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November 19, 2020
Major football body launches brain injury support groupA major football body is launching an advisory group to help former athletes who have developed neurodegenerative conditions seek treatment
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November 12, 2020
Air pollution increases risk of Parkinson’s disease, study revealsJust a small amount of air pollution could raise the risk of developing a neurodegenerative disorder, such as Parkinson’s disease,
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November 5, 2020
Detecting frailty early may “reduce risk of dementia”, study suggestsDetecting frailty early may help reduce the risk of dementia or delay its onset, a major study has revealed.
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October 30, 2020
DWP confirm major changes to Personal Independence Payment assessment after Supreme Court rulingDisabled people who were ineligible to claim enhanced Personal Independence Payments (PIP) because they were considered not to need “social
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October 22, 2020
Simple skin test could significantly speed up Parkinson’s disease diagnosis times, study revealsA “simple skin test” could more accurately identify Parkinson’s disease than existing, more complex methods, a major study has revealed.
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October 15, 2020
New device could significantly speed up brain injury diagnosis, study revealsA new device could diagnose traumatic brain injuries in a matter of seconds, a major study has revealed.
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October 8, 2020
Local authorities “failing to comply” with statutory kinship guidanceA significant number of children’s social care providers are failing to comply with statutory kinship guidance, a major report has
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October 1, 2020
Childcare arrangements allowed to proceed despite Covid-19 lockdown measuresInformal childcare and caring arrangements will be allowed to continue even when Covid-19 local lockdown measures are in force, it
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September 24, 2020
Highways England to transform roads and services for disabled peopleMajor reforms have been announced to make roads and motorways more accessible for users of British Sign Language (BSL) and
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September 17, 2020
Government to invest £546 million into social care to restrict spread of Covid-19More than half a billion pounds will be invested into social care services to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
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September 10, 2020
Children’s Commissioner calls to end unregulated care placements for under-18sThe Children’s Commissioner for England has called on councils to stop placing young people in care in unregulated accommodation.
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September 3, 2020
Ofsted to resume visits to children’s social care providers this monthOfsted will resume visits to local authorities and children’s social care providers this month in line with public health guidelines,
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