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By Damaris Daniels, QCS’s Content Director (www.qcs.co.uk)
To mark National Allotments Week, Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has teamed up with the National Care Forum to ask its members why green spaces are so important to them.
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By Annabel James, Founder, Age Space
Technology has of course come to the fore during the pandemic, for families to keep in touch with elderly parents in care homes and
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A raft of measures to allow the safe future mass rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine have been outlined by the government.
The new rules and safeguards
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The Open University and The University of Oxford are delighted to announce that they have been awarded just under £900,000 by the National Institute for Health Research
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Care England, has submitted evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Life Beyond COVID.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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Residents at a New Forest care home had a whale of a time by staging their own marine-themed festival.
The fun at Colten Care’s Belmore Lodge in Lymington included sampling an array of seafood dishes
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The majority of adults in England overwhelmingly believe care workers are undervalued (81%) and should be paid better (80%), according to new research.
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The Blitz in Birmingham has been recalled by a WWII veteran living at Royal Star & Garter, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the raids.
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Sunflowers bringing happiness to residents during the pandemic. Not only do Sunflowers create a wonderful splash of colour in any garden they also have beautiful flowers that give you free edible seeds
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Jean Davies has been a resident at Sunrise of Sonning since December 2019. On 19th August, Jean turned 100, and celebrated in style at the care home.
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Two sisters, who fled the Nazis on a ship that was forced back to Europe, have been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for their services to Holocaust Education
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Two Colleagues from HC-One’s Kirkwood Court care home in Newcastle have ran a mile every hour for a day to raise money for the homes Residents fund.
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Researchers in the US have found that having a second X chromosome may increase resilience to Alzheimer’s disease. The findings were published (Wednesday 26 August)
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Measures will allow UK-wide rollout of vaccine to save lives and bring pandemic to an end
Proposals to bolster safeguards and improve access to protect the public ahead of the winter
Covid-19 vaccines will only be given to UK patients if proven to be safe and effective
In an open letter to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, and Helen Whately Minister for Care, not-for-profit membership
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