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Social care ‘facing funding gap of over £1bn’
Social care ‘facing funding gap of over £1bn’
Social care is facing a funding gap of more than £1bn by 2014 in England – a situation which would have consequences for the NHS, a leading think-tank says.
The King’s Fund analysis predicted councils would struggle to protect home help and care home places as they come to terms with funding cuts.
London doctor survey warning over NHS dementia demand
15 March 2011
Government reforms of the NHS will not tackle the growing demand from dementia sufferers, a study analysing London services has shown.
The study from the think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) found one in three GPs were unable to diagnose the illness.
The Department of Health said it was undertaking an audit of dementia.
But IPPR associate director Rick Muir said: “It is far from clear that changes will rise to the challenge.”
The number of people with dementia is expected to soar as the population ages, with more than a million people diagnosed in England by 2021, according to the study.
Brain disorder ‘messaging clue’
14 March 2011 Last updated at 00:09
Brain disorder ‘messaging clue’
Scientists say they have discovered a “maintenance” protein that helps keep nerve fibres that transmit messages in the brain operating smoothly.
The University of Edinburgh team says the finding could improve understanding of disorders such as epilepsy, dementia, MS and stroke.
In such neurodegenerative disorders, electrical impulses from the brain are disrupted.
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