A memorial event to remember resident lost during the pandemic took place at a Folkestone care home this week.
Pelham House Care Home invited a small number of friends and family for a garden tea party
Read more...Responding to Sajid Javid’s statement to the House of Commons, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Health leaders are clear that come 19 July, it’s not ‘job done.
Read more...5th July 1948 was a historic day for our country. It was the day the National Health Service was born, bringing free healthcare to all. We have treasured it ever since but never so more than recent times.
Read more...A motorcycle-mad care home resident is gearing up for a new challenge to lovingly restore an old bike.
John Wykes, 83, who now lives at Pendine Park’s Hillbury home in Wrexham, has a life-long passion for motorbikes
Read more...A leading care provider has spelled out the need for urgent reform in a special video message on the doorstep of the Department for Health and Social Care.
Read more...Residents and staff of Birchwood House, the Tunbridge Wells-based care home, travelled back in time to enjoy a medieval themed summer party.
Read more...The country deserves to have a properly funded social care system, paid for by the taxpayer, and should not have to worry about care costs in later life, campaigners said today.
Read more...Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement on the next steps on the roadmap out of lockdown, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “We all want to go back to normal
Read more...The British medical Association (BMA) have described the Prime Minister decision to relax current Covid restrictions as “incredibly concerning”.
In a statement they said
Read more...Holy bat hospital! It’s the Dynamic Duo of Batman and Robin meeting at The Elms care home in Bembridge, Isle of Wight!
The Isle of Wight’s very own Batman, Graham Street, who runs the island’s Bat Hospital
Read more...New proposals to build a modern health and care system that delivers better care for our communities will be introduced in Parliament today (Tuesday 6 July).
Read more...COVID-19’s expected long-term health impact needs to be recognised in future public health and social care planning.
COVID-19’s expected long-term impact
Read more...A CYCLING initiative at an Edinburgh care home aiming to get elderly residents out in the fresh air and interacting with the community has got off to a speedy start.
Read more...The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has said that the decision to move social distancing and the wearing of facemasks from a legal requirement to simply guidance will make it impossible for them to be enforced.
Read more...Residents at a Winchester dementia care home went hands-on to help a team member lose her locks for two good causes.
Laura Sheldrake, Companionship team leader at Colten Care’s St Catherines View
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