Call For Social Care To Feature In Queen’s Speech
Care providers are calling on the Government to include a radical action plan to save social care in todays Queen’s Speech. The Independent Care Group,
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Healthcare Homes Group Celebrates Its Workforce In Star Awards
Healthcare Homes Group, which provides residential and domiciliary care services, has hosted its second annual Star Awards event to recognise the efforts of its staff
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Hallmark Care Homes Acquires Essex Care Home
Hallmark Care Homes has acquired Brookes House, a 56-bed care home in Brentwood, Essex. The vacant home situated close to the town centre has been
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Top Health And Safety Award Go To Care UK For Protecting Residents And Colleagues
Care UK Residential Care Service has won the Best Practice Award judged and presented by the National Association of Safety and Health in Care Services
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Future Health 2020 Moves To Excel, London UK
As one of the largest and most important Health, Med Tech and Med Device focused events in the global annual healthcare calendar, it will be
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Actor Linda Robson Leads Hundreds To Unite Against Dementia At London Memory Walk
Birds of a Feather star Linda Robson issued an emotional call to Alzheimer’s Society fundraisers at the charity’s London Memory Walk on Sunday. Inspired by
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Care Catering’s Unsung Heroes Honoured At The NACC Awards 2019
Last night (10 October), the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) celebrated outstanding contributions to the care catering sector at the NACC Awards 2019. The
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Let’s Get Social Care Done Is The Message
‘Let’s get social care done!’ was the message from a provider’s leader at a forum this week. Speaking to the National Association of Care Catering
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Sex-Specific Tests Improve Diagnosis of Early Memory Problems
Researchers in the US have found that using sex-specific memory test scores could improve the diagnosis of early memory and thinking problems, known as mild
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Charity Staff Limber Up for Birmingham Half Marathon Fundraising Effort
Three members of staff will run the Birmingham Half Marathon to raise money for the veterans’ charity they work for. Kevin Rudge, Alex Ferguson and
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Malnutrition Waning Signs Missed For Up To 1.3m Elderly
– Experts warn of dangers of thin, frail ‘stereotype’ – Call for more conversations about appetite and weight with older people – Ask people to
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The NACC Appoints New National Chair
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has appointed Sue Cawthray, Chief Executive Officer of Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association, as its new National Chair. The
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Only One In Five Councils Have Separate Social Care Appeals Process, Says Charity
Fewer than one in five local authorities have a dedicated appeals process for social care, according to new research by Independent Age, the older people’s
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Elderly Residents Publish Book On National Poetry Day
Following the launch of a project in March, a poetry book named ‘Rhymes of our Times’ was created by elderly residents from the community. Published
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Camden’s Ash Court Care Home Hosts Forum On Care For The Ageing LGBT Community
Local authority commissioners, GPs and healthcare professionals from around the South East gathered at Ash Court Care Centre in Camden last week for a special
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