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22/08/2013
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UK To Host First G8 Dementia Summit
The UK is to host the first G8 dementia summit to lead international action on tackling the condition.
The UK is making the fight against dementia global by hosting the first G8 summit dedicated to seeking an ambitious level of international coordination and an effective response to tackling the condition.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will use the UK's 2013 presidency of the G8 to lead coordinated global action against what is fast becoming one of the greatest pressures on families, carers and health systems around the world.
In the UK alone, there are likely to be nearly a million people with the condition by the end of 2020. The government has already begun a national programme of action through the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, launched in 2011.
More Council Tenants Take Up 'Right To Buy'
More council tenants are seizing the opportunity to buy their home, Housing Minister Mark Prisk has said.
New published figures show a total of 2,149 properties were sold between April and June this year, nearly five times the 443 sold during the same period in 2012, bringing the total number of council homes sold under the reinvigorated Right to Buy to more than 8,000.
Mr Prisk said that with discounts increased to a maximum £100,000 in London, and moves to make even more tenants eligible for the Right to Buy, sales should continue to rise over the coming year.
The sales have generated £129m in gross income, and under the reinvigorated Right to Buy receipts from additional sales will be recycled back into the development of new affordable homes for rent.
These will add to the 150,000 affordable homes that have been delivered in England over the last three years, thanks to the success of the government's affordable housing programmes.
Murder Investigation Launches Following Fatal Stabbing
A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a man in Homerton.
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to Homerton High Street, at the junction with Kenworthy Road, at 5.10pm on 21 August.
Officers attended and found a male, believed to be aged 20, suffering from a stab wound.
He was taken to an east London hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead at 6.30pm.
He has since been formally identified as Lamarni Hylton-Reid, 20 (19.6.93) of Warwick Grove, E5.
An incident room has opened under the Detective Chief Inspector John Sandlin of the Homicide and Major Crime Command.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to call 020 8345 3865. Alternatively, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(CD/JP)
The UK is to host the first G8 dementia summit to lead international action on tackling the condition.
The UK is making the fight against dementia global by hosting the first G8 summit dedicated to seeking an ambitious level of international coordination and an effective response to tackling the condition.
Prime Minister David Cameron and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will use the UK's 2013 presidency of the G8 to lead coordinated global action against what is fast becoming one of the greatest pressures on families, carers and health systems around the world.
In the UK alone, there are likely to be nearly a million people with the condition by the end of 2020. The government has already begun a national programme of action through the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, launched in 2011.
More Council Tenants Take Up 'Right To Buy'
More council tenants are seizing the opportunity to buy their home, Housing Minister Mark Prisk has said.
New published figures show a total of 2,149 properties were sold between April and June this year, nearly five times the 443 sold during the same period in 2012, bringing the total number of council homes sold under the reinvigorated Right to Buy to more than 8,000.
Mr Prisk said that with discounts increased to a maximum £100,000 in London, and moves to make even more tenants eligible for the Right to Buy, sales should continue to rise over the coming year.
The sales have generated £129m in gross income, and under the reinvigorated Right to Buy receipts from additional sales will be recycled back into the development of new affordable homes for rent.
These will add to the 150,000 affordable homes that have been delivered in England over the last three years, thanks to the success of the government's affordable housing programmes.
Murder Investigation Launches Following Fatal Stabbing
A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a man in Homerton.
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to Homerton High Street, at the junction with Kenworthy Road, at 5.10pm on 21 August.
Officers attended and found a male, believed to be aged 20, suffering from a stab wound.
He was taken to an east London hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead at 6.30pm.
He has since been formally identified as Lamarni Hylton-Reid, 20 (19.6.93) of Warwick Grove, E5.
An incident room has opened under the Detective Chief Inspector John Sandlin of the Homicide and Major Crime Command.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information is asked to call 020 8345 3865. Alternatively, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(CD/JP)
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Dementia Patients 'To Wear GPS Devices'
Campaigners have criticised a decision by a police force to buy tracking devices for dementia patients. Elderly care campaigners described the move as "barbaric" and "inhumane". According to the Telegraph, Sussex Police have purchased 15 GPS tags which they hope will save them money searching for pensioners who go missing.
03 February 2010
Dementia Research 'Underfunded'
Dementia research in the UK remains more underfunded than other serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, an Alzheimer charity warned today, it has been claimed. It costs the health service five times more to treat a dementia patient than the average person suffer from cancer.
Dementia Research 'Underfunded'
Dementia research in the UK remains more underfunded than other serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease, an Alzheimer charity warned today, it has been claimed. It costs the health service five times more to treat a dementia patient than the average person suffer from cancer.
25 February 2014
Staff Suspended At Care Home Marked For Closure
Eleven staff have been suspended from a residential home marked for closure last week by Ceredigion Council. It was announced last week that the council would close the Llandysul's Awel Deg Residential Home due to "staffing problems".
Staff Suspended At Care Home Marked For Closure
Eleven staff have been suspended from a residential home marked for closure last week by Ceredigion Council. It was announced last week that the council would close the Llandysul's Awel Deg Residential Home due to "staffing problems".
07 November 2011
Six In Every Ten With Dementia 'Undiagnosed'
Around 60% of people with dementia in England go undiagnosed. This means almost 400,000 people could be going without the vital support the NHS and social care services can offer. The National Audit Office estimates that, nationally, dementia costs health and social care services £8.2 billion per year.
Six In Every Ten With Dementia 'Undiagnosed'
Around 60% of people with dementia in England go undiagnosed. This means almost 400,000 people could be going without the vital support the NHS and social care services can offer. The National Audit Office estimates that, nationally, dementia costs health and social care services £8.2 billion per year.
23 August 2005
Health and wealth do not reduce dementia risk, study warns
Improved health and mortality are not likely to protect against the risk of developing dementia, a new study from the Medical Research Council has claimed.
Health and wealth do not reduce dementia risk, study warns
Improved health and mortality are not likely to protect against the risk of developing dementia, a new study from the Medical Research Council has claimed.
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