Students Celebrate Achievement at Graduation Event
A group of students are celebrating their achievement after graduating from a course that prepares them for the workplace. Ace@Optalis is a course run by…
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Sisters Hold Fundraisers to Thank Charity for Mum’s ‘Excellent and Compassionate Care’
Two sisters have held separate fundraisers to thank The Royal Star & Garter Homes for caring for their mother. Erica Watkins and Alison Ukleja wanted…
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NICE Launch Involved & Informed Medicine Campaign
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), in collaboration with several other partner organisations, has launched a new initiative to encourage better medicines…
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Chocoholic Care Home Residents Mark World Chocolate Day
A CHOCOLATE extravaganza was enjoyed by Teesside care home residents as they celebrated World Chocolate Day. Those living at The Beeches Care Home, in Stockton-on-Tees,…
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OakNorth lends £19.5m to Care Concern Group to Support the Sale and Leaseback to Alpha Real Capital Operating Care Homes
OakNorth Bank has provided a £19.5m loan to Care Concern Group, one of the UK’s most highly-regarded care home operators. Founded in 1991 by Balbir…
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Green-Fingered Hit Squad Helps Dorset Disability Charity Improve Children’s Garden
A ‘hit squad’ of volunteer gardeners and decorators has helped to spruce up the garden of a respite home for disabled children in Poole. The…
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Dementia Experts Identify Gaps Holding Back Potential Treatments
The work, funded by Alzheimer’s Research UK, calls for a fresh focus on how research is conducted, including new approaches to clinical trials and incentives…
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Care Team Members Wow Judges at Hallmark’s Got Talent
Leading care provider, Hallmark Care Homes, recently hosted two regional talent show competitions, where team members wowed the judges with breath-taking singing, dancing, instrument playing…
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CQC Figures Reveal Increase in Serious Care Home Injuries
There has been an alarming increase in the number of serious injuries reported by care homes in England according to data from the Care Quality…
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Prostate Cancer Treatment Linked To Dementia Risk
New research has highlighted a possible link between a prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and the risk of dementia. Androgens are a…
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Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) QCS Joins CIH’s Group of Founding Partners
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) becomes Care Innovation Hub’s latest Founding Partner with technological expertise. QCS joins CIH’s group of Founding Partners coming together to drive…
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Hampshire Nursing Homes Have the Best Maintenance Team in the Country
Maintenance staff whose initiatives have transformed care for residents at specialist care homes in Hampshire have been crowned ‘best in the UK’. Andy Foster and…
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Alpacas Feel at Home at Shropshire Nursing Home
Alpacas Alfonzo and Roulette, known as Alfie and Roo, delighted residents at Shropshire nursing home, Stretton Hall, in All Stretton. The two brothers and their…
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New Tools Launched Support Senior Nurses Working to Integrate Health and Social Care in Scotland
Nurses on integration authority (IA) boards in Scotland have access to a new set of tools with the publication of a competency framework. IA nurse…
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Care Home Staff’s Marathon Hike for Cancer Charity
A MIGHTY mixed terrain 26-mile hike across the Peak District will challenge care home staff as they aim to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support….
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