News Tag: News. New approaches to funding, commissioning and regulation needed to meet people’s health and care needs The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report today (Tuesday 3 July) following the completion of 20 local authority area reviews, exploring how older people move between health and social care services and making recommendations for change. Read more
News Tag: News. Argos and Alzheimer’s Society – There For Everyone We are delighted to announce that Argos have selected Alzheimer’s Society to be their official charity partner this year! Read more
News Tag: News. MPs call for Social Care Premium to fund personal care for all Individuals and employers should pay a new contribution into a dedicated fund set aside to help pay for the growing demand for adult social care and implement funding reforms, with the current system ‘not fit to respond to the demographic trends of the future’, MPs have concluded. Read more
News Tag: News. New study shows potential link between brain metals and Alzheimer’s disease Researchers at the University of Warwick and Keele have published a new study, which helps us understand the role of metals like iron in the brain. Head of Research at Alzheimer's Society, Dr James Pickett, comments. Read more
News Tag: News. NICE updates guideline on dementia for first time in 10 years Today (Wednesday 20 June 2018), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes the updated guideline on dementia. Read more
News Tag: News. Hunt puts social care reform on hold Jeremy Hunt announced in a speech to MPs yesterday that a long-awaited Green Paper on adult social care will be delayed. Read more