Cancer impacts on the lives of everyone, either directly or through a family member or friend. The government is fully focused on fighting cancer on all fronts – prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and funding – to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients.

Norovirus, commonly known as the winter vomiting bug, is a stomach bug that causes sickness and diarrhoea. Following lower levels than normal throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have started to see an increase in norovirus activity as we head into the winter period.

As students start to return to school, it’s important to be aware of the winter illnesses currently circulating and the best ways to protect your child and others. In this blog, we set out some of the simple actions that parents of school age children can take to help protect their families and those around them.

Cold weather can make some health problems worse and even lead to serious complications, especially if you're 65 or older, or if you have a long-term health condition.

While your doctor may assure you that some types of forgetting are simply signs of ageing, researchers at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have identified which changes in brain function could predict future worsening of symptoms and a diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease or a less common form of dementia known as frontotemporal dementia.

This new blog looks at the common winter illnesses that affect young children and ways we can help keep them well. https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/10/25/5-ways-to-protect-your-under-5s-this-winter/

There was a time when Monitored Dosage Systems (often referred to as multi-compartment compliance aids) were part of everyday life in care homes. In recent years, things have changed. Research has highlighted several areas where Monitored Dosage Systems (MDSs) fall short. This has forced care homes...

At Homecare Pharmacy, we are dedicated to helping care homes improve their medication management, and a large part of that is supporting managers and their teams through effective training. Here are 5 things your medication management training should include. Control and administration of...

5 benefits of digital medication management Every care home needs an effective medication management system to ensure patient safety. Missed medication, incorrect medication or over-medicating can all cause serious illness and even fatalities. Unfortunately, human error can occur resulting in...