England’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Chris Whitty has recommended a cross-government national strategy to improve the health and wellbeing of coastal communities, as part of his 2021 Annual Report.
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Care providers Care UK and Signature Senior Lifestyle (Signature) have announced that they will be taking over the leadership and management of all of Sunrise Senior Living UK
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Adult social care leaders have come together for the first time to offer a collective vision of what should be in a workforce strategy for the growing sector.
Read more...Care providers have given a cautious welcome to news that reform of social care could be on the way.
Representative body the Independent Care Group (ICG) said it was pleased that care reform seemed to be on the agenda
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Care home operator, New Care, recently broke ground on a stunning, state-of-the-art care facility on Handforth Road in Wilmslow, with practical completion now confirmed for August 2022.
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It’s not every day you have the chance to see and hear professional orchestral players performing live in your own garden.
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63% of customers would feel uncomfortable being looked after by an unvaccinated carer, or having an unvaccinated carer look after a loved one, according to a recent customer survey by live-in care agency Elder.
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Thousands of people suffering with long COVID will benefit from new research programmes backed by £19.6 million to help better understand the condition, improve diagnosis and find new treatments.
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Every adult in the UK has been offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine – hitting the Prime Minister’s target ahead of schedule.
A total of 81,959,398 doses have been administered in the UK
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As the final coronavirus restrictions across England are lifted and the legal requirements to wear a face mask and social distance come to an end, leading healthcare organisations
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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend
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From today(Monday 19 July), double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff in England who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend work in exceptional circumstances
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Free seasonal flu vaccine to be made available for over 35 million people this year – the biggest flu vaccination programme in UK history
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Yesterday, Care England gave oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) regarding the implementation of the National Living Wage and other minimum wage rates in the adult social care sector.
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Providers set to stay vigilant over Covid-19
Care providers say they are worried over the end of Covid-19 restrictions as they continue the fight to keep older and vulnerable people safe during the pandemic.
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