English National Ballet: Dance For Dementia
This Dementia Action Week* (17-23 May), English National Ballet announces plans to support people whose lives are affected by dementia.
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Don’t Miss The Meiko Care Convention
The international dishwashing giant is hosting an online convention over two days in June
focussing on ‘Hygiene safety in kitchens and in utility rooms’.
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9 Words For Care-NCF Hails “Incredible” Response
The National Care Forum (NCF) has shared responses and case studies from its most recent campaign, #9wordsforcare.
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Stephen Burke Appointed As First CEO Of Hallmark Care Homes Foundation
The trustees of Hallmark Care Homes Foundation have appointed Stephen Burke as the charity’s first Chief Executive.
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Orchard Care Homes Introduces Catheter Passports For Residents
Orchard Care Homes, a leading provider of senior living in the UK, with care homes in the North of England and the Midlands, has begun the implementation of catheter passports into their homes.
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Patients Moved Unlawfully From Hospitals To Scottish Care Comes During First Wave, Report Finds
A review of the legality of moves of patients from hospitals to care homes in Scotland at the height of the pandemic has found vulnerable people were transferred without due consent.
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Person-Centred Care Enables Families and Their Loved Ones with Dementia to Get the Very Best Care and Support
By Steve Mason, Admiral Nurse, Greensleeves Care (www.greensleeves.org.uk)
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World-First Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Study Launches In UK
Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
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Gracewell Of Frome Team Members Walk 190 Miles To Raise Money For The Captain Tom Foundation
10 team members at Gracewell of Frome walked 190 miles between them to raise money for the Captain Tom Foundation.
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Vida Healthcare Dons Denim For Dementia
Vida Healthcare is raising money for Alzheimer’s Society with the help of local school, Rossett Acre Primary.
The dementia care specialist has teamed up with local school children to raise awareness
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New Award To Recognise Exceptional Practice In Adult Social Care Workforce
The exceptional efforts of the social care workforce will be recognised through a new award launched by the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care.
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Care Group Features In High Profile TV Documentary
A North Yorkshire care provider has been chosen to feature in a high-profile BBC Two documentary fronted by broadcaster and ex-politician Ed Balls on the challenges facing the social care sector.
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Poor Delivery Of Dementia Trials Could Leave UK Trailing Behind Says Alzheimer’s Research UK
The UK risks losing ground to other countries in the search for new dementia treatments if it does not make significant changes to the way it runs clinical trials, according a new report from Alzheimer’s Research UK
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Government Sets Out New Action To Tackle B1.617.2 Variant
The government has outlined new decisive actions to halt the spread of the B1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India.
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Compulsory Vaccinations in the Care Sector and What the Implications Be for Care Providers and Their Staff
By Nathan Donaldson, employment solicitor at Keystone Law (www.keystonelaw.com) who has specialised in advising the care sector for more than 20 years
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