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NHS to Extend RSV Vaccination to Over-80s and Care Home Residents from April 2026

NHS England (NHSE) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have announced that adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine from 1 April 2026. The decision follows advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and […]

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Poole Care Home Fulfils Resident’s Wish to See Late Father’s Art on Display

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A Poole care home resident has had a long-held wish fulfilled after seeing her late father’s artwork on public display at a Bournemouth museum. Myrna, who lives at Marjorie House in Lilliput, a care home run by not-for-profit charity Care South, visited the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum as part of the organisation’s Make a

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Care Home Residents Suffering Due to Untreated Hearing Loss, Says White Paper

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Care England, in partnership with Engage and Nightingale Hammerson, has released a compelling new white paper urging immediate and coordinated efforts to improve hearing care for residents in care homes. The paper draws on research conducted by the University of Manchester, specifically by experts at the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD). The findings

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