Chester Resident Receives Medal For Services In WWII
A lady in her late 90s has been presented with a medal recognising services to her country more than 70 years after the end of World War II.
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Yorkshire Care Provider Facing Covid-19 Insurance Battle
A Yorkshire care provider is calling for urgent Government intervention after finding it almost impossible to get insurance for his business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...Supporting An Ageing Workforce Key In Post-Pandemic Recovery
Across the world, older workers make up a growing proportion of the workforce – according to research by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC)
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Double Gold Award For Braintree Care Homes
An Essex care home has received a national award for the quality of its care for residents in the later stages of their lives.
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New Insight Into COVID-19 To Be Gained From Expansion To National Testing Study
The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey will be expanded from regularly testing 28,000 people per fortnight in England to 150,000 by October, the Health Secretary announces today.
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NHS Leaders’ Plea To Prime Minister – ‘Honour Your Promise On Social Care’
The NHS will not have any hope of clearing the backlog of routine operations unless there is a comprehensive and funded plan to support social care services through the winter months.
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Public Health England To Be Scrapped, Confirms Health Secretary
Public Health England (PHE) will be scrapped as part of plans for a new organisation responsible for dealing with pandemics, the health secretary has announced.
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Residents Discover Their Green Fingers At Colchester Care Service During Lockdown
Newlands, a registered care service for adults with physical and learning disabilities based in Colchester, has used the UK’s lockdown to grow a love for gardening among its residents.
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Veteran Support Worker Celebrates A Quarter Of A Century At Sunderland Care Service
A long-standing support worker at Laverneo care home in Pennywell, Sunderland, is set to celebrate her 26th – and final – year working at the home.
Read more...‘Complicated, Costly And Slow’ Dementia Trials Are Delaying Future Treatments
Alzheimer’s Research UK has called on government to use the investment promised for a ‘Dementia Moonshot’ to transform the way the UK carries out clinical trials for dementia
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VJ Day 75: Veterans Commemorate VJ Day And The End Of WWII
The 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day and the end of WWII has been marked by veterans at Royal Star & Garter’s three Homes.
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John “Boy” From Brook House In Cambridge Is Reunited With Medals
When John “Boy” turned 100 in June, staff at Brook House made his day very memorable which lead on to a momentous ceremony a few months later
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83-Year-Old Care Home Resident Takes A Holistic Approach To COVID-19 Recovery
An 83-year-old resident from Suffolk Lodge, a Wokingham-based care home run by Optalis, has made a full recovery from COVID-19 by taking an all-natural approach to his health.
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Bloxwich Care Home Turns Into Tavern For Special Evening
Who needs to go to the pub when you can bring the pub to you?
Residents at HC-Ones Ash Grange care home in the West Midlands enjoyed an early evening get together in their communal lounge which had been transformed into a pub.
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£5 Million For Social Prescribing To Tackle The Impact Of Covid-19
The National Academy for Social Prescribing has been awarded £5 million in funding to support people to stay connected and maintain their health and wellbeing following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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