We Need a Fully Funded Workforce Plan Says NCF
The Health and Social Care Select Committee has published two reports which highlight the stark situation in the health and social care workforce: An evaluation…
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Busy Bee Louise is a Real Honey at Care Home
A busy bee carer has been supplying a much-welcomed sweet treat to residents at a care home. Amateur beekeeper Louise Parry delighted residents at Pendine…
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Persistent Understaffing of NHS a Serious Risk to Patient Safety, Warn MPs
The NHS and social care face the greatest workforce crisis in their history, compounded by the absence of a credible government strategy to tackle the…
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Storrington Care Home Unveils Brand-New Minibus Named After Late Resident
Residents at Sussexdown were delighted to welcome a brand-new minibus to the home named ‘The Baker Bus’, which was kindly donated by the estate of…
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Health Workforce Report Illustrates Staffing Emergency and Dire Consequences for Staff and Patients
Responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on recruitment, training and retention, which describes “the greatest workforce crisis in history,…
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Analysis Reveals Older Women “Especially Badly Hit” by the Pandemic
The latest wave of Age UK’s research into the impact of the pandemic on older people has found that older women have been and continue…
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What About Social Care? Sector Responds to Leadership Race
The next Prime Minister must have “bold plans” to protect older and disabled people and to remember the social care component of health and social…
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Increased Physical and Mental Activity Linked to Cognitive Reserve in Women
New research by the journal Neurology suggests that more mental and physical activity may help to preserve thinking skills of women, more so than men….
Read more...Protecting Human Rights in Care Settings – NCF response
The National Care Forum has welcomed the publication of the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ report on protecting human rights in care settings. The report…
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Care Homes Pass the Baton in Honour of John
A 109 year old resident of Barchester’s Cubbington Mill Care Home in Leamington Spa has been chosen to carry the baton in the Queen’s Baton…
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MHA Loneliness Outreach Program Allows Community Initiative to Continue
Members of a community scheme say the programs are a “lifeline” for some members and are thrilled to know further funding will allow the scheme…
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Pressure Mounts on Councils to Stop “Discriminating Against Vulnerable People”
A care home fee fixing cartel in North Wales has been “blown to smithereens” after Anglesey councillors increased rates by up to 25 per cent….
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Tattoo Dream Comes True for 78-Year-Old Care Home Resident
A temporary tattoo studio popped up at a Hamilton care home, offering residents the chance to ‘get inked’ after a 78-year-old resident expressed regret at…
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Downing Street’s Catherine Celebrates 100th Birthday at Dorset Care Home
A career civil servant who spent 43 years at the heart of Whitehall has celebrated her 100th birthday at a Bournemouth care home. Catherine Shrimpton…
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Under-Funded Pay Deal Could Plunge Primary Care into a Deepened Workforce Crisis
Patients could face longer waits to see their GP and reduced primary care services, following the Government’s refusal to fund in full the NHS’s pay…
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