Patients report doctors being ill-equipped to support them to plan ahead for their future care and treatment, says Compassion in Dying.

We need to ensure GPs have the right support and training, and that services have sufficient funding, to provide high-quality, timely and appropriate care to those of us experiencing mental health problems, says Mind.

The NHS could be ‘liberated’ by advances in AI, Digital Minister Margot James has said. 

As the Tories descended on Birmingham for their annual conference this week, all eyes were on whether Theresa May could unite her warring party and win backing for her troubled Chequers deal. 

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock will use his speech at the Conservative Party conference to announce an extra £240 million for the social care system to ease pressure on the NHS this winter. The funding will be allocated to councils to spend on measures including housing adaptations and care packages.

NHS must go through culture change before any major tech advances, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

A new briefing published today brings together the views and experiences of 5,447 carers from 27 communities across England.

Someone in the UK develops dementia every three minutes, but a third of cases are undiagnosed – so in a bid to improve the speed and accuracy of dementia diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Society is urging people to download a new brain games app.

The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, and Mind, the mental health charity, have today jointly published a revised mental health guide for managers to improve support for those experiencing stress and mental health issues at work. 

Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has welcomed the Local Government Association’s (LGA) The lives we want to lead green paper as an important start to the conversation on social care funding. In its response, the charity calls for the conversation to move beyond simply focusing on elderly care, and for greater inclusion of people supported by social care services, and those who support them, in the decisions that affect them.    

independent Age have released te following statement following the new statistics released by the ONS on Estimates of the Very Old 2002-2017 and life expectancy figures for 2015-2017.

independent Age have released te following statement following the new statistics released by the ONS on Estimates of the Very Old 2002-2017 and life expectancy figures for 2015-2017.

Voices to be Heard, the speak out group for people supported by national learning disabilities charity Hft, has responded to a Petitions Select Committee consultation aimed at strengthening government legislation to prevent the online abuse of disabled people. Over 40 members of Voices to be Heard from across Hft’s services responded to the consultation, making it the group’s largest response to date.

Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth has demanded that minsters use the £20bn-a-year NHS cash boost to better improve patient safety.

Charities unite to raise awareness of devastating impact of disease on mental health

Novartis is partnering with the British Society for Heart Failure at this year’s Labour and Conservative conferences, to raise awareness of heart failure more broadly and to launch its manifesto for change.

Labour has promised to force ministers to put improvements to patient safety "front and centre" of a major NHS review.

On World Alzheimer's Day (Friday 21 September), the new World Alzheimer Report from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) highlights the urgent need for more research into care, cure and prevention.

Dementia is now the leading cause of death in England and Wales. On World Alzheimer's Day, the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, asks everyone to take a moment to reflect on what they can do for people living with dementia.

Funding to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery takes a significant step forward today as Optibrium, Intellegens, and Medicines Discovery Catapult secure a grant from Innovate UK to fund a £1 million project.

People with learning disabilities have been sharing their concerns with their local MP as part of a campaign to encourage political leaders to gain a better understanding of the issues that matter to them.

Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Over half (55%) of 180 people affected by dementia said they felt the media didn’t represent them and over a third (34%) described dementia portrayal as negative

BANT is concerned that the food industry is taking advantage of regulatory loopholes to reformulate their products, especially using glycemic Maltodextrin.