Selfless Nurses at Care Home Receive Tribute From Care Home Residents
Care home residents and team members have marked its nurses’ tireless work to support their wellbeing throughout the year at a presentation ceremony held in…
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Carers and Individuals with Learning Disabilities Complete Charity Challenge
Colleagues and individuals at a specialist care provider in Greater Lincolnshire have helped to raise over £2,000 for charity by virtually covering the distance between…
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Two UK Charities Announce Partnership on World Therapeutic Horticulture Day
Methodist Homes (MHA) and Thrive, two of the largest charities in the UK are working together in promoting gardening and wellbeing to improve physical and…
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Baroness Andrews Criticises Government’s ‘Deeply Disappointing’ Response to Committee Report
Baroness Andrews, former-Chair of the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee, has criticised the Government’s response to the Committee’s report, A “gloriously ordinary life”:…
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Mayor Marks Launch of Dementia Action Week
On Monday 15th May 2023, staff and residents at Barchester’s Elm Bank care home in Kettering marked the launch of ‘Dementia Action Week’ alongside Mayor…
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Charities Awarded £5m to Revolutionise Dementia Diagnosis
Alzheimer’s Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society have been selected as the recipients of this year’s People’s Postcode Lottery (PPL) Dream Fund, worth £5m. This is…
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Care Home Residents Deliver Sweet Surprise to Nurses
Residents from a New Forest care home delivered boxes of chocolates to nurses at Lymington Hospital as a thank-you for their work. The visit from…
Read more...New Approaches Needed to Help Ease Symptoms Amongst People in the Last Days of Life
Patients in the last days of life at home or in care homes sometimes need fast access to medications to ease their symptoms but new…
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Exotic Animals Amaze Great Crosby Care Home Residents
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Home The Tithebarn, in Great Crosby, have recently enjoyed a friendly visit from a wide range of exotic creatures, including…
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Government’s NHS Workforce Plan Must Address Dearth of Mental Health Nurses, Warn Healthcare Leaders
Thousands more mental health nurses must be recruited and retained across the NHS to address a shortfall in the profession which has left staff and…
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Senior Doctors in England Begin Ballot for Industrial Action as NHS Dispute Continues
Senior doctors in England will begin voting today (May 15) whether to strike in the ongoing dispute over pay in the NHS. Chair of the…
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New Research Reveals Anxiety is Gripping the UK as People Suffer in Struggle to Cope
New research from the Mental Health Foundation has revealed that 60% of UK adults experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives in the previous…
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Community Links Bolster Salisbury Care Home’s Year of Help for City Youth Project
More than £1,000 has been raised by residents and staff at a Salisbury care home for city charity The Bridge Youth Project. Colten Care’s Braemar…
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Care Home Surprises Resident by Bringing Her Great-Granddaughter’s Wedding to the Home
Wedding bells have been ringing out at a Woking care home, after a resident was surprised when her great-granddaughter brought forward her wedding to ensure…
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Bupa Care Services Wins Gold at the UK Employee Experience Awards
Bupa Care Services has won two Gold awards at the prestigious UK Employee Experience Awards 2023. The care provider was presented with the top accolades…
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