Northamptonshire Care Home Raises £2,000 For Cancer Appeal
A care home has raised £2,000 for an appeal to bring a local man back to the UK – after he developed cancer while living in Thailand.
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Comprehensive Spending For Adult Social Care
Care England has submitted evidence to HMT’s latest Comprehensive Spending Review.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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War Evacuee Shares The Colourful Secret Of Her Long, Full Life
A 92-year-old World War Two evacuee who refuses to let crippling arthritis halt her passion for creativity has enjoyed a hit with her latest project – making colourful bead bowls.
Read more...14,199 More NHS Nurses And Nursing Student Acceptances Rise By 23%
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 14,199 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,283, figures published today up until the end of June show.
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New Surrey Care Home Offers ‘Brighter’ Future To Local Community Centre
A new specialist nursing home in Surrey is offering a brighter future – quite literally – to its community centre neighbours.
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Rising COVID-19 Deaths Concerning As New Cases Spiral
Responding to the latest ONS mortality figures for England and Wales, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said: “We
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The Day Dementia Dramatically Changed My Life’
Anjum Khan reveals her heartbreak to mark World Alzheimer’s Month
The ‘cruel and devastating’ impact of her dad’s dementia diagnosis has prompted a successful Birmingham businesswoman to speak
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Knitters Create ‘Fish’-Tastic Aquarium For Care Home
Issued with photos: The ‘fish’-tastic aquarium;
Lockdown knitters in Somerset have been clicking their needles to create an aquarium with a difference for residents at a care home in Wellington.
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New Paper Outlines Counties’ Four Main Themes To Guide Social Care Reform
The County Councils Network (CCN) has published a new think piece The Other Side of the Coin, setting out the themes it believes should be at the heart of reform
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Residents At Warminster Care Home Create Lockdown Memoir
Wren House care home in Warminster has documented its lockdown activities in a book, which is available for family members to purchase
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Public Must Get Behind NHS Workforce As Concerns Grow About Second COVID-19 Wave
The public support for the NHS during the first part of the COVID-19 was “remarkable and humbling” and this support will be needed again as a second wave
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Star-Studded Line-Up Announced For Taunton Care Home Poetry Book Project
Oake Meadows care home in Taunton has revealed that several of the UK’s leading poets and writers have agreed to participate in the home’s upcoming poetry book.
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Ilkeston Care Home Resident Is 100 Years Old And Still Got It!
Resident Muriel Davison from HC One’s Victoria Park nursing home is still enjoying one of her old hobbies even at 100 years old.
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Social Care Boss Leads Sector Flu Vaccination Campaign
Tony Stein, chief executive of Healthcare Management Solutions, which operates around 80 care homes across the UK, is pleading with health and social care
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Study Shows How Dying Without “End-Of-Life Diagnosis” Makes It Harder For Older People To Access Good Community Care
New research has revealed that people who die of old age are less likely to receive good care at the end of their lives, with the charity Marie Curie
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