David Baddiel: ‘I fear I have dementia at the age of 51’
Baddiels father Colin suffers from an extreme form of the degenerative brain condition and he is now convinced he has begun to display the same symptoms.
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Hospice inspections show most are ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’
More than 90% of England’s hospices inspected so far have been rated as “good” or “outstanding”, the care watchdog said.
Praise for MIND on Mental Health Day
Doncaster MP Rosie Winterton has given her backing to Mental Health Day, which is today.
NHS facing £2bn deficit and ‘worst financial crisis in a generation’
Hospitals have overspent by nearly £1bn in three months due in part to soaring bill for agency and other temporary staff, according to regulators.
Plans for new system of nurse competency checks approved by regulator
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today approved plans for the introduction of a major new system of competency checks for registered nurses and midwives, with the regulators chief executive describing it as a historic moment.
Majority confuse dementia with ‘old age’: Thousands of patients missing out on treatment because they wrongly think symptoms are just a sign of getting older
More than 75 per cent of people cant distinguish between Alzheimers disease and examples of everyday age-related forgetfulness, a study has found.
Beatson cancer hospital told to improve care for critically ill patients
Scotland’s largest cancer hospital has been told to improve the way it cares for acutely ill patients after safety concerns were raised.
Councils reject two-thirds of requests for care
Nearly 1.85 million requests for support were made last year, but just over 650,000 people received help.
Nurses should not be subject to new immigration rules, says NHS England chief
The head of NHS England has urged the government to reconsider immigration rules that will see lower-earning nurses, rather than ballet dancers, from outside the EU deported at a time when the profession faces a shortage.
Boy, 6, died ‘after negligent doctor mistook him for child under DNR order’
A six-year-old boy died after a negligent hospital doctor interrupted attempts to save his life when she mistook him for another child who was under a “do not resuscitate” order, a court heard on Tuesday.