1.5 million top-up jabs recorded in NHS ‘blockbooster’ weekend
The NHS in England gave out more than 1.5 million booster jabs over Saturday and Sunday in the biggest weekend for the COVID vaccination programme so far.
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St Fillans Care Home achieve TikTok fame!
The team at St Fillans Care Home have recently started to use TikTok, a content-based application where people post videos, that mainly contain a voiceover or backing track
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LGA Responds to New Community Funding to Encourage Vaccine Take-Up
Responding to the Government’s £22.5 million funding announcement to help areas with low vaccine uptake encourage hard to reach people to come forward
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Nursing Home Residents Delighted with Christmas Carol Visit from Sheffield School Children
Northfield nursing home in Sheffield was the venue for a Christmas carol concert this week as students from Walkley Primary School visited to provide some festive cheer for the residents.
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Doorstep Carols Bring Joy to Care Home Residents, Team Members and Families
Residents and team members at over a third of Care UK’s homes enjoyed a wonderful festive evening taking part in the national Doorstep Carols initiative.
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It is a Question of When, Rather than if, Further Restrictions Will be Needed
Responding to the Prime Minister’s latest comments about the possibility of further restrictions, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
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Friends of the Elderly’s Care Home Residents Enjoy a Festive COVID-Safe Pantomime
In the run up to Christmas, residents at Little Bramingham Farm, the Luton-based care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly have been getting into the Christmas
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Dancers Wow Dorset Care Home Resident Joan with Ballroom and Latin Show
A dazzling afternoon of ballroom and Latin dance performances has brought back happy memories for a former dancer living at a Dorset care home.
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Target Healthcare REIT plc Completes of 18-Care Home Portfolio Acquisition
Target Healthcare (LSE: THRL), has completed the acquisition of a major portfolio of 18 operational modern care homes. Combined with the previously noted acquisition
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Ayrshire Care Home Staff Buy Presents for More than 40 Vulnerable Children
STAFF from a Kilmarnock-based care home are organising a ‘Toy Drive’ which will see more than 40 local children get Christmas presents they would otherwise not have.
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Local Care Home Hosts Red Carpet Event
Moors Manor Care Home in Ringwood entertained their residents with a red carpet experience. The team all dressed up as their favourite movie characters for the residents to guess
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Vaccine Mandate “Hit Health & Social Care Hard”
The number of people applying for jobs in the UK dropped 25% in November as vacancies continued to increase, putting future economic growth at risk Broadbean Technology.
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C&C At 95: “Move For Care” Fundraising Initiative Launched To Provide Sensory Gardens In Care Homes
With 2021 marking 95 years since a public meeting chaired by Ada Chesterton helped raise £5,000 to launch predecessor company Cecil Houses, Central and Cecil Housing Trust (C&C)
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Agilysys To Acquire Resort & Hotel Management Software Provider ResortSuite
Agilysys, Inc, has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ResortSuite, a Canada-based fully integrated property management solution provider
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EMA Committee Refuses Licence for Alzheimer’s Drug Aducanumab in EU
A key committee for the European Medicines Agency has recommended refusing an application by the pharmaceutical company Biogen for a licence for the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab.
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