Industry Reacts to Sleep-In Ruling
Industry specialists have reacted to the recent Court of Appeal ruling that carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed…
Read more...Industry specialists have reacted to the recent Court of Appeal ruling that carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed…
Read more...Philippa Shirtcliffe has been announced as the new Head of Care Quality at QCS. She joined the business in October 2017 as Clinical Policy Lead…
Read more...PRIMARY school pupils treated elderly residents to an early viewing of their play after rehearsing at their care home in Bolton. Year 4 children from…
Read more...The UK care home sector has continued to see a net loss in the number of homes and beds, with the past year seeing a…
Read more...The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates…
Read more...Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to latest delayed transfers of care figures published this week “The…
Read more...NHS Confederation leaders have written to new health secretary Matt Hancock urging him to “grasp the social care challenge”. NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell, a…
Read more...The NHS has published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and carers. Over 70 families and carers worked with NHS England on the guidance…
Read more...Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour. The 1966 World Cup winner spearheaded our United Against…
Read more...With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager Tom Ogden had the idea of creating a ‘virtual…
Read more...The Hampshire Care Association (HCA), the body representing care providers in the county, organised a care experts’ summit to discuss how technology can be used…
Read more...With the latest data suggesting 1.4m older people go without the care and support they need and that the social care crisis is costing the…
Read more...A NURSING veteran was among those celebrating the 70th anniversary of the NHS at a special event in Stockton-on-Tees. 87-year-old Sheila Bradley was joined by…
Read more...The Court of Appeal will tomorrow (Friday 13 July at 10am) deliver its long-awaited decision on whether care-providers must pay National Minimum Wage to staff…
Read more...A former gold medal dancer who performed at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom has rekindled some of his moves and steps with help from his…
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