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The Carer: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published updated guidance on the tools and processes it will use as it moves into the next phase of assessing how local authorities are meeting their statutory duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.

The Guardian: GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records.

The Guardian: World ‘unprepared’ for next pandemic as countries fail to agree on sharing information, tests and vaccines.

The Carer: Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according to Baroness Louise Casey, who says the current model is no longer fit for modern society.

The Carer: Up to 69% of overseas care workers in the UK would leave or consider leaving if the government introduces a 15-year route to settlement, according to new research from Lifted — putting more than 4.2 million hours of care at risk each week.

The Guardian: The stresses and strains of caring for someone for 50 hours or more a week leads to “accelerated cognitive decline” in middle-aged and older people, research shows.

The Telegraph: From regularly taking antihistamines to neglecting to floss your teeth...everyday activities could be damaging your cognitive health.

The Telegraph: NHS patients wait three and a half years for dementia diagnosis...Delays mean sufferers miss out on crucial treatments which could slow brain’s deterioration, charity warns.

The Carer: A finger prick blood test combined with online brain testing – all done from home – could one day effectively identify people’s risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.

The Guardian: Research from UCL suggests arts and cultural engagement ‘linked to slower pace of biological ageing’.

The Telegraph: Britain’s crumbling infrastructure is stopping elderly people from staying active, a report from MPs has said.

The Guardian: Individuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical decline is either inevitable or primarily the responsibility of the state.

The Carer: Ilfracombe Ukulele Pluckers bring musical afternoon to north Devon care home.