End of Life Care to Become a Legal Right
The UK Government has announced that providing end-of-life care will, for the first time, be an explicit legal requirement for health commissioners throughout England.
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New Role a Piece of Cake for Care Home Food Services Assistant
AN INSPIRING Edinburgh woman with a passion for baking has secured a catering position with one of the city’s finest care homes. Rachel Murray, 21,…
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Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
All Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the…
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Increased Dementia Risk Post COVID-19 Infection, Study Suggests
Research suggests that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that…
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Health and Social Care Secretary Takes Reform Agenda on the Road
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will be on the ‘Road to Recovery’ this week on a tour spanning the country where he will…
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Valentine’s Day Prompts Search for a Different Kind of Heart
February is the month of all things to do with matters of the heart so what better opportunity to make things official than to make…
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“Follow the Guidance” CQC Urges on Care Home Visits
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has urged care home providers to follow government guidance on care home visits following the January lifting of restrictions. In…
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Chelmunds Court Care Home Hosts Valentine’s Tea Party
Residents at Chelmunds Court have spread the love this week, with Valentine’s themed activities and events. The team began baking some delicious, sweet treats early…
Read more...Over 90% of Adult Unpaid Carers Feel Ignored by the Government
Findings from a new Carers Trust survey provide alarming evidence of a deep-rooted failure by successive governments to understand and meet the basic support needs of…
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Chinese Year of the Dragon Launched in Style at Dementia Care Home
Chinese New Year was celebrated with traditions old and new by residents at a specialist dementia care home in Wellington, with Chinese lantern decorating, tea-tasting,…
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Mummies the Word as Dorset Care Home Holds Egyptian Day
Residents and staff at a Dorset dementia care home turned the clock back to Ancient Egypt with a colourful day of costumes, hieroglyphics and history….
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94-year-old Care Resident and Former Apprentice Chef Visits Old Workplace Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week
A 94-year-old care resident and former apprentice chef turned head chef has returned to his former workplace ahead of National Apprenticeship Week, as he took…
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A Nottinghamshire Care Home Receives More than 1,500 Birthday Cards for One of its Residents
A care home in Newark has been blown away by the support received from the local community after more than 1,500 birthday cards were delivered…
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A Pudding Fit for a Queen!
Excitement is running high at Bushey House in Bushey where residents and staff have been cooking up a storm to enter the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee…
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Healthcare Leaders Frustrated by Further Delay to NHS Recovery Plan
Responding to reports that the NHS elective care backlog recovery plan has been delayed Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Healthcare leaders…
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