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News Tag: News. New report calls on the Government to increase funding to social care, the NHS and public health A report by the Richmond Group – a coalition of 14 health and social charities across the UK – has highlighted that significant funding into the NHS, social care and public health is urgently needed if they are to be sustainable. Read more
Support us The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: What is happening and what comes next This year will see a review of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. We take a look at what has happened so far and what comes next. This year will see a review of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. We take a look at what has happened so far and what comes next. ... 13 June 2018
News Tag: News. NHS England launches plan to reduce long stays in hospital The NHS has today (Wednesday 13 June) announced plans to free up thousands of hospital beds and improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals. Read more
News Tag: News. Report finds that social care 'time bomb' has left 'gaping hole' in families’ finances Our Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes, has released a comment regarding the recent report by GMB about people 'trapped' in debt due to social care costs. Read more
News Tag: News. Report finds that 3 million hours of home care has been lost due to council cuts A report by Age UK has revealed that older people and their families are struggling to access care at home, following years of budget cuts. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Dementia – the true cost: Fixing the care crisis Our 2018 investigation paints a bleak picture of the state of dementia care. Read more
News Tag: News. Rising admissions to A&E for people with dementia due to ‘threadbare’ social care system An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has discovered tens of thousands of people with dementia each year are being admitted to Accident and Emergency because inadequate social care is leaving them unprotected from falls and infections. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. A support service which is improving the hospital experience of people with dementia and their carers From the October/November 2016 issue of our magazine, a hospital stay can present unique challenges for a person with dementia Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. 20,000 reasons to take action in Northern Ireland - Liz's dementia story Liz Cunningham is 52 and lives in Belfast. She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s when she was 48-years-old. Find out why she's calling on the Government to take action on dementia in Northern Ireland. Read more
News Tag: News. Which? care homes investigation Investigation by Which? has found that care homes are failing to provide contracts and may be breaking the law by neglecting to tell residents and their families about important terms and conditions. Read more
News Tag: News. Hunt: We need to do better for social care The Health and Social Care Secretary is today giving his first speech since his Department was given full responsibility for social care in January 2018, setting out the seven key principles to reform Read more
News Tag: News. Quality of care homes got worse in 1 in 5 local authorities in the last year The proportion of care homes rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” increased in 1 in 5 local authority areas in 2017, according to new analysis by older people’s charity Independent Age. Read more
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