People with learning disabilities and their families would have a greater say in their care under new protections being consulted on to update the Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice.
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Older people with low levels of vitamin B9 have a higher risk of dementia, a study suggests. Having low levels of the vitamin, also known as folate, has also been
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The percentage of suspected dementia sufferers receiving a formal diagnosis has fallen to its lowest in England in five years, new figures suggest. NHS England guidance gives a target for
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Hearing aids may help to reduce a person’s risk of cognitive decline, new reserach suggests. People who suffer hearing loss are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MIC) –
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Suffering two or more chronic health problems in midlife more than doubles the risk of dementia, new research suggests. Illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure,
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A pensioner who killed his wife after fearing an imagined £22,000 debt to a loan shark would leave them homeless has been detained indefinitely. Hugh Webber, 79, stabbed Angela Webber,
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An 86-year-old Jewish man who is in the advanced stages of dementia and may have months left to live should move to a Jewish care home, a judge in a
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Dementia patients who are seen by a single family doctor have better health and an improved quality of life, according to a new study. Those who consistently see the same
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The human rights of elderly and disabled people “are not fairweather luxuries”, an MP has said as she told of how she fears being separated indefinitely from her mother who
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A choir that aims to help people with special needs tackle loneliness has called for support for a campaign that will double its charitable donations ahead of the Christmas period.
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