019
Comic Andy Parsons spends a day striking up conversations with strangers to support the Campaign to End Loneliness charity and get everyone talking. People everywhere are being urged to unglue themselves.....
Health minister marvels at Granny Hancock's longevity and vows to 'play part' in longer lives for all
08 May 2019
“Granny Hancock died a couple of years ago at the age of 103 and I’m thrilled about that”, health secretary Matt Hancock told the audience at the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity in Westminster......
Prejudice and stigma sees LGBT elderly suffer poorer care
08 May 2019
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people aged 50+ have worse physical and mental health, poorer access to care and greater isolation and loneliness because of prejudice and stigma. People in.....
MPs call for Dementia Fund to help people with dementia pay for care
08 May 2019
A group of cross-party MPs is calling for a £2.4bn Dementia Fund to help pay for the care of people with dementia, as they don’t get free nursing care from the NHS. People with dementia typically spend £100,000.....
Care Minister asks care workers to voice ideas on how bosses can make them feel valued
03 May 2019
The Minister for Care Caroline Dinenage is asking care workers to give their views about employee benefits and working conditions in the sector, as part of a drive to make them feel more valued by bosses. Part.....
Dementia discovery means millions with Alzheimer's could have been misdiagnosed
02 May 2019
A clinical trial has discovered a new type of dementia and has revealed that millions of people may have been misdiagnosed as having Alzheimer's Disease - which shares similar features but is distinctly different. The.....
Labour leader accuses PM of having 'head in the sand' over adult social care
01 May 2019
In the first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) since the Easter break, a spat has broken out between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, with the Labour leader accusing the Prime Minister of “having her head in the sand” over the current.....
Matt Hancock says social care green paper will stop people moving to care homes unless 'clinically justified'
01 May 2019
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said the social care green paper will look at shifting people away from care homes to domiciliary care because “more people go into residential care than is clinically justified”. Matt.....
People with learning disabilities 'shouldn't need to 'drink up' and go home early'
01 May 2019
Nineties punk band, Heavy Load, were one of the first to have a significant amount of band members with learning disabilities, but they soon got fed up with support workers showing up at gigs early to take home many of their fans,.....