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McCarthy Stone Foundation’s Dementia Grants Programme to Open 14 February
The Foundation is offering around 20 grants of up to £7,500 each to help with the project costs of running dementia clubs and memory cafes in areas of high deprivation affecting older people over the age...2025-02-12 1992 0 -
HIV Testing Week urges people to get tested regularly
People are being reminded of the importance of regular testing as National HIV Testing Week gets underway. Run by HIV Prevention England, the annual event highlights how regular testing is helping to reduce the number of...2025-02-12 380 0 -
Older people are worse at learning to help themselves, but just as good at learning behaviours which benefit others
Older adults may be slower to learn actions and behaviours that benefit themselves, but new research shows they are just as capable as younger people of learning behaviours that benefit others. Researchers at the Universities of...2025-02-12 485 0 -
Research reveals ethnic minority heart failure patients at much higher risk of death
Analysis of data from over 16,700 patients has revealed that ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than White patients. According to the study, supported by the British Heart Foundation...2025-02-11 411 0 -
Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme
The government has confirmed funding and a realistic timetable to put the New Hospital Programme on track to deliver all of its hospital projects. This credible timeline for delivery will ensure that staff and patients have...2025-01-24 1093 0 -
Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids
Tens of thousands of people with hearing loss will have access to groundbreaking new hearing aid devices, thanks to government action. Fresh guidance has been, giving businesses around the world the green light to sell certain pioneering...2025-01-20 1241 0 -
Five Palliative Care priorities that need to be fixed in 2025 for assisted dying to work
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people living with life-threatening illness and people close to them. It prevents and relieves suffering and focuses on helping people to live well until the end (Hospice UK...2025-01-13 1549 0 -
Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists
A revolutionised NHS App is among a raft of proposals aimed at giving patients greater power over how and when they receive elective treatment, as the government sets out its roadmap to cutting waiting times as...2025-01-07 1702 0 -
PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments
Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to tackle hospital backlogs set out by the PM. Tackling the 7.5million...2025-01-06 1908 0 -
Ladywood residents attend wellbeing event
Ladywood residents gathered to attend the first of a set of monthly events designed to help improve people’s wellbeing at the Ladywood Health and Community Centre, yesterday. As well as wellbeing support, staff were available to...2024-12-13 5668 0
