New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that the cost of providing free personal and nursing care has increased to more £900 million. The amount spent on both providing care
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Some two million older people in England are living without the social care help they need, according to estimates a charity has branded “deeply worrying”. Many are likely to be
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The Government has branded the NHS hospital discharge system “broken” as a survey revealed almost a fifth of care providers across the UK reported weeks-long waiting times for people to
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A “startling” postcode lottery for social care showing a higher rate of rejected requests for support depending on where someone lives has been branded “unacceptable” by campaigners. The Care and
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Artificial intelligence (AI) linked to household devices such as kettles and electric showers is being used to alert family or neighbours if an elderly or vulnerable person does not follow
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Plans to expand the number of places that patients will be able to get care out of hospital have been hailed as the “largest expansion of choice in the NHS
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Kate Garraway has said the £16,000 monthly cost of her husband Derek Draper’s care was more than her salary from ITV and caused her to rack up huge debts. The
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Public satisfaction with social care services has dropped to a new low according to a survey, prompting a call for the next government to “take a strong step forward” and
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Actor James Nesbitt has launched Marie Curie’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal in Belfast. The star, from Coleraine, met Marie Curie volunteers, whom he described as “the lifeblood” of the charity,
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Offering a new therapy to dementia patients and their loved ones could potentially help them stay in their own homes for longer, a study suggests. Experts said that a “family
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