Flumpet Craze Comes To Hartlepool To Raise Funds For Hospice
FLUMPETS are invading Hartlepool as elderly residents sold the cute, cuddly toys to generate donations for a local hospice. The residents and staff at Queens…
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Month: May 2018
Parkinson’s Audit Reveals Improvements In Elderly Care And Neurology, But More Still Needed
The results of the 2017 UK Parkinson’s Audit, the largest dataset obtained to date about the quality of care provided to people with Parkinson’s across…
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New Local Health And Care Partnerships Could Save Lives
NHS England has announced funding for three Local Health and Care Record projects to support the integration of health and social care through more effective…
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Brenda Gets Employee Of The Month At 79
A 79-YEAR-OLD care home worker has been awarded Employee of the Month after more than two decades of service. Brenda Tooby is a domestic cleaner…
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Nine In Ten Brits In Danger Of Financial Hardship Should Serious Illness Strike
We’re more likely to insure our mobile phones than our health – 12% of UK adults have phone insurance but only 9% have critical illness…
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HSBC Plans To Become A Dementia-Friendly Bank
HSBC UK has committed to raise £3 million for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland during three year partnership. HSBC UK has today announced a number…
Read more...People Affected By Dementia Share Actions To Break Down Stigma And Isolation
People affected by dementia highlighted the small actions that would have a big impact on their lives and enabling them to live the lives they…
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Super Student Leanne Has A Passion For Greater Dementia Awareness
A University of Cumbria student has taken the initiative to organise a conference to train her fellow students to become more aware of dementia after…
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Campaign To Get 1,000’s Singing For Dementia
In support of Dementia Action Week 21st – 27th May 2018, organised by Alzheimer’s Society, Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to get 1,000’s of…
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Teesside Care Homes Celebrate Royal Wedding With Parties
ROYAL wedding celebrations have taken place at care homes across Teesside – from a mock ceremony to parties. The Gables Care Home, in Middlesbrough, made…
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Treasured Items From The Boots UK Archive Help To Rekindle Memories In People With Dementia During Dementia Action Week
There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and according to research, 46% of carers find it difficult to provide appropriate and stimulating recreational…
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The UK’s Only Dedicated Show For Commercial Kitchens Is Back at the NEC in June
Now in its third year at the NEC Birmingham, Commercial Kitchen is already renowned as a must-attend event for catering professionals from care homes across…
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80mph Zip Wire Adventure For 88 Year Old Care Village Resident
He may be 88 years old, but after deciding he wanted to do something adventurous to raise money for St. Luke’s Hospice in Winsford, Cheshire,…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Applauds Support For Revolutionary Early Diagnosis Effort
In an announcement today, Prime Minister Theresa May is to outline a new early diagnosis of disease project under the Grand Challenge on Artificial Intelligence…
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Nominations Open For Towergate Care Awards 2018!
Entries open for five award categories, celebrating excellence across the care sector – visit towergateinsurance.co.uk/care-awards £1,000 holiday voucher for winners, to be presented to them…
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