Disclosure and Barring Service in the Care Industry
By Larry Muzondo, director of Four Oaks Healthcare and a Critical Care Registered Nurse (www.fouroakshealthcare.co.uk) DBS checks are an important safeguarding measure in the UK,…
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Buying Or Selling A Care Home
By Paul Davies, Head of Commercial Property at Harper James (www.harperjames.co.uk) The care home industry has seen remarkable growth in recent years to meet the…
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Will Emerging Planning Policy Help Or Hinder The Crisis In Elderly Care Accommodation?
By Zoe Curran, Boyer (London) The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the policy document which forms the basis of our planning system, has been revised….
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Rising to the Challenge of Recruitment and Retention
By Jackie Tritton, Chief Clinical Officer at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care (www.renniegrovepeace.org) The shortage of staff across the care and nursing sectors is no…
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The Energy Crisis In Care Homes: Solutions For The Sector
By Tim Ross, Commercial Energy Director at Advantage Utilities (www.advantageutilities.com) Given the Energy Bill Relief Scheme offered by the government has now drawn to a…
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LTC Global
Recruiting Nurses from across the UK and Commonwealth to meet the urgent staffing needs across the UK healthcare sector LTC Global is an established recruitment…
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Dorchester Care Home Re-Establishes Link With Local Pre-School, The Grove
Team members and residents from Care South’s Maiden Castle House care home in Dorchester have re-established its community relationship with The Grove Pre-School Playgroup, with…
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MoliCare® Celebrates 40 Years of Incontinence Protection, Every Day
MoliCare®, the global incontinence brand, is celebrating 40 years of supporting people, carers and healthcare professionals with solution-based pads, pants and skincare products. The product…
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Specialist Dementia Nursing Home In Nottinghamshire Raises Almost £700 With Carnival-Style Open Day
A specialist dementia nursing home in Nottinghamshire hosted a throwback carnival for its family members and relatives to mark Care Home Open Week — raising…
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End Of Life Care Charity Marie Curie Reports That More Than One Person Every Minute Will Die With Palliative Care Needs
A new report from end of life charity Marie Curie, released today, details the urgent need to improve and grow the support needed for people…
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US Regulator Expands Access To Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to the drug lecanemab (known commercially as Leqembi) for people in the US with…
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CiCLO® Fabric Technology – An Innovative Way To Combat Plastic Waste
Did you know that over 60% of today’s textiles are made from synthetic fibres which are not biodegradable? Almost all fabrics shed tiny microfibres during…
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Care Home Open Week Sees Homes Across Surrey Open Their Doors To Local Communities
As part of a nationwide event to connect care homes across the country with their local communities, a Surrey care group has opened its doors…
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Care Home Resident’s Charity Bequest Doubled By Executors To £40,000
A pair of friends sorting out the estate of a Dorset care home resident have doubled the amount to be gifted to a children’s charity…
Read more...Scrap Plan For Single Word Inspection Ratings For Underfunded Adult Social Care Services – LGA
Government plans to introduce a single-word rating system for adult social care services should be scrapped given concerns about the ability of councils to meet…
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