Health Secretary Sets Out Digital Care Record Targets
Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid has announced a target to get 80 per cent of social care providers, including care homes and home…
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Gillingham Care Home Goes Football Crazy Over AFC Bournemouth Community Sports Trust Visit
Residents at Care South’s Fern Brook Lodge care home recently put their footballing skills to the test with another visit from the AFC Bournemouth Community…
Read more...NHS Confederation responds to Health and Care Bill amendments passed in the House of Lords
Members of the House of Lords have successfully passed a number of amendments to the Health and Care Bill. Amendment 80, tabled by Baroness Cumberlege…
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Gut Health Plays a Role in Alzheimer’s Development, New Study Says
A series of experiments presented today (Wednesday 2 March) at the Alzheimer’s Research UK 2022 Conference at the Brighton Centre, has implicated the health of…
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Luck of the Irish – Pop Star Wish Comes True for Bury St Edmunds Care Home Resident
A care home resident was delighted to receive a very special message from her favourite pop star. 87-year-old Sheila Lilley, from Care UK’s Glastonbury Court…
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The London Children’s Ballet Comes to Local Care Home
Residents and staff at Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green experienced an afternoon of joy when The London Children’s Ballet came to visit. London…
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National Care Hero Award for Norfolk Carer
Jenny Ashford, Senior Carer at Norfolk Lodge Care Home in Hunstanton, Norfolk, has won a national social care hero award in recognition of her hard…
Read more...RCP Warns the UK Is Facing a Crisis in Care for Older People
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is warning that a combination of a rapidly ageing population and a lack of NHS workforce planning means we…
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Hugh Myddelton Care Home Has Flippin’ Fun Pancake Day
The staff and residents at Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate have been flipping and turning pancakes all morning in preparation for their annual…
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Flipping Good Fun as Dorset Care Home Marks Pancake Day
A Sturminster Newton care home had a flipping good time by celebrating Shrove Tuesday with a pancake race. Residents and team members at Colten Care’s…
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Government Launches New Online System for Free PPE
A new online platform to order personal protective equipment (PPE) in England has been launched, providing access to care homes and care providers to free…
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Wrong Policy, Wrong Time
The government has today confirmed its decision to revoke vaccination as a condition of deployment. The regulations will come into effect on 15 March ahead…
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Dudley the Pup Goes Down a Storm With Residents
Residents of a dementia care home in Plymouth are thrilled to be hunkering down away from the stormy weather in the company of Dudley, a…
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Podcast Celebrates Charity’s New Wellbeing Programme
Veterans’ charity Royal Star & Garter has published its first podcast to mark the launch of its new Wellbeing Programme. The podcast features Director of…
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Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination for Care Staff to Be Scrapped
The legal requirement for health and social care staff to be double jabbed will be removed from 15 March Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition…
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