Delaying Reforms Will Only Hold NHS Back From Addressing Challenges
Responding to the Centre for Policy Studies’ report ‘Is Manchester Greater?’, Louise Patten of the NHS Confederation, which represents Integrated Care Systems, said:
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Waffle The Cavapoo Visit’s Residents At Local Care Home For International Dog Day
Barchester Magnolia Court care community, in Golders Green, was full of animal mischief when Waffle the Cavapoo came to visit the home for International Dog day. Residents and staff
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Ministers Must End Jab Compulsion To Prevent Care Home Catastrophe Says Union
The government must immediately repeal ‘no jab, no job’ laws for care home staff in England to avert a staffing crisis that threatens to overwhelm the sector, UNISON have said.
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Joy For Wedding Guest Frank, 93, On 300-Mile Round Trip From Dementia Care Home
A dedicated companion at a Dorset dementia care home brought joy to a 93-year-old resident by taking him on a 300-mile round trip so he could attend his granddaughter’s wedding.
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Cumbernauld Local Recognised In Housing Providers Kindness Awards
A DEDICATED member of staff at a housing development in Cumbernauld has been acknowledged for keeping spirits high during the pandemic.
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Health Secretary Urges G20 To Protect Clinical Trial Pioneers And Recognise Vaccines
The rights of vaccine clinical trial volunteers must be safeguarded to help protect everyone against future health crises, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will tell G20 health leaders
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Widening The Debate On Social Care Reform Beyond A Cap On Costs
In response to the widespread speculation that a social care reform announcement is imminent, the National Care Forum has reissued their ambitions for the social care of the future.
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Virtual Street View Technology Brings Beach To Care Home
After a challenging year, Cherry Trees Care Home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, recently decided to put a positive spin on their daily activities schedule and surprise residents with their very
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Cautious Welcome For Social Care Reform Plan
Care providers today gave a cautious welcome to news that the Government is considering an increase in National Insurance to pay for social care reform.
Representative body the Independent Care Group (ICG)
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Bognor Regis Care Home Resident Enjoys Special Visit From Local Fire Brigade
Patrick O’Hanlon, a 62-year-old resident living at MHA Greenways care home in Bognor Regis, recently enjoyed a trip inside a fire engine for the first time since he served as a firefighter 30 years ago.
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Prime Minister To Unveil Social Care Funding Reform
The prime minister is expected to announce a rise in national insurance payments to fund social care, despite this being a breach of the 2019 Tory manifesto, and a Dilnot-style cap on individual
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RCP COVID-19 Study Provides Insight Into Pandemic Hospital Care
The Royal College of Physicians has conducted the largest study to date of the quality of care given to patients in the UK with COVID-19 to identify learnings from the pandemic.
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Hallmark Care Homes Achieves Planning Approval For Care Home In Bromley
Care provider Hallmark Care Homes has been granted planning consent to transform St Raphael’s care home in Bromley into a new state-of-the-art care home.
Read more...Health Charities Urge “Rethink” On Plan To Raise Prescription Qualifying Age
Health charities, the Royal College of General Practitioners, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the British Geriatrics Society have joined together to issue an open letter, urging the Government
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Charities Unite To Tackle Health Inequalities
People’s voices and lived experiences will continue to be at the centre of health policy development and work to level up the UK, as the government welcomes new members to the voluntary
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