The Recent Funding Proposals: A Missed Opportunity For Digital Transformation In Social Care
By Daniel Casson, Care England’s Adviser on digital transformation.
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The Social Care Sector Needs To Embrace Condition-Based Practice Models If It Is To Solve The Dementia Crisis
By Terry Lawlor, QCS, Chief Product Officer (www.qcs.co.uk)
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New Podcast Playfully Explores The Hidden World Of Home Care For People With Dementia
A new podcast drama, based on research led by experts from the University of Nottingham, explores the complex relationship between home carers and people with dementia.
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New Report Analyses The Impact Of The Government’s Social Care Reforms
The County Councils Network releases a new report examining the state of social care in county and rural areas, in partnership with the Rural Services Network.
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‘Baked With Love’ – Care Home Star Bakers Raise Funds For The Alzheimer’s Society
Care home residents from Fairway View, in Bulwell have been ‘baking up a storm’ in an effort to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society.
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Hertfordshire Care Home One Step Closer To Minibus Fund-Raising Target Following 12-Hour Walkathon
Staff and residents at a Hertfordshire care home are one step closer to reaching their fund-raising target to acquire a disabled-friendly minibus following an inspired 12-hour walkathon around its grounds.
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Over One Million Invited For COVID Booster Jabs This Week
Invitations to book a COVID booster jab will be sent to one and a half million people this week as the NHS vaccination programme enters a new phase ahead of winter.
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Quarter Of A Million Sign Petition Against Care Home Visit Ban
A petition with over 250,000 signatures has been delivered to Downing Street on Thursday September 16th, calling on the Government to enshrine in law the right of everyone living in a care home
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Bristol Nurse Receives National Social Care Award For Covid Response
A Bristol nurse has been handed one of the first-ever National Social Care awards by the government’s chief nurse for adult social care, in recognition of his outstanding work in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Company Insolvencies Surge By 70% As Government Support Tails Off
Insolvency figures released today for August 2021* by the Government’s Insolvency Service show a 71% increase in corporate insolvencies compared to the same month last year (1348 in August 2021 and 788 in August 2020).
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The Access Group Makes £250,000 Available To Care Providers Investing In Apprenticeships
The Access Group has announced it is making £250,000 available for care providers to invest in apprenticeships and training.
With Skills for Care warning that the adult social care
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Gillian Keegan Replaces Helen Whately As Care Minister In Cabinet Reshuffle
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed former Skills minister Gillian Keegan as the new care minister as part of his Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Helen Whately who will now take up a Treasury post.
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NHS Begins Covid-19 Booster Vaccination Campaign
The NHS has this week started delivering COVID booster jabs to people in eligible groups from, as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in health service history moves to the next stage.
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Willingness To Get Involved In Medical Research At ‘All Time High’
Almost 1 in 3 (29%) of adults say they are more likely to consider getting involved in medical research because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new polling has revealed today.
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LGA Responds To Unison Survey On Social Care Vacancy Rates And Staff Mental Health
Responding to research by Unison showing that workers in social care could face worsening mental health due to staff shortages, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association
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