Four Seasons CEO Jeremy Richardson has hit out at a “total imbalance” between the current restrictions on care home visiting and the threat posed by COVID-19.
Read more...A coalition of organisations has written to local health and care leaders calling on them to put an end to “harmful isolation practices” and to help promote the rights of people in care.
Read more...Businesses in England most impacted by the Omicron variant will be able to tap into a multimillion-pound support package in the coming weeks, as the government today
Read more...This well-established Health Walk project in the Outer Hebrides has received the National walking charity Paths for All’s Dementia Friendly Walking accreditation.
Read more...A care home in Newark is appealing to the local community to send 101 birthday cards to one of its residents before the end of January.
Read more...There are record numbers of doctors (over 127,700) and nurses (almost 310,100) working in the NHS for the third month running, according to the latest
Read more...People affected by Parkinson’s disease are being invited to take part in a series of cutting-edge trials enabled by nearly £6 million in funding to the University of Exeter.
Read more...Responding to the publication of the Health and Social Care Committee’s ‘Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic’ report, Dr David Wrigley, BMA deputy council chair, said:
Read more...One of Preston’s newest care homes has won a contract which is helping to free up acute beds in hospital this winter.
Read more...There was huge excitement at Chorleywood Beaumont Care Home as Santa and his helper Banjo the Pony delivered presents on Christmas Day.
Read more...The NHS is facing a staffing crisis which threatens the quality of patient care unless urgent steps are taken now by the Government to help alleviate the mounting pressure
Read more...England’s top GP is urging people to come forward for their booster jab with two million appointments up for grabs over the next week as the NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
Read more...Team members at a care home in Witney made a resident’s wish to visit her favourite chocolate factory come true.
Sweet-toothed Lesley Davies, who lives at Care UK’s Millers Grange
Read more...Dan Hayes, OSJCT Chief Executive, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours for his services to the social care sector. OSJCT is one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit care providers.
Read more...Fears that providers will run out of staff
WORRIED care providers today repeated an urgent plea for an army of volunteers to be set up to tackle a growing staff crisis in the sector.
Read more...Sign up to receive the latest issues, along with highlights of the latest sector news and more from The Carer, delivered directly to your inbox twice a week!
