Health Leaders Warn Inflation is Wiping Out Large Parts of NHS Budget
Responding to the Institute for Fiscal Studies briefing on the inflation squeeze on public services, Dr Layla McCay director of policy at the NHS Confederation…
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Hastings Care Home Throws Family Fun BBQ Event to Reintegrate Residents into Local Community
A Hastings care home has thrown a family fun BBQ event in its grounds in a bid to rebuild stronger community links and bolster resident…
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Fixing Social Care: A Call to Action for the New PM
Care England, has written to Conservative leadership candidates Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP and Rt Hon Liz Truss MP calling for a commitment to ‘fix’…
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CCN response to LUHC Select Committee Report on Long-term Funding of Adult Social Care
Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee has published its report on the Long-term Funding of Adult Social Care. The report which can be read here…
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Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Dementia Patients on the Rise, Study Reveals
The use of antipsychotic drugs to people suffering with dementia has increased by over 50% on average in care homes during the pandemic, new research…
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Wigan Warriors Fan Surprised with an Unforgettable Experience
For devoted Wigan Warriors supporter, Peter Adshead, what he expected to be a regular visit to watch his rugby team in action turned out to…
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Longfield Win Bronze and Silver Awards at Maldon in Bloom Gardening Competition
The people who live and work at Longfield Care Home in Maldon have been praised for their green-fingered skills after picking up not one, but…
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Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked with Higher Iron Levels and Poorer thinking Skills
UK researchers have found moderate alcohol consumption is linked with higher iron levels in a region of the brain and was associated with poorer thinking…
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101-Year-Old Portsmouth Care Home Resident Embarks On New Life in Portugal
Kathleen Davies, a resident at Hartford Court care home in Portsmouth, is living proof that it is never too late to embark on exciting new…
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Worthing Care Assistant Recognised for 35 Years of Service
Worthing caregiver Clare McKenzie, 53, has been recognised for her 35 years of service at social care charity Guild Care. As part of the celebrations,…
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Independent Newspaper Supports TSA strategy on Reusable PPE
It ‘ticked all the boxes’ – better for the UK, better for the environment – so why did the government award £hundreds of millions in…
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Double delight: Cheshire Care Home Crowned National Champions in Two Prestigious Awards
Staff and residents at a care home in Congleton are celebrating after being crowned national champions twice in the space of a week in both The Care Home Awards 2022 and Family Business of the Year Awards 2022.
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MPs Show Their Support for The Future of the Social Care Workforce
Social care minister Gillian Keegan reassured the sector that it was “not an option” not to continue with investment in social care workforce development when…
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Recognition of the Workforce – Call for Fully Funded Minimum Wage
Care England is today calling for the Government to better support the adult social care workforce by introducing a fully funded minimum wage for adult…
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Palliative Care Fellowships Opening September 2022
Global approaches to improving palliative and end-of-life care will be explored in a programme of Fellowships which will open for applications on 13 September. Run…
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