“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Advises Edinburgh Couple Celebrating 61st Valentine’s Day
An Edinburgh couple are perfectly placed to give lessons in love this Valentine’s Day – as it will be the 61st time they celebrate February
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Daffodils Set The Standard For End Of Life Care
GP surgeries will now be able to display a ‘daffodil mark’ as a sign of commitment to improving end of life care, as part of
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Food Fraud Fine Not Fit For Purpose Says British Egg Industry
The British Egg Industry Council is calling for stronger deterrents for food fraud following the news that an egg trader in the Netherlands convicted of
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Students Learn From Engaging With Nursing Home Residents
Students have swapped the classroom to learn about compassion and engaging with older people thanks to a partnership with leading provider, Morris Care. A dozen
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Midlife Inflammation Linked To Poorer Memory And Thinking In Later Life
A team of US researchers found that markers of chronic inflammation in the blood during midlife are linked to poorer memory and thinking 20 years
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Public Not Planning For End Of Life Care
Most people (71%) haven’t planned for end of life care, according to new Which? Later Life Care research. We’ve also uncovered a concerning lack of
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Green Paper “Fast Becoming Crossrail Of Health And Social Care”, Says Charity
Independent Age, the older people’s charity, has today expressed new concerns about the government’s commitment to the social care green paper, following responses to Diana Johnson
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Brunelcare Celebrates Employee’s 30 Year Work Anniversary
On Monday 11th February, Pat Watkins, a Homemaker with Brunelcare’s Saffron Gardens care home reached her 30th work anniversary with Brunelcare. The care home team threw
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Person Centred Software Celebrates 1,000th Care Home Using Electronic Care Planning System
Person Centred Software celebrates the 1,000th care home using its Mobile Care Monitoring (MCM) system. On 31st January, Longview Nursing Home in Essex, part of
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Identification Of Unpaid Carers In UK Hospitals Sees Improved Patient Care
Carer Passports, a UK initiative championed by Carers UK that recognises the role of unpaid carers in the UK health system, has been selected as
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Unison Granted Leave To Appeal Sleep-In Ruling
The sleep-ins saga will continue, it has been confirmed, as Unison is granted leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s ruling on the issue. The UNISON-backed case
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CHS Throws Tea Party For Langdon House Night Care Team Leader Retiring After 42 Years
The team at Langdon House care home in Chesterton, Cambridge – CHS Group’s purpose-built residential care home for elderly people – bid farewell to CHS’s
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Minibus Bonanza As Charity Receives More Than £1,000 From Squire’s Long Ditton
Squire’s Garden Centre in Long Ditton raised £1,340 for The Royal Star & Garter Home in Surbiton from its Christmas Grotto. It comes from a
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Young Storytellers Enthrall Elderly With Favourite Books
YOUNG storytellers have been sharing their favourite books with Teesside care home residents. Pupils from St Bede’s Catholic Academy visited residents at The Beeches Care
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Data Security And Protection Toolkit Helps Care Providers Get Online With NHSmail
Care providers can now gain access to NHSmail, once they have completed the entry level of the online Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), NHS
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