Articles tagged with: Health & Social Care

17 Aug 2020 Health

NHS Parliamentary Awards: An opportunity for MPs to recognise the outstanding work of health and care teams

Last year's winner of the Care and Compassion category, Kate Tantam, says the Parliamentary Awards allowed her team to push for the creation of rehabilitation, respiratory and discharge teams for every Covid-positive patient that came through the hospital.

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10 Aug 2020 Health

Alzheimer's Society responds to Alzheimer's disease treatment priority review

This marks another crucial step forward in the development of the first ever treatment to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

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05 Aug 2020 Health

Significant decrease in dementia diagnosis rate - Alzheimer’s Society comments

There has been a significant decrease in dementia diagnosis rates – from 67.6% in February to 63.5% in June 2020.

04 Aug 2020 Health

Department of Health pledges will get ‘good’ or ‘inadequate’ ratings as MPs draft in independent experts

Ministers’ key health promises will be independently evaluated and handed ratings under a new scheme launched by a cross-party group of MPs.

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31 Jul 2020 Health

Panorama: 'The Forgotten Frontline' - Alzheimer's Society comments

On Thursday 30 July 2020 at 21:00, Panorama will broadcast a report on how care homes have fared during the coronavrius pandemic. Reporter Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.

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30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Lockdown isolation causes shocking levels of decline for people with dementia, who are rapidly losing memory, speech, and ability to dress and feed themselves

People with dementia worst hit by coronavirus – Alzheimer’s Society with One Dementia Voice call for Government to reinforce family carers being given ‘Key Worker’ status.

22 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Care home residents allowed visitors for the first time since lockdown began, Matt Hancock confirms

Matt Hancock has announced that care home residents will soon be allowed visitors for the first time since lockdown was introduced in March.

How a £200m government pledge could unlock billions in primary healthcare investment

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20 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

How a £200m government pledge could unlock billions in primary healthcare investment

The private sector can ensure that the country has primary healthcare facilities fit for the 21st century.

16 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Government suspends use of NHS coronavirus test kits over ‘safety’ issue

The Government has suspended the use of some coronavirus test kits used in its track and trace programme after finding that they “may not meet our required safety standards”.

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14 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Lockdown’s side effect: mental health deterioration of people affected by dementia, with third ‘giving up’

Charity’s support used over half a million times during lockdown, people with dementia worst hit in terms of deaths and thousands struggling with mental health decline.

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10 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Dementia organisations united in One Dementia Voice call on Government to avert hidden catastrophe - allowing family carers to visit Care Homes

The evidence is stark – data shows a 52% surge in deaths among people with dementia since lockdown, beyond those caused by the virus.

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09 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS report on the impact of Covid-19 on carers

New figures today published by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that more people have been helping others outside their household through the coronavirus.

08 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers ‘messed up royally’ over PPE as MPs demand plan to protect NHS workers from potential coronavirus second wave

Ministers have been put on notice to solve problems with personal protective equipment (PPE) ahead of a feared second spike in cases of Covid-19.

06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

The Government should show compassion for our elderly and restore free TV licences for over 75s

Rather than celebrate its success 20 years on, we now fight for the survival of this vital social benefit, which continues to serve as a key lifeline for many older people confined to their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

03 Jul 2020 Health

Alzheimer's society comments on CQC survey showing people with dementia report poorer experiences in hospital

People with dementia deserve to feel safe and protected in hospital.

30 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

ONS figures show care home deaths falling - Alzheimer’s Society comments

Today’s figures from the Officer for National Statistics show that the number of covid-19 deaths are continuing to fall, and this is the first time the number of deaths in care homes and hospitals were fewer than the five-year average and Covid-19 still accounts for 8.4% of deaths.

30 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

RCEM survey finds majority of A&E doctors do not believe their department has enough isolation facilities to cope with coronavirus

Emergency Medicine clinicians do not believe that their Emergency Departments have enough appropriate physical spaces to treat coronavirus patients in.

23 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society comments on impact of coronavirus on medical research funding

Hannah Churchill, Research Communications Manager at Alzheimer's Society said:

23 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

ONS figures show almost 13,000 people who died from Covid-19 had dementia - Alzheimer's Society comments

Updated figures from the Office of National Statistics today show the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in England and Wales from 1 March to 30 May.

22 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society demands dementia representation on Government's social care taskforce

Kate Lee, Chief Executive at Alzheimer’s Society, said

18 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer’s Society responds to the ADASS Budget Survey 2020

Following the publication of the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services Budget Survey 2020, which shows the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on adult social care, Alzheimer’s Society comments:

13 Jun 2020 Health

We’ve all been clapping for carers — but now it’s time for Boris Johnson to act

As Carers Week draws to a close, we mustn’t forget the hard work and commitment of carers across the UK, both professional and unpaid, during the unprecedented challenge of the coronavirus pandemic.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Poorest people in England more than twice as likely to die from coronavirus as richest, new figures show

The poorest people in England are more than twice as likely to die from coronavirus than those living in the richest areas, bleak new figures have shown.

12 Jun 2020 Coronavirus

Young people with learning difficulties left ‘open to abuse’ in coronavirus detention, MPs and peers warn

Young adults with learning difficulties being kept in detention are "highly vulnerable" to abuse during the pandemic, a group of MPs and peers have warned.