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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

Did Emmerdale’s Ashley have to die so soon?

Emmerdale’s dementia storyline has been rightly praised for raising awareness of dementia and for its sensitive and realistic portrayal of the dementia journey. But has Ashley’s demise happened a little too quickly?

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Real Stories and Diaries

How I help my grandma cope with dementia induced panic attacks

If a loved one with dementia has a panic attack, it can be difficult to know how to help. Here Jackie Edwards explains what caring for her grandmother’ has taught her

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Advice

How to talk to children about dementia

Dealing with a dementia diagnosis can be hard enough for adults, but how do you explain it to a child? We have lots of information and advice to make it a bit easier.

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Another UK bank becomes dementia friendly

As HSBC starts to train 12,000 staff to understand more about dementia, we take a look at how financial services are waking up to the needs of customers dealing with dementia.

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What’s the truth about Terry Jones’ dementia?

Newspaper headlines last week painted two very different images of the Monty Python star’s life with Frontotemporal Dementia. So which was the most accurate?

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Real Stories and Diaries

He’s not letting Alzheimer’s rule his life

TV presenter Davina McCall has spoken about her father’s life with dementia

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General

TV Review: Finding Archie

Last night’s compelling BBC1 documentary Reported Missing raised some important, if uncomfortable, truths about dementia

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General

A dementia drug breakthrough

Could a drug used to treat depression also be used to slow down the progress of dementia? We take a look at the evidence behind last week’s exciting news story

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Advice

10 things families living with dementia should know

After spending more than 25 years working with people who are living with dementia, Professor Graham Stokes, Bupa’s Global Director of Dementia Care, shares advice for affected families

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What does 'live-in care' mean?

live-in care blog

What does 'live-in care' mean?