Care Providers Mark Special Anniversary
CARE providers from across the region will gather in York on Friday to mark a very special anniversary. It is 20 years since the Independent…
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Stop Social Care From Being the Bottleneck
AMBULANCES and their patients are queuing outside hospitals because there is no social care to allow beds to be freed up, it was said today….
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Better Collaboration Across Health and Care, says NCF Head
Speaking to healthcare leaders that the NHS Confederation Expo Professor Vic Rayner OBE CEO of the National Care Forum – the leading association for not…
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EHRC Backs Calls for Care Worker Registration in England
The Care Worker’s Charity have responded regarding the recent report into the treatment of lower-paid ethnic minority workers in health and social care by the…
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Computer Approach with Brain Scan Helps Predict Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers from the UK have accurately predicted Alzheimer’s disease using a computerised approach coupled with MRI brain scans. The scientific journal Nature Communications Medicine published…
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Safe Staffing Timetable Published Following RCN Pressure
Pressure from the Royal College of Nursing has led to the Scottish government publishing a timetable for the implementation of Scotland’s safe staffing legislation. The…
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Care Home Resident Cheers on Chairboys on Visits to Adams Park and Wembley Stadium
To help encourage his lifelong love of football, The Heights, nursing care home in High Wycombe, arranged for resident Grantley Hoath to visit not only…
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Day at the Races for Resident at Norwich Care Home as Part of Seize the Day Initiative
A resident at a Norwich based care home says his dream of watching live car racing came true thanks to the Seize the Day initiative…
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Scottish Government Publishes National Care Service Bill
A National Care Service Bill has been published by the Scottish Government to target improved outcomes for people accessing care and support. The National Care…
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Migrant Care Workers Illegally Charged Thousands in Recruitment Fees
Some UK Recruitment agencies are charging overseas care workers thousands of pounds to work in the UK, according to an investigation. It is illegal for…
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Government “Partially” Accepts MPs’ Recommendations on Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
The Chairs of the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee have welcomed a response from the Government into recommendations of the…
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#GladtoCare Week Celebrates the Care Sector
The Carer is delighted to support #GladtoCare Week 2022 – a national awareness week dedicated to celebrating those who work in the care sector, which…
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Daredevil Pensioner in Fast Lane to Ticking Off Bucket List
AN INSPIRING pensioner saddled up and led a sponsored motorbike ride around her hometown at the weekend, crossing a big item off her bucket list….
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Gwynedd Council Pays £44,500 Care Home Fee Arrears After High Court Bailiff Threat
A Gwynedd care home boss who took a council to court over unpaid fee arrears has accused the authority of blocking families from accessing specialist…
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Brew For Two: Charity Launches New Drive To Help People Reconnect
A new initiative aimed at helping people reconnect, while raising money for a veterans’ charity, has been launched. Brew for Two is encouraging people to…
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