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Crisis point: Families struggling to care for dementia patients

A leading UK charity has discovered families have hit ‘crisis point’ as they are struggling to look after loved ones with the harrowing disease.

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National survey highlights decline in people’s experience of urgent and emergency care

A survey of more than 36,000 people who used NHS emergency care services in September

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Infection prevention and control app launched for Scottish health and care staff

A new app has been launched to give health and social care staff in Scotland

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Emergency NHS measures announced ahead of winter

New social care ‘traffic control centres’ and cash incentives for hospital performance have recently been

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A third of children in care face school exclusion, new research shows

New research from University College London (UCL) has found students in England with a care

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Government names first areas to test children’s care reforms

The government has named Dorset, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton as the first areas to be chosen

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Alzheimer’s gene risks early onset smell loss, research shows

New research has found people who carry a gene associated with Alzheimer’s are at an

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Commons committee launches inquiry on housing for people with disabilities

The House of Commons levelling up, housing and communities committee has launched an inquiry looking

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Almost three million people received urgent cancer checks in 2023

New research from the NHS England shows that last year was the highest on record for providing urgent cancer checks.

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Turn wine into water: the health benefits of doing dry January

After Christmas we all pledge to lay off the booze, but whether we stick to

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A new genetic mutation gives significant protect against Parkinson’s

Found in a small protein the mutation also offers a new direction for exploring potential

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Teenagers social media addiction could signal compulsive behaviour problems

‘Striking’ new findings from a University study have unveiled that almost half of British teenagers

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Junior doctors have commenced the biggest NHS strike in history

It seems junior doctors have carried over one of their new year resolutions: to simply

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Welsh government announces £8m to support people outside hospital

The Welsh government has provided an extra £8m this winter to support people at greatest

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Coram launches ‘Charter for Children’ to replicate impact of pension triple lock

Children’s charity Coram has published a ‘Charter for Children’, calling for a realignment of the

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Campaigners ask police to Investigate 8,440 mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk

The Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk and Suffolk has written to the