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Shattered promises: NHS missed targets to tackle care backlogs

The Health Secretary has admitted the government’s pledge to help reduce the NHS’s record-breaking care backlog has been broken as some patients had to wait 18 months for an operation.

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Demand for Citizens Advice support hits record high amid cost of living crisis

The number of people helped by Citizens Advice hit a record high during the first

Headlines Health

Delayed diabetes checks potentially contributed to England’s excess death rate

A charity report from Diabetes UK suggests that delayed diabetes checks as well as routine

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Severe mental illness linked to low attendance at cancer screening

People with severe mental illness are less likely to attend cancer screening compared to those

Adult Headlines

Adult social care strategy states unpaid carers are key to helping the sector

Highland Council and NHS Highland have drafted a new adult social care plan that will

Children Headlines

First UK baby born using three people’s DNA

A groundbreaking IVF procedure was performed by doctors in Newcastle which has allowed for the

Headlines Social Care Management

Unaddressed weaknesses in social care affected the COVID-19 response

Structural weaknesses left social care struggling to provide the service and protection that people needed

Care Headlines

Antibiotics to be prescribed at pharmacies under new GP plan

Under a new health plan that was launched in England today, pharmacies will be equipped

Adult Headlines

NICE recommends new advanced treatment for lymphoma in the UK

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has claimed more than 700 people in the UK could benefit from the new treatment for this particular cancer.

Headlines Health

Support for stroke patients: Rehab services to be extended

Updated guidance for health services in England and Wales states stroke patients should be offered

Headlines Health

Younger prisoners facing healthcare crisis as access to appointments is denied – report

Overcrowded prisons and staffing challenges have ingrained a healthcare crisis for younger prisoners in England

Children Headlines

Care leavers aged 18-25 to receive half-price bus and tram travel in London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that care leavers aged 18-25 who live in

Care Headlines

New figures show 33% rise in homelessness among young care leavers since 2018

Homelessness among young people leaving care has risen by a third in the space of

Care Headlines Recruitment & Retention

New report finds small recovery in adult care staffing

England’s adult care workforce grew and staff vacancies fell last year, according to Skills for

Adult Headlines

Anti-viral drug trial launched to cure the effects of long Covid

An estimated two million people across the UK suffer with the effects of the disease

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Scientists discovered a common food toxin lingers longer in autistic people

New research has found Bisphenol A (BPA) which can be found in food and drink