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The decision by Flintshire County Council to base care home fees on paying half the staff the minimum wage is a “kick in the teeth” for the frontline Covid heroes, it’s been claimed.
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DEDICATED staff at a city care home have hailed the importance of an early investment in tech – with it yielding huge benefits during the latest lockdown.
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Erica Lockhart, CEO of the Surrey Care Association is set to retire at the end of March, following 48 years of service to the care industry
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The National Care Forum – the leading member association for not for profit social care providers – joins with colleagues Age UK, Relatives and Residents Association
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By Stephan Liebrecht, operational director of adult support at London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
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Responding to the report What’s next for the NHS? by think tank Reform, Dr Layla McCay, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said:
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Magnolia Court in Golders Green welcomed the Year of the Pig with a day of celebration and activities, which were a delight for the staff and residents.
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New technology has been introduced in England to help clinicians identify for the first time, a new group of people who may be at high risk from COVID-19
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On Tuesday 2nd February 2021One home to have Residents vaccinated with the 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccination.
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People with learning disabilities in Redditch are set to benefit from a refurbished sensory room, after their support workers got on their bikes to raise over £1,700.
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Chief Operating Officer, Sam Manning from Excelcare asked their 33 Care Homes if they would take part in walking a minimum of 1-lap of either an indoor or outdoor space
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Stan Riley, a 92-year-old resident at Sunrise of Hale Barns care home, has had a video call with Altrincham Football Club players and the club’s Chair.
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…but call for social care reform to fund it
CARE CAMPAIGNERS today backed calls for hard-working care staff to be paid a minimum of £10 an hour to look after the country’s most vulnerable.
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By Katie Ash, Head of Employment Law (www.bannerjones.co.uk)
After a lengthy transition period, the UK has now left the EU with a deal agreed
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By Stephen Wilson, CEO Netli (https://netli.co/), a leading innovator in the UK’s health and social care sector
There can’t be a person in the country who
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