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Welsh government announces 20% rise in adult care charge cap

The Welsh government has announced plans to increase the cap on non-residential care charges by 20%, blaming ‘economic pressures’ related to inflation.

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Ethnic minority NHS staff likelier to face workplace discrimination

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Families on breadline must work eight days a week to escape it

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Poor quality clinical data informing NICE decisions on over half of treatments

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Heart disease most likely health issue to drive people from work

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New app results in 25% fewer emergency hospital admissions from care homes

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Searches for cancer advice climbs by over 50%

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Racism causes poor mental health and prevents people accessing support – report

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Music to my ears: Singing is linked to better memory in older age

New research has found that singing or playing a musical instrument can better the brain health of people over 40.

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CareLineLive launched in Australia to improve at home care

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Government orders NHS trust review following Nottingham killings

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Choose screening: Cervical cancer prevention week 2024

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Social care funding should be better prioritised by the next cabinet, charity warns

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One in three nurses are skipping meals to fund vital training, research shows

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Squeezed adult care providers closing services and rejecting admissions, report shows

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Study shows Covid-19 vaccines could have prevented 7,000 hospital admissions