Healthcare Recruitment Woes Continue
Healthcare employers are still struggling to source the skills needed within the industry, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the…
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Holmes Care Residents Defend Roman Wall
Three new recruits arrived at Rome’s northern frontier, as they swapped Roselea House, their Fife care home, for Callendar House, the 14th century country mansion…
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Welcome for Labour Plans for Social Care…
…but call for root and branch, bold reform CARE providers have welcomed new Labour promises on social care but urged the party to pledge “bold…
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Dedicated Staff Give an Amazing Total of 145 Years’ Service at Barking Hall
At Healthcare Homes we are always delighted when team members want to carry on working with us for a number of years and the team…
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Act F.A.S.T. Campaign Additional Toolkit
NHS England, in association with the Stroke Association, has relaunched the Act F.A.S.T. stroke campaign, which highlights that a stroke is a medical emergency and…
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Community Supports Orchard Garden at Cotswold Home
Friends, family and the local community came out in force on Saturday 20th May to help The Cotswold Care Home in Bradwell Village revamp its…
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Patrick the Pony, ‘Mayor’ of Cockington Visits The Lodge
It was a very special day for all concerned on April 19th when a famous visitor of the four-legged kind visited The Lodge, the Elizabeth…
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Care Home Residents Mark Dementia Action Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Shelburne Lodge care home in High Wycombe marked Dementia Action Week which took place from 15 – 21 May. Dementia…
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More Geriatricians Needed to Meet the Needs of the UK’s Ageing Population
The British Geriatrics Society today launches a new report, The case for more geriatricians: Strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population. Geriatricians are…
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Global Health Leaders Call for Greater Investment into Healthy Ageing
A Coalition bringing together 15 organisations and 12 individuals, including the European Public Health Association, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, and Professor Sir Michael Marmot, University…
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Labour’s NHS Plan is Promising but More Detail is Needed, says BMA
Responding to an announcement by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on the party’s NHS policy today, Professor Phil Banfield, chair of BMA council, said: “The…
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Care Home Residents Reunited After Years Apart
Siblings, William and Carrol, were reunited recently at Hazel Lodge care home in Battle, East Sussex, after spending years apart. William, 86, and his younger…
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Epping Care Home Hosts Chatty Cafe Scheme to Combat Loneliness
An Epping care home is opening its doors as part of the Chatty Cafe Scheme, which aims to reduce loneliness and encourage people to come…
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Adopt a Grandparent Soars to New Heights with Help from Barclays Digital Eagles
As independent charity, Adopt a Grandparent approaches the 100,000 volunteers milestone, Barclays Digital Eagles is supporting the scheme by providing digital training to care home…
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NHS Hits Three Million Spring Boosters
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated almost half of those eligible with a spring booster a month after the campaign’s formal launch. More than…
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