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NICE to reconsider Alzheimer’s drug rejection

NICE to reconsider Alzheimer’s drug rejection

Government announces funding increase for nursing in care homes

Government announces funding increase for nursing in care homes

Fewer patients access social care due to staffing costs, says report

Fewer patients access social care due to staffing costs, says report

Mythbuster: ‘Talking therapy is a waste of time, I need antidepressants’

Mythbuster: ‘Talking therapy is a waste of time, I need antidepressants’

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Working with a frail population as a Primary Care Network

Working with a frail population as a Primary Care Network

Fresh appeal to older people and pregnant women to get RSV vaccine

Fresh appeal to older people and pregnant women to get RSV vaccine

Exposing common myths about tinnitus

Exposing common myths about tinnitus

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may cut risk of dementia and other conditions

Repeated paracetamol use linked with severe complications in over-65s

Repeated paracetamol use linked with severe complications in over-65s

Supporting people with dementia to navigate hospital admissions

Supporting people with dementia to navigate hospital admissions

UKHSA issues alerts and warns cold snap could increase health care use

UKHSA issues alerts and warns cold snap could increase health care use

‘Breaking point’: social care funding crisis revealed

‘Breaking point’: social care funding crisis revealed

CPD: Update on dementia management in primary care

CPD: Update on dementia management in primary care

Baby boomers live longer but in poorer health than previous generations

Baby boomers live longer but in poorer health than previous generations

CPD: Case by case – routine adult vaccinations

CPD: Case by case – routine adult vaccinations

Diabetes drugs found to lower risk of dementia in large analysis

Diabetes drugs found to lower risk of dementia in large analysis

NICE rules Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab too expensive for NHS

NICE rules Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab too expensive for NHS

Funding ‘insufficient’ to recruit and retain social care nurses

Funding ‘insufficient’ to recruit and retain social care nurses

Smoking linked to cognitive decline in older adults

Smoking linked to cognitive decline in older adults

Open letter calls for increased access to dementia nursing in hospitals

Open letter calls for increased access to dementia nursing in hospitals

Study finds ‘clear correlation’ between AF and risk of vascular dementia

Study finds ‘clear correlation’ between AF and risk of vascular dementia

Improving access to controlled drugs in care homes ‘vital’, say nurses

Improving access to controlled drugs in care homes ‘vital’, say nurses

Public fears over palliative care access should be ‘wake-up call’

Public fears over palliative care access should be ‘wake-up call’

Mythbuster: ‘Her ankles are very swollen – she needs water tablets’

Mythbuster: ‘Her ankles are very swollen – she needs water tablets’