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Army poised to cover for striking NHS doctors

The telegraph – Monday 30th November 2015 A guidance document for junior doctors on how to picket discloses plans for army medics to provide cover on strike days. Army medical staff are expected to be drafted into NHS hospitals as...

What makes a good homecare provider

As we grow older, we may naturally reach a point at which we, or our loved ones, can no longer fully support ourselves without additional help. As we grow older, we may naturally reach a point at which we, or...

Diabetes pill that could stave off Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s

Mail-on-line – Monday 30th November 2015 Diabetes pill that could help us live to 120: Common treatment set to be trialled next year in the hope it could stave off illnesses such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s: Trials to be carried out...

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Major new care research report published by The Good Care Group

The Good Care Group have published a major new research report on elderly care, ‘Improving Wellbeing through Care at Home: An evidence-based analysis of live-in care versus residential care’, which includes unique new data. The Good Care Group have published...

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One in ten care home beds could be lost

Nearly 10% of Britain’s care home places will become unavailable within five years as a result of a massive financial shortfall, according to a new report from think tank ResPublica. Nearly 10% of Britain’s care home places will become unavailable...

Good Care Group findings published in NHS care at home review

The Good Care Group has provided key information and collaboration for research now published in the new NHS ‘Better Use of Care at Home’ report. The Good Care Group has provided key information and collaboration for research now published in...

Latest Government report on dementia homecare published with help from Good Care Group

The Government’s latest report on elderly care was published yesterday by the UK Home Care Association (UKHCA), and included involvement and specialist input from the Good Care Group. The Government’s latest report on elderly care, entitled ‘Dementia & Homecare: Driving...

Elderly people at heightened risk of falls in NHS hospitals

A worrying percentage of elderly people in NHS care are being put at unnecessary risk from falls, a study by the Royal College of Physicians has found. A worrying percentage of elderly people in NHS care are being put at...

New care-at-home guidelines support person-based approach to care

New guidelines put forward by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have re-enforced the importance of a personalised approach to care provision at home. New guidelines put forward by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence...

7 out of 10 people have not discussed care of elderly parents

Almost 70% of people have never discussed care arrangements with their parents, a survey on behalf of Carers Trust has found. Gail Scott-Spicer, chief executive of Carers Trust, commented on the findings as demonstrating an“ostrich approach”, and called for there...

Purple with a purpose: Report on World Alzheimer’s Month 2015

The fourth World Alzheimer’s Month, which ran throughout September, aimed to raise awareness of the disease with initiatives including “go purple with a purpose”. Alzheimer’s is a condition that currently affects around 47 million people worldwide, with a person being...

One in three people born this year will develop dementia

New research commissioned by Alzheimer’s Research and carried out by the Office of Health Economics has suggested that one in three people born this year will develop dementia during their lifetime, posing issues of growing care costs. New research commissioned...