Category: Healthcare
Urine tests not reliable for dehydration in older adults, says UEA
Urine tests should not be used to measure dehydration among the elderly, new research from the University of East Anglia has claimed. Water-loss dehydration happens when people don’t drink...
MRC announces £10m initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance
The Medical Research Council has announced £10million cross-council initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance. The MRC’s announcement comes on the same day new research claims...
More needs to be done to improve end of life care, says CQC
A review published by the CQC today has found that people from certain groups in society are experiencing poorer quality end of life care than others. The CQC review, entitled A Different Ending,...
Deb partners with WHO ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ Healthcare Campaign
Deb Group has joined forces with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ campaign day. The campaign, scheduled for tomorrow, seeks to drive hand...
Digital healthcare company awarded grant to reduce isolation in stroke sufferers
Digital healthcare company Intelesant has been awarded a grant by Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network (GM AHSN) to carry out research using its home monitoring technology system,...
Pharmacists in care homes could save NHS £135 million
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, RPS, has published a report stating that the NHS could save £135 million a year if they introduced a pharmacist into every care home across the UK. The...
Independent Age launches new safeguarding leaflet to help vulnerable older adults
Independent Age have published a new leaflet to help older people, their families and carers recognise the signs of abuse and understand where to go for help. The charity grew concerned about the...
CQC appoints first National Guardian for freedom to speak up in the NHS
The Care Quality Commission has appointed Dame Eileen Sills DBE as the first National Guardian for speaking up safely within the NHS. As the National Guardian for the freedom to speak up, Dame...
Healthcare businesses must ride out the skills shortage, says Hitachi Capital
Research conducted by Hitachi Capital, with healthcare recruitment companies, has shown the healthcare sector is facing a growing skills crisis, causing temporary workers to snap up job...
ORCHARD CARE HOMES ACQUIRES LEYTON HOMES GROUP
Orchard Care Homes, a provider of residential elderly care homes across the UK, has completed the acquisition of 21 homes from the Leyton Healthcare portfolio. Speaking about the...
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