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Advice

How to Switch Care Sponsors

A complete, step-by-step timeline from resignation to starting your new role. If you’re a care worker in the UK on a Skilled Worker visa, switching sponsors can feel like a complicated process.

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Advice

Latest UK Visa Sponsorship Rules

This all-in-one guide explains the latest UK visa sponsorship rules, including the major changes introduced in July 2025.

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General

Dealing with the risk of choking: advice from a dentist

Unforgettable expert and dentist Dr Raman Bedi provides advice on how good dental hygiene can impact on the risk of choking

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Willy Wonka star Gene Wilder dies from dementia complications

The actor, who created many iconic roles, died at his Connecticut home, aged 83, while surrounded by family

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‘Slow Shopping’ trial launched for elderly and those with dementia

Sainsbury’s supermarket chain is once again leading the way in creating a dementia-friendly shopping experience

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Scientists say new drug ‘may stop Alzheimer’s from ever developing’

A revolutionary new treatment for Alzheimer’s was announced this week and has been described as offering hope to millions of people struggling with the disease. We take a look behind the headlines to examine the evidence.

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Bank will offer customers with dementia financial support through helpline

The Nationwide is offering a dedicated phone service to customers with a mental illness or dementia

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Study confirms how life story work can benefit those with dementia

Researchers from the University of York have evaluated how creating a life story helps those with dementia, their family, carers and professionals

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Could pomegranates protect the brain from dementia?

A study has found the antioxidant-rich fruits could play an important role in preventing neurodegenerative disease

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Dementia’s dirty secrets #6: A good death is still hard to find

James Ashwell reveals why so many people with dementia do not get the end-of-life care they want or deserve.

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Air pollution and Alzheimer’s – should you be worried?

A new study has found tiny particles found in air pollution from vehicles can also be found in the brain tissue of people with dementia

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?