The Latest Figures On The NHS’s Performance
The NHS has released its latest report on the performance of the provider sector, covering July to September 2018, shows that hospitals admitted nearly 1,000 more emergency…
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Care Home Residents In High Spirits As Lounge Is Transformed Into Pub
Residents of a care home in Cornwall have been raising a glass after their lounge was transformed into their very own pub. Cornwall Care’s Trevarna…
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LGA Responds To LGSCO Annual Review Of Social Care Complaints
Responding to an annual review of social care complaints by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government…
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Care Home Resident Takes Centre Stage In Wartime Classic
Residents from a Poole care home rolled out the barrel and headed to the theatre to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the…
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UK’s Reliance On Unpaid Carers Is Unsustainable, Research Warns
The UK Government needs to urgently implement new carers’ employment rights and work with employers to better support carers in the workplace, a new report…
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Basic Dementia Tests Often Get It Wrong If Used Alone
Researchers in the UK have highlighted limitations of three cognitive tests that can be used to assess people for signs of dementia. The results of…
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Marie Curie Hospice Wins Award For Innovative Care Breakthrough
The Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle has won an Innovation in Care Award from Hospice UK, following the successful trial of a pioneering skin-scanning device which…
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Young People With Dementia Need New Approaches To Care
Research conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire outlines new approaches to care for people diagnosed with young onset dementia. There are currently around…
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MFC Mementoes Help Residents With Dementia Reminisce
THE BORO Foundation has been sending out memorabilia boxes to care homes to help residents with dementia reminisce. The boxes containing old programmes, tickets and…
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Nurse Leanne Receives Top Award For Dementia Campaign
A Carlisle nurse who has recruited over 400 dementia friends has received a top award in recognition of her work. Leanne Story, originally for…
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Day Care Visitors Help Social Care Letter Campaign
Visitors to a day care centre today played a vital role as a campaigner began writing to all 650 of the country’s MPs over the…
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Romsey’s Joan Soper Celebrates Her 102nd Birthday
A resident of Abbotswood Court, a luxury care home in Romsey, Hampshire, is celebrating her 102nd birthday, with an afternoon tea accompanied by friends and family…
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Social Care Pressures Reflected In Ombudsman’s Annual Review Of Complaints
“It’s no longer just one-off mistakes; we’re seeing problems with systems, policies and the way procedures are being applied…” That’s the view of Michael King,…
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Radical Changes Needed To Tackle Stalling Health Improvements
The King’s Fund think-tank has warned that, without radical change, progress in improving the population’s health is at risk of grinding to a halt. Health…
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Lundy Ward Named National Champions For Enhancing Patient Dignity
The Lundy Ward team at North Devon District Hospital have been crowned the overall winners of the Enhancing Patient Dignity Award at the Nursing Times…
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