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Health white paper: the details - 13 July 2010
The Telegraph reports on the details of the new vision for the health service as laid out by the new government.
Budget hits pensioners with '£8bn VAT bill', says Labour - 13 July 2010
The Guardian reports that Liam Byrne, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury is calling on the Lib Dems to get the government to defer a potential £8 billion VAT bill.
Big head 'may protect against dementia' - 12 July 2010
BBC News report that a team of researchers from Munich University have found that Alzheimer's sufferers with large craniums had better memory skills than those with smaller skulls.
Annuities to cover cost of care homes - 11 July 2010
The Observer takes a closer look into the funding of long term care for the elderly, in light of the announcement of a new government commission to consider funding options including annuities.
A new measure that will shake up adult social care - 09 July 2010
David Brindle writes in the Guardian's Joe Public Blog about a new measure in the adult social care sector which could be used to assess the value of various care services to the individual.
Care home standards could fall because of spending cuts, PWC survey warns - 09 July 2010
The Telegraph reports of a survey carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers which asked care providers how they thought the market will change in the coming years.
Family environment aims to help people with Alzheimer's - 07 July 2010
Christopher Manthorp of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Better Lives programme writes in The Guardian on how the lives of those suffering with dementia may be made easier by living in domestic-style groups
Blood protein 'early clue to Alzheimer's' - 06 July 2010
The Independent reports on the identification of a protein, clusterin, in the blood which appears to be linked with the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Financial planning for the worst - 04 July 2010
The Guardian looks at the rise of dementia in the UK and considers the importance of having legal and financial plans in place to cover potential cost of care.
Elderly carers: how will the state cope when they are gone? - 30 June 2010
The Guardian takes a look at what happens when the elderly who are caring for their care-dependent children or relatives start to need care themselves.
