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Age equality in health and social care. A report on the consultation

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:05:15 +0000

In April 2009, the then Secretary of State for Health asked Sir Ian Carruthers OBE (Chief Executive of NHS South West) and Jan Ormondroyd (Chief Executive of Bristol City Council) to consider wha

Call for increase in dementia research

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:39:21 +0000

In December, we led Mature Times with criticism of reduced Government spending on Alzheimer’s research. In January, the Government replied to those comments.

ART Grant Tracker Information

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:59 +0000

Help texts for ART Grant Tracker are provided throughout the online application.

Alzheimer's Society's comment: Politicians not doing enough to improve care for older people

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:20 +0000

Sixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged.

Six out of ten think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:55:09 +0000

Politicians must work together to find long-term solutions on care reform‚ says Age Concern and Help the Aged‚ as new figures reveal six out of ten1 think politicians are not doing enou

Sex, health, and years of sexually active life gained due to good health

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:50:30 +0000

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, MC2050, Chicago, IL 60637, USA, and Chicago Core on Biomeasures in Population-Based Aging Res

Neurosciences and Mental Health

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:17:04 +0000

The Neurosciences and Mental Health Board is responsible for the MRC's programmes and funding in neurosciences and mental health:

Population and Systems Medicine Board

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:15:46 +0000

The Population and Systems Medicine Board (PSMB) is responsible for the MRC's funding in:

Infections and Immunity

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:19 +0000

The Infections and Immunity Research Board is responsible for the MRC’s programmes and funding in basic, clinical and translational research applied to infectious human disease

Neurosciences and Mental Health Board (NMHB)

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:12:07 +0000

The Neurosciences and Mental Health Board is responsible for the MRC's programmes and funding in neurosciences and mental health:

Population and Systems Medicine Board (PSMB)

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:10:41 +0000

he Population and Systems Medicine Board (PSMB) is responsible for the MRC's funding in:

Advanced notice of call for applications for Phase 3 Lifelong Health and Wellbeing

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:56:58 +0000

A call for applications for the third phase of Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW) will be announced in early May 2010.

Cancer patient died after 58,000 X-ray backlog

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:14 +0000

Two patients had a dela

‘Taking the pulse’ of the older community in Northern Ireland

Nicola_Donnelly — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:26:53 +0000

New report on older people’s experiences in the community reveals information poverty

Social care deal 'dead in water' ahead of key talks

Corrie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:16:05 +0000

Hopes of reaching a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water.

Ireland's MRSA rates still high

Corrie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:33:15 +0000

While MRSA levels found in the bloodstream of Irish hospital patients are decreasing, the rates in Ireland are still relatively high, according to the latest report from the Health Protection Sur

Many 'not bothered' about health

Corrie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:29:41 +0000

One in five Irish people ‘do not bother much about health’ and only plan to take care of it when they get older, a new survey has found.

Efficacy of 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine in preventing pneumonia and improving survival in nursing home residents...

Corrie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:26:10 +0000

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, ² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mie University Grad

Age Concern and Help the Aged comment on research showing: 4 in 5 adults regard internet access as their fundamental rights

Corrie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:23:02 +0000

Commenting on research showing that four in five adults regard Internet access as their fundamental right‚ Michelle Mitchell‚ Charity Director of Age Concern and Help the Aged comment

Partners needed for a Pale project

Corrie — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:15:02 +0000

Are you interested in partnering Welsh colleagues in a European project on Age Friendly Communities?