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A study by researchers at the University of Helsinki published today in the BMJ suggested long term use of oral hormone therapy could be linked with a small increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in postmenopausal women.The researchers stress the absolute risk is small (9-18 extra cases per 10,000 women each year) and the age at…

Scientists in America have today published research in which they say they have developed blood tests that can predict dementia risk and recommend them for use in selecting participants for dementia prevention trials.The research paper, published in JAMA Neurology, said: “The findings suggest that plasma total tau levels may improve the prediction of future dementia,…

Researchers at the University College London have found that watching TV for over three and a half hours a day is linked to a decline in performance on word learning and recall tasks, according to a new report in the journal, Nature Scientific Reports.The researchers measured how much television 3,590 people over the age of…

RDB Star Rating, an independently accredited ‘quality’ assessment company, is pleased to announce that the participating Lancashire care homes have once again achieved fantastic results for 2019. In the latest round of independent assessments, they have all been awarded either 4 or 5 stars, which denotes good or excellent standards of care.Susan Barr, registered manager…

A new parliamentary group has been launched to examine the care system, funding and the issue of staffing.The All Part Parliamentary Group on Social Care (APPG Social Care) was launched last week at Westminster to tackle the ‘social care crisis’. MPs in the APPG include Norman Lamb, Damian Green, Barbara Keeley, Louise Haigh and Gillian…

Positive mental wellbeing is related to better brain health among older adults and can even reduce the risk of dementia and cognitive decline later in life, according to a new report launched by the Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH).Age UK, a founding collaborator in the GCBH, has now published the findings of the report.The…

The following information originally appeared on the Care England website.OverviewLeaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority; this has not changed.The Government has accelerated ‘no deal’ preparations to ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality – it is the responsible thing to.In the event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March…

People with mental health needs, autism, learning disabilities, wheelchair users and those receiving adult social care, will gain more power to choose the type of care they receive, as part of government plans to give up to 200,000 people personal health budgets.The Department of Health and Social Care has announced its plan to grant personal…

A record breaking number of male school leavers have applied to be nurses following the NHS England successful ‘We are the NHS’ recruitment campaign. The number of 18-year-old men applying to study nursing has increased by more than 45% in the past decade, according to new figures from UCAS, the body that arranges university courses.…

The health and social care secretary, Matt Hancock, has made trips to see 22 hospitals since starting his job in July last year, but has only visited three care homes. The contrast between the hospital visits and trips to care homes has sparked criticism from elderly charities and the care sector who say the truth…