NICE rule out breast cancer drug over cost
A drug that can extend the lives of some women with an advanced form of breast cancer has been rejected for use by National Health Service because it is too
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Lonely cancer patients more likely to struggle with treatment
Cancer patients who are lonely are three times more likely to struggle to follow their treatment plan than those who aren’t lonely, according to research by Macmillan Cancer Support. Using
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Call for communities to end isolation of elderly
National charity Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is today calling on everyone to Be a Friend and help change the future of loneliness. The campaign is encouraging people across the
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Study confirms link between vitamin D and dementia risk
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in older people, according to the most robust study of its kind ever conducted. An
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Councils warn lack of funding could jeopardise care reforms
Nine out of ten councils are warning that a lack of adequate government funding could jeopardise vital reforms of the adult social care system due to commence in less than
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Survey reveals over 2,000 council staff earning more than £100,0000
The TaxPayers’ Alliance has published its eighth Town Hall Rich List, the Who’s Who of senior local government executives which details the job titles, full remuneration and many of the
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Care home arrest after staff and residents take ill
Police have made an arrest after several people from a care home in West Bromwich were taken ill with symptoms similar to food poisoning. The arrest was made at Goldfield
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Youth offenders prison labelled ‘unsafe’ by inspectors
A Leicestershire young offenders prison has been heavily criticised as “unsafe” in a new report which exposes concerns over bullying, violence and self-harm. The report, published by Nick Hardwick, Chief
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Council spending ‘cut by nearly 30% since 2010’
Council spending will have fallen by nearly 30% by the end of the current parliament as a result of government funding reductions, an analysis of expenditure by The Chartered Institute
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Union hits out at ‘grotesque’ NMC registration fee hike
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) plan to increase its registration fee by 20 per cent has been branded as ‘grotesque’. Unite, which represents about 25,000 nurses and community nurses
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