dementia

An estimated 2.6 million people aged 50 plus are living with a serious illness in England with 3.1m over-50s living in serious ill health across the UK as a whole, research has found.

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement has confirmed the £2bn payment for the NHS announced at the weekend as well as more money for GPs and carers.

CIExpert has given its verdict on Old Mutual Wealth's critical illness (CI) changes including conditions new to CI.

Some 3.6 million over-50s are unpaid carers, research by Saga Personal finance has found.

Public Health England (PHE) has set out its seven priorities for the next five years to improve public health.

A review of dementia care by the Care Quality Commission has found patients moving between care homes and hospitals are likely to experience poor care.

Dementia caring obligations will cost companies more than £3 billion, a report has found.

Between 2010 and 2050, the total number of older people with care needs, particularly those suffering from dementia, will nearly treble from 101 to 277 million across the world, a report has found.

Jeremy Hunt has announced NHS England will be tackling "shockingly low" dementia diagnosis rates, with plans that could identify and treat 160,000 people unknowingly living with the condition.

Insurers could be facing an increase in declined claims as the complexity of health problems rises, according to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.