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care Organisations Call for End to “Short-Term, Cost-Driven Commissioning”
More Than a Provider, a collaboration of five not-for-profit social care organisations, has published a new position paper calling for a shift away from short-term,…
Care UK Shines Spotlight On Care Workers Through Major Film Partnership
Care UK has announced its exclusive partnership with upcoming British comedy film Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint. Ahead of the film’s nationwide cinema release on November 6th, Care UK has teamed up with production companies Shush Films and SUMS…
Lilian Faithfull Care Welcomes New Chief Executive Helen Hargreaves
Cheltenham charity Lilian Faithfull Care has welcomed Helen Hargreaves as its new Chief Executive, bringing extensive experience across the care and housing sectors as the organisation looks to strengthen its connections with local communities.
Care Sector Faces Knock-On Effects as Watchdog Warns NHS Restructuring is Straining Council Partnerships
The shrinking of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) could damage the working relationship between the NHS and local councils, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found, raising questions for social care providers who depend on both.
Scottish Carers Win Awards after Bumper Year of Nominations
Top carers, nurses and support staff from one of Scotland’s leading providers of older person and specialist care have been recognised for their outstanding performance at an awards ceremony, following a record-breaking number of entries.
Blood Test Study of 80,000 UK Biobank Samples Could Reveal Earliest Signs of Dementia
A major new study will examine proteins in the blood of more than 80,000 UK Biobank volunteers in the hope of uncovering the earliest biological changes linked to dementia, Alzheimer’s Research UK has announced.
England Urged to Close Care Home Oral Health Gap as New Toolkit Launches
Care England pairs a call for better NHS dental access with practical resources to help care teams put research into everyday care. Care England is…
Remembrance Day – We Want to Hear Your Stories
The Carer has, in recent years, been proud to honour the service and sacrifice of all those who defended, and continue to defend, our freedoms. We consider it a great privilege to share the meaningful…
Highgate Care Homes Expands to 40 Homes with Major 15-home Acquisition
Highgate Care Homes has expanded its presence across the North of England with the acquisition of 15 care homes from Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG).
TLAP and SCIE to Explore Care Equity at National Children and Adult Services Conference
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) will join the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) for a panel discussion exploring what it will take to build a fairer and more equitable social care system.
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Spark Care Brings Less2Care’s Continence Waste System to UK and Irish Care Homes
Spark Care, the care technology partner focused on safer, calmer and dignity-first care environments, has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Less2Care, the Dutch company behind a complete system for collecting and containing continence waste in care settings. Less2Care’s approach is already used in more than 2,000 care locations across Europe.
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Community Care Needs Digital Transformation On Its Own Terms
As is probably true for many community and social care providers, Care Plus Group’s use of digital has evolved over time and advanced organically, in pockets of the organisation. There was plenty of enthusiasm for technology-enabled change…
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Spark Care Brings Less2Care’s Continence Waste System to UK and Irish Care Homes
Spark Care, the care technology partner focused on safer, calmer and dignity-first care environments, has been appointed exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Less2Care, the Dutch company behind a complete system for collecting and containing continence waste in care settings. Less2Care’s approach is already used in more than 2,000 care locations across Europe.
