Editor’s Viewpoint: Chancellor Fails To Address Social Care
To say that the care industry is shocked that there was no reference to social care funding in the Chancellor’s Autumn statement would be an…
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Government to Abolish Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Inquests Duty
Coroners will no longer be required to hold an inquest for anyone who dies while subject to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), following an…
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Lilly Alzheimer’s Drug Fails To Show Benefits In Final Stage Clinical Trial
Eli Lilly and Company has announced that their drug solanezumab has failed to meet its primary endpoint of slowing cognitive decline in people with mild…
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Industry Responds to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Leading figures in the care industry have responded to yesterday’s Autumn statement by the Chancellor, Mike Padgham chair of the Independent Care Group said that…
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95-Year-Old War Veteran Receives Prestigious Military Award At Storrington Care Home
95-year-old resident, Mr. Allan Norman, celebrated with friends and family last Saturday (12th November) as he received the Legion d’honneur (Legion of Honour) award at…
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Call To Raise The Volume On Social Care Crisis
A gathering of social care providers has been told it needs to raise the volume of its protests over the crisis hitting the sector. The…
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UK and Netherlands Open High-Level Dialogue On Long-Term Elderly Care
One hundred top British and Dutch experts in the field of long-term elderly care will gather in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on 18-19 November 2016 to…
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Double Award-Winner Meg Named National Care Personality
A carer at a family-owned Dorset dementia home has won two coveted awards in the space of a week. Meg Austin, a Healthcare Assistant at…
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RCN Scotland Comments on Scottish Care’s Warning of ‘Intolerable Nursing Shortages’
Responding to Scottish Care’s warning of intolerable nursing shortages, with 28 per cent of nursing posts vacant in the care home sector and 98 per…
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MRC Funding Boost To Prepare for the UK Dementia Research Institute
Six universities have been awarded a total of £4.3m by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to grow the UK’s research base in dementia science in…
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Care Workers Celebrated For Long Service By Healthcare Provider
A group of care workers with a combined career of 140 have been commended for their long service and dedication by their employer, health and…
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The Carer Issue #34 – Autumn 2016
Click to read issue #34 of The Carer – Published Autumn (October) 2016.
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High Five As Colten Care Finalists Compete For National Awards
Five team members at a family-owned care home provider have been shortlisted for prestigious national awards. The Colten Care colleagues have seen off the challenge…
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Political Maladministration To Blame For Unsafe Hospital Discharges, Says Committee
The incidence of unsafe discharge from NHS hospitals is unacceptably high as a result of political maladministration, says the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee…
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Care Home Resident’s Amazing Story Viewed By 107k People Online
A heart-warming video of 97 year-old Mary Reynolds, who spoke to the BBC about the letters she wrote every day to her great friend Cathy,…
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