Whose election promise adds up for the NHS?
“Billions more for the NHS,” is a familiar election battle cry. This time, the pledges…
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How food can improve your mental health
Approximately one in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year in…
Assaults between care home residents reported daily
Police recorded 1,200 assaults between residents living at care homes between 2014 and 2016, the…
How Much Sleep Do We Need (Hours Don’t Matter Much)
Sleeping duration is a very tedious part of the puzzle as many factors take place…
Theresa May defends changes
Theresa May has defended her changes to the Tory social care policy, as critics called…
Dementia saliva testing ‘shows early promise’
“Simple saliva test for dementia ‘shows promise’ in bid to diagnose the disease early,” the…
More than 10,000 defibrillators in public places ‘could be faulty’
More than 10,000 defibrillators in the UK may be affected by a fault, which means…
NHS performance data delay ‘disappointing’, regulator says
The publication of key financial performance data from the NHS in England will be delayed…
New warning over social care plans
Conservative plans to change social care funding in England may be derailed by councils, an…
Swallowable gastric balloon could help with weight loss
“Swallowable gastric balloon could help the obese lose weight without surgery,” The Guardian reports. The…
Record number of UK care homes declared insolvent
Seventy-five companies failed in 2016 as councils cut contributions and wage increases raised cost of…
Social care funding: what are the Conservatives proposing?
How are the Tories proposing to change the funding of social care? Theresa May said…
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…