Patients In Urgent Care Settings To Benefit From Electronic Prescriptions
Use of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in integrated urgent care settings is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot. It will mean
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Care Home Resident’s Passion For Fashion Reignited After Chance Encounter
A chance friendship struck between a Steyning care home resident and a local tailor has resulted in an unexpected job offer. Val Lynch, 85, was
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CQC Announces Its Regulatory Fees For Providers For 2018/19
Following a public consultation last year, the Care Quality Commission have outlined the fees that providers of health and adult social care in England will
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Dementia Charity Calls For New Approach To Avoid Delaying Future Treatments
In a report published today, the UK’s leading dementia research charity reveals that the NHS could face significant practical and financial challenges in delivering future
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Your Care Rating 2017/18 – Survey Results Released
Results of the 2017/18 Your Care Rating surveys continue to paint a positive picture of life in participating residential care homes across the UK. Your
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Care Service Welcomes Dementia Simulator
A Liverpool care service for older people last week embarked on a unique training experience to understand life from the perspective of a person living
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New £15m Care Home Is Opened By Residents And Lord Mayor
The doors to Grosvenor Manor Care Centre, on Heath Lane in Chester, have been officially opened by one of the care home’s first residents, Miss
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Older People Receiving Social Care And Their Family Carers Tell Leading Politicians About The Problems They Face And How To Fund A Better System
A new report by Age UK, “Why call it care when no-one cares?”, summarises the results of a series of listening events the Charity has
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Bryan Cranston Confronts Misunderstanding Of Dementia…Using An Orange
Acclaimed actor, writer, producer, director and author, Bryan Cranston, is calling on people to share a new thought-provoking film for the UK’s leading dementia research
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NHS Digital Funding Awarded To Projects That Help Ease Delayed Transfers Of Care
NHS Digital have announced the local authority and NHS partnerships that have been successful in bidding for a share of £1.4m to help digitise their
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Hallmark Care Homes Installs Their First Magic Table
Care provider, Hallmark Care Homes have installed their first Tovertafel (‘Magic Table’ in Dutch) in their facility, Kew House, making it the first of its
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Competitive Care Home Residents Play Indoor Badminton
BADMINTON brought out the competitive side of elderly care home residents after being inspired by Sport Relief. The residents and staff at Pelton Grange Care
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Charity Calls For Greater Clarity Around The Future Of The Social Care Sector Ahead Of Brexit
With just a year to go until Brexit, a learning disabilities charity is calling for greater clarity around the impact on the social care sector,
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Major National Conference Addresses Health And Social Care Needs Of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Trans People
Pride in Care is a major national conference focusing on the health and wellbeing of older LGBT+ people. Taking place at University College London on
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Care Home Residents Attempt Leprechaun Throwing For Sport Relief
Residents and staff at a Ferndown care home kicked-off their Sport Relief activities by inventing their very own St Patrick’s Day-themed sport. Colten Care’s Amberwood
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