Guidance for Staff Returning or Joining the Care Sector
COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is highly contagious (Li, 2020). While most people will experience mild to moderate symptoms, the elderly are at greater…
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The Carer Issue #50 August/September 2020
Click to read issue #50 of The Carer – Published August 2020.
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The Carer Issue #49 Summer 2020
Click to read issue #49 of The Carer – Published Summer (July) 2020.
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Looking After Staff Wellbeing in Light of COVID-19
By Aliyyah-Begum Nasser, Director at Askham Village Community In a care environment, you’re only as good as your staff. And at Askham we’re fortunate to…
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The Care Sector and Coronavirus – An Employer’s Legal Duties During The Covid-19 Pandemic
By Charlotte Farrell, employment solicitor at Paris Smith The residential nursing care sector has been in the news a lot recently, with a clear focus…
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The Carer Issue #48 – Spring 2020
Click to read issue #48 of The Carer – Published Spring (April) 2020.
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How Best To Assist With Limiting The Transmission Of Airborne Viruses
Care homes and hospitals have been of particular focus in the news recently and how best to assist with limiting the transmission of airborne viruses…
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Why Care Workers Need Clear And Up-To-Date Policies And Procedures In The COVID-19 Pandemic
Philippa Shirtcliffe, Head of Care Quality at Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), talks about the challenges of shaping compliance in a Pandemic. COVID-19 has claimed over…
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The Carer – Standing United with the Social Care Sector
These are indeed extraordinary times! And our thoughts here at The Carer go out to those who have been directly impacted by Covid-19, and those suffering…
Read more...Longest Serving Care Assistant at Bluebird Care Hounslow and Chiswick is Surprised on 5th Work Anniversary by Team
Sylvia Crocker, who celebrates her 71st birthday this year is the longest serving Care Assistant at Bluebird Care Hounslow and Chiswick. Sylvia has been a…
Read more...Care Homes Call for Swabs to Test for Coronavirus
A social care leader is calling for an urgent and specific support package for struggling care homes and homecare companies in Wales – including an…
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Care Sector Reacts to Rishi Sunak’s First Budget
There was sector-wide disappointment in the first Budget from Chancellor Rishi Sunak as the promised solution for the social care crisis failed to materialise. Commenting…
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BREAKING NEWS: Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo Rescheduled
The organiser of leading care show the Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo (17th-18th March 2020, NEC Birmingham), has been closely monitoring updates on the…
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Glenda Jackson Pledges Support for Fix Dementia Care
Oscar-winning actress, Glenda Jackson CBE, is supporting the Alzheimer’s Society Fix Dementia Care campaign. The campaign aims to address the issues in the social care…
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Incredible 80-Year-Old Resident Returns to the Alps to Ski Despite Dementia and Impaired Mobility
Jean Bayley, an 80-year-old resident at local care home Sunrise of Westbourne, was able to go skiing with her family for a second year running,…
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