Social care funding: what are the Conservatives proposing?
How are the Tories proposing to change the funding of social care? Theresa May said…
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The battle against loneliness among older people
With millions of older people living in isolation, what is being done to help? A…
Conservative manifesto: Tory social care plan explained
What the Conservatives have proposed for elderly care is complex. They are changing certain thresholds…
Private surgery ‘needs better patient safety regulation’
The Royal College of Surgeons has called for a review of the way private hospitals…
Addressing key care challenges this summer
Last week Care Roadshows made its second stop of the year at the wonderful venue…
Old people need to feel the joy of human interaction, too
By morphing from carer to cared-for, actors in a powerful new play remind us that…
Number of strokes in UK predicted to rise by 44% in next 20 years
King’s College London analysis also finds number of survivors across Europe will increase by a…
Why do we let our elderly die of broken hearts?
Social services don’t seem to mind putting lifelong couples into different care homes, even though…
NHS cyber attack: A&Es ‘fully open’ again
Patients are no longer being diverted away from accident and emergency units following the cyber…
Can fizzy water make you fat?
“Fizzy water could cause obesity by encouraging you to eat more,” The Daily Telegraph reports.…
Are NHS patients getting the best medicines?
There’s always a tension in decisions about purchasing medicines by the NHS. On the one…
NHS was repeatedly warned of cyber-attack, says Fallon
Hospital trusts were repeatedly warned about cyber threats before the attack on computer systems on…
Allow nurses with dementia to continue working
Nurses who have dementia should be supported to continue their work for as long as…
Nurses to stage ‘summer of protest activity’ over pay cap
Nurses will stage a “summer of protest activity” across the UK over pay, the Royal…
NHS cyber-attack: Bosses fear further infections from ransomware
Patients have been urged to use the NHS “wisely” as it discovers the full impact…