Doctors urged to offer ‘exercise outdoors’ prescriptions
Doctors in England and Wales should offer overweight patients “green space” prescriptions to get them…
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Oesophageal cancer tests raise hopes for earlier detection
Scientists are perfecting new methods to spot a difficult-to-diagnose cancer. Teams from the Cancer Research…
NHS: Jeremy Hunt to announce new online 111 services
Patients in England will soon be able to enter symptoms online and receive tailored advice…
Care & Dementia Show introduces six new features for 2016
London 25 August 2016: Following twelve months of industry research, the Care & Dementia Show…
Research shows care home construction on track to reach five-year high
London 5 September 2016: The British care home market is an attractive source of investment,…
Childhood head injury linked to range of adult health problems
“Millions of Brits face dying early because of something they did when they were children,”…
Targeting ‘addiction switch’ may help combat alcoholism
“Alcoholics are missing ‘vital chemical in their brain’ that helps control addiction,” the Daily Express…
Plaque busting drug shows early promise in preventing Alzheimer’s
“A revolutionary drug that could stop people from ever developing Alzheimer’s disease has been unveiled,”…
Councils still insisting on 15 minute homecare visits
Three quarters (74 per cent) of local authorities in England are still limiting homecare visits…
Older people feel ‘more serene’ than younger adults – study
Older adults have more positive responses about feelings such as serenity, sadness and loneliness than…
Parkinson’s protein test could lead to earlier diagnosis
A test of how sticky a protein molecule is could help diagnose the early stages…
‘Patients at risk’ from length of GP consultations
Patients are being put at risk by GPs being forced to carry out complex consultations…
Alzheimer’s drug study gives ‘tantalising’ results
A drug that destroys the characteristic protein plaques that build up in the brains of…
District nurse cuts ‘put frail at risk’, report suggests
The district nursing service in England is at “breaking point” as unmanageable workloads have left…
multi-sensory activity designed to make the dementia journey easier.
As dementia progresses it can become increasingly hard for carers to provide appropriate games or…