Colten Group Wins National Property Award For Art Deco-Inspired Care Home
A leading UK care home provider has scooped a top national property award for the design of its 21st home. The family-owned Colten Group won…
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Month: October 2019
Three Reports Providing Official Adult Social Care Statistics Released By NHS Digital Today
NHS Digital has published three reports which include the latest statistics on those in receipt of adult social care in England. The reports cover a…
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Care Home Provider Brighterkind Wins At CIPD People Management Awards
Care home provider brighterkind wins award for HR/L&D team of the year at this year’s CIPD People Management Awards. The CIPD People Management Awards celebrate…
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Hayes Care Home Awarded Work Experience Employer Of The Year By Uxbridge College
Kingsley Court care home, based in Hayes, Middlesex, has been presented with a ‘Work Experience Employer of the Year’ award from Uxbridge College. The award…
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Grays Resident Gary Accomplishes Another Bucket List Wish With Indoor Skydiving Experience
A member of the Grays community, Gary Thowney, has completed another major accomplishment and long-standing wish: indoor skydiving. Gary, who is 35 and lives with…
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Universal Electronic Prescriptions Could Save NHS £300m In Next Three Years
Prescription processing is to become digital by default as the final phase of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is rolled out across the country. The…
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The Power Of Song: Why Your Doctor Should Be Prescribing Choir Practice
GPs should prescribe participation in communal singing activities to patients to raise self-esteem and overcome loneliness, a tuneful event at the University of Sussex was…
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BAFTA Win For Cardiff’s Incurable Optimist
A documentary about a Cardiff care home resident has scooped a BAFTA Cymru. The Incurable Optimist, which aired on BBC 2 Wales in March, tells…
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Avery Go The Extra Mile In Fundraising
Care provider Avery Healthcare embraced ‘Going the Extra Mile’ this year at their events, where they raised over £10,000 for The Care Workers Charity. Avery…
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The Duchess Of Cornwall Joins Young And Old For Poetry Together
The Duchess of Cornwall joined school pupils and care home residents over tea and a shared love of poetry, in celebration of the inaugural Poetry…
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LGA Responds To CQC State Of Care Report
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “This…
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Old And Young Celebrate The Power Of Music In Chester
Pupils from The King’s School joined residents at Grosvenor Manor Care Centre on Heath Lane in Chester recently to show that there are no age…
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Learning Disability Super League Stars Celebrate At Super League Grand Final
Players and supporters of the Community Integrated Care Learning Disability Super League marked the end of their ground-breaking inaugural season with a star-studded celebration at…
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Chris Evans Will Fly Out 50 Marathon Runners For Dementia Revolution And Dame Barbara Windsor
Following the recent announcement that Dementia Revolution raised a record-breaking £4 million, Virgin Radio DJ Chris Evans will be running the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on…
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Eastenders Star Kellie Shirley Takes On Memory Walk Half-Marathon To Beat Dementia For Barbara Windsor
Former EastEnders star Kellie Shirley joined a tide of people in London to unite against dementia at the first ever Memory Walk Marathon and Half-Marathon…
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