HEALTH

Connecting people with natural beauty

Connecting people with natural beauty

June sees the launch of The Wildlife Trusts’ 30 Days Wild challenge, encouraging thousands of people across the UK to help wildlife and to help their communities share the joy of nature. Academics at ...
Make May Purple to support stroke survivors

Make May Purple to support stroke survivors

This month, wear purple to show support for the Stroke Association’s Make May Purple for Stroke awareness campaign. Stroke is a major health issue, is the fourth biggest killer in the UK and a leading ...
Why is the quality of UK care homes getting worse?

Why is the quality of UK care homes getting worse?

The proportion of care homes rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement” increased in one in five local authority areas in 2017. According to new analysis by Independent Age, the older people’s chari ...
Hunt: ‘we need to do better on social care’

Hunt: ‘we need to do better on social care’

On 20th March, 2018, the recently appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, made a speech that acknowledged the need ‘to do better on social care’. Social car ...