Celebrating the Best of the Best at the Barchester Care Awards 2018
Barchester Healthcare, the UK’s third largest care provider, recognised and rewarded the best of their employees at the Barchester Care Awards 2018 in Manchester at…
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CQC outlines Proposed Regulatory Fees for Providers from Next April
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its consultation on the fees that it proposes to charge providers in 2019/20. The proposals follow the plans…
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Memory Walk Fundraising Success for Wetherby Manor Staff
Staff from care home Wetherby Manor in Wetherby have raised a fantastic £1,500 for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking in part in three of the charity’s…
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Care providers are calling on the Chancellor to include a rescue plan for the struggling social care sector in next week’s budget. The Independent Care…
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Ray’s MBE Presentation to Mark NHS’s 70th Anniversary
RAY Allison MBE held a presentation on his award for services to the NHS at the Hartlepool care home where he lives. The health service’s…
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12% Drop in Mental Health Nurses Shows NHS Under ‘Severe Strain’
Statistics published by NHS Digital today are evidence of a service under severe strain, says the Mental Health Network. Workforce statistics show 35,674 registered nurses…
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Wellbeing Session Gets Care Home Residents Mobilised
PETERLEE care home residents have been put through their paces by a specialist exercise company for the elderly. Pulse Health, Fitness and Wellbeing held an…
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Non-UK Egg White Recall Leads to Renewed Calls for Higher Food Safety Standards
British Lion eggs is renewing its calls for the EU to raise egg and egg processing safety standards across Europe following the Food Standards Agency…
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The Care Show: Speaker Spotlight
Is Wellbeing the Catalyst for Staff Retention and Quality Care? Ahead of The Care Show 2018 (17-18 October, NEC Birmingham), The Carer talks to Sophie…
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Hull Kingston Rovers Give Care Residents a Technology Warm Up
Players from Hull Kingston Rovers recently visited a specialist dementia home to help residents try out the latest virtual reality technology. Residents at Hica Group’s…
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McCain Foodservice Launches ‘Healthcare Heroes Guide’
As a nation, our eating habits are continually transforming and now, more than ever, healthcare caterers should be doing what they can to keep up…
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LGA Responds to Healthwatch England Report on Social Care and Carers
Responding to Healthwatch England’s report into Social Care and carers, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “With people…
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CQC Inspection Regime Having an Impact but There is Room for Improvement
Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “Ofsted-style” inspection and rating regime is a significant improvement on the system it replaced, but it could be made more…
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Counties Set out Social Care policy Positions in New Report
England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded otherwise it will inadvertently…
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Special Meeting for City Historian Len
CHESTER historian and Honorary Freeman of the Borough Len Morgan was treated to a trip down memory lane by a local history group. Saltney and…
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