More than a quarter of unpaid carers looking after loved ones with dementia have said they are worse off financially because of their responsibilities, according to a charity which is
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A Scottish research firm is teaming up with a global leader in diagnostic technology for what is hoped to result in a “transformative” new blood test that would allow doctors
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Targets that ensure patients see a specialist within two weeks of being urgently referred by their GP for suspected cancer could be scrapped, with a charity calling news of the
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The wait for social care for those who need it has been described as “pretty miserable” by an expert in the sector, as new data showed lengthy hold-ups in the
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Family carers spend an average of 42 hours a week looking after loved ones and almost two thirds feel exhausted or burnt out, according to new research. National disability charity
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Treatments for cancer patients are among those approved for use on the NHS in Scotland in the latest round of decisions from the Scottish Medicines Consortium. It has accepted polatuzumab
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Tens of thousands of people with cancer have experienced delays to vital cancer checks and tests over the last decade, a charity has claimed. Macmillan Cancer Support said that cancer
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A charity has announced a “historic” £2 million investment in what is said to be the UK’s biggest ever motor neurone disease (MND) clinical drug trial. MND Scotland has also
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At least one in five households with an unpaid carer in some of the most built-up parts of the country have no private transport and have someone who is disabled
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One in three people (33%) who notice symptoms of dementia in themselves or a loved one keep their fears to themselves for more than a month, a survey suggests. The
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