The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses which can be transmitted through the air are highlighted by new research published today by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
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The Care Workers’ Charity has announced the launch of its new Child Care Costs grant, available exclusively to care workers.
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“Hand in Hand Together is symbolic of reaching across the divide that has been created between care homes and their local communities during this terrible time we’ve all been through.”
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People requiring support and treatment for their mental health are at risk of not getting the care they need and their conditions deteriorating due to increased demand brought
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The Reverend Jim Cocke, the Church of England’s longest serving priest until his retirement in January, has thanked staff at his Dorset care home for helping him play an important role in his granddaughter’s wedding despite lockdown.
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What an incredible 16 days of events and activities RCH Care Homes have had as part of their #RCHOlympians Campaign!
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The first report from the world’s largest home antibody testing programme tracking who has been infected by Covid-19 in England has today been published.
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A Navy veteran has recounted the ‘suicide trip’ he was about to embark on near the coast of Burma before Victory in Japan (VJ) Day.
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When a handsome young soldier offered Jean Alexander a sweet at the pictures 61 years ago, little did she know that it would lead to 59 years of wedded bliss.
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Mary and Gladys, two Residents at The Beeches care home, are celebrating a huge 85 years of their friendship together.
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Responding to a Carers UK report on how two in three employers say more support from care services are needed to keep staff in work and the need for greater investment
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Redesdale Court care home in North Shields, who boast two consecutive overall ‘Outstanding’ ratings by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and are part of HC-One
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A report from the Institute of Public Care and Digital Social Care, has identified significant benefits for care providers arising from the use of technology in the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Since the easing of lockdown due to Covid 19, Tony Fisher a resident at Riddings, one of Guinness Care’s Independent Living schemes in Derbyshire, has been able to resume
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A survey carried out by national charity Carers UK shows employers in England are seeing the health, wellbeing and productivity of their workforces adversely impacted by a shortage of support from social care services.
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