Care Provider Offers ‘Virtual’ Placements For Student Paramedics
Student paramedics have been able to continue their placements with specialist care provider, PJ Care, despite not being able to enter the building because of coronavirus.
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£7 Billion For NHS And Social Care For COVID-19 Response And Recovery
A funding package of £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today.
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Care Providers Do Not Have To Pay “Sleep-In Shifts” Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court has this morning (March 19) dismissed appeals to pay hourly renumeration for sleep-in shifts.
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HC-One Care Homes Celebrate Mother’s Day
HC-One Residents and Colleagues across the country celebrated Mother’s Day on Sunday 14th March. Relatives delivered cards, letters and gifts to the homes
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Shielding Advice For The Clinically Extremely Vulnerable To Stop From April
More than 3.79 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England will be informed they are no longer advised to shield from Thursday 1 April 2021.
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Staff And Residents At Chatsworth Lodge Care Home Receive Second Dose Of Vaccine
Staff and residents at Chatsworth Lodge care home in Chesterfield, Derbyshire have received their second vaccinations following a challenging and disruptive year.
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Exercise Classes Give Yorkshire Care Home Residents A Welcome Boost
A Yorkshire based care home group is helping residents to boost their physical and mental strength after launching a series of bespoke ‘lockdown proof’ exercise classes and programmes.
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CQC Raises Concerns Over ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders During Pandemic
Individuals’ human rights may have been breached in over 500 cases where “do not resuscitate” decisions were made during the Covid pandemic, the Care Quality…
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Mum’s The Word At Magnolia Court
Residents at Barchester Healthcare’s Magnolia court Care home, in Hampstead, celebrated Mother’s Day with a tea party. The home was beautifully decorated
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Much Loved North Shields Care Home Resident Celebrates Centenary With The Community
A very special and much-loved Resident at HC-One’s Redesdale Court in North Shields recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
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Reuniting Families Threatened Without Adequate Funding
The easing of the national lockdown has meant that care homes across the country have opened their doors to enable much needed visits from loved ones.
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Reunions And Gifts As Colten Care Homes Celebrate Motherhood
Hundreds of mums living at Colten Care homes in the south enjoyed much-deserved recognition and pampering on Mother’s Day.
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NFCC And CQC Announce New Joint Working Agreement
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) have published a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement.
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More Than 25 Million People Receive First Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine In UK
More than 25 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Figures out today show the UK health services vaccinated a total of 25,273,226 people between
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Supreme Court Decision On Social Care Sleep-In Pay Could Leave Providers With £400m Bill
Care providers could be left with an estimated £400m bill if the Supreme Court overturns an appeal on social care sleep-in pay, according to law firm Royds Withy King.
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