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A new report– Scotland’s Care Sector: An Economic Driver – marks a significant step towards a new narrative on social care by demonstrating that far from being a burden on the public finances
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By Jordan Glackin, partner and healthcare specialist at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau (www.shma.co.uk)
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By Steve Carter, Director of Consulting Services, FirstCare (www.firstcare.uk)
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By Sarah Scotland – BSc Nutrition, Exercise and Health(Hons) (www.sarahscotland.co.uk)
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Margaret Keenan, the first person in the world to receive a Covid-19 jab outside of a clinical trial, received a booster shot today in the next phase of the NHS vaccination programme.
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TV presenter Richard McCourt will be running the 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 3 October for Alzheimer’s Research UK – the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
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Residents at a care home celebrated their first party since lockdown by getting their chance to show what they really think about COVID-19.
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Dementia UK’s fundraising event Raise Your Game is back again for more rolls of the dice, whilst aiming for a record number of fundraisers for more life-changing support from dementia specialis
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National Care Forum is looking for care homes in London, Leicestershire and Norfolk to take part in a research project to increase staff flu jab rates.
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There were very special birthday celebrations for Anne Brokenbrow, a resident at Stokeleigh Care Home in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, who was 107 years young on Tuesday (28th September).
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Tunbridge Wells based care home, Birchwood House, has held a Mexican-themed party, complete with sombreros, ponchos and a live mariachi band for the residents and staff.
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Gracewell of Camberley has raised £200 for the Alzheimer’s Society from a charitable outdoor cinema experience on 23rd September.
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Following an appeal to the community to send 100th birthday cards to Barty House Nursing Home resident Ivy Watson, she has been absolutely inundated with cards, balloons, birthday cakes and hampers.
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By Chrissi Kelly, founder of charity AbScent (https://abscent.org)
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In a detailed briefing on the Government’s plan, the Local Government Association, which represents councils, says the plan contains far too little detail and no action at all on several crucial issues
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