Urgent Call For £1bn A Year To Reverse Cuts To Public Health Funding
Two leading health charities say that the government must make a clear and urgent commitment to restoring £1bn of real-terms per head cuts to the…
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Carers Suffer 6,000 Serious Injuries From Violence At Work
Care workers suffered more than 6,000 violent attacks resulting in serious injuries during the last five years, shocking new official figures show The horrifying statistics,…
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Unions Launch Survey To Help Working Carers
Wales TUC and Carers Wales are today launching a new survey aimed at helping working carers in Wales. Roughly 1 in 7 people are carers,…
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Street Party To Remember Those Who Fought On D-Day
AN INDOOR street party was held at a Runcorn care home to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Staff at Simonsfield Care Home, on Boston…
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Barchester Healthcare Honours Carers For National Carers Week
Care home provider Barchester Healthcare has paid special tribute to all of their carers throughout the company for National Carers Week, to thank them for…
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Son Of Local Care Home Resident Launches Unique Training Programme At Encore Care Homes
Encore Care Homes has added a new module to its successful ‘Mind the Gap’ dementia training programme, which was launched last year across the care…
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock Pledges £3.5bn Social Care Boost
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised a £3.5bn cash boost to support the social care system as he begins his campaign to become the UK’s…
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Loneliness Epidemic Facing UK’s Unpaid Carers
Urgent support needed as number of adult carers rises by a third to nearly 9 million Seven national charities call for step change in the…
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Charity Donations Harvested At Farm Fun Day
A residential care service in Leeds gathered a rich harvest of donations for charity when staff and residents held a farm-themed Fun Day in support…
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Care Provider Supports Panorama “Hard Hitting” Expose’
Not for profit care provider Somerset Care has expressed its support for a two-part Panorama expose entitled “Crisis in Care” highlighting the challenges of the…
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D-Day Veteran Opens Up About “Hell On Earth” At 75th Anniversary
A VETERAN of the D-Day landings was among those commemorating the 75th anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history. John “Bert” Jackson, 94, was…
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Tory Leadership Candidates Urged To Make Care A Priority
Candidates in the race to become the next leader of the Conservative party – and next Prime Minister – are being urged to make social…
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Revealed: The UK’s Most Active Age Group
Over 65s exercise more times in a month than any other age group Outdoor sports such as cycling, hiking and camping proved popular with the…
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Inspirational Care South Home Manager Invited To HRH The Queen’s Garden Party
Emma Cotton, Home Manager at Care South’s newest home, Alexandra House was recently invited to attend HRH the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Every…
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43% Waiting Too Long For Social Care
New report from Age Scotland highlights more than 4 in 10 older people with ‘critical’ or ‘substantial’ needs wait more than 6 weeks for social…
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