Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed former Skills minister Gillian Keegan as the new care minister as part of his Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Helen Whately who will now take up a Treasury post.
Read more...The NHS has this week started delivering COVID booster jabs to people in eligible groups from, as the biggest and most successful vaccination programme in health service history moves to the next stage.
Read more...Almost 1 in 3 (29%) of adults say they are more likely to consider getting involved in medical research because of the COVID-19 pandemic, new polling has revealed today.
Read more...Responding to research by Unison showing that workers in social care could face worsening mental health due to staff shortages, Cllr David Fothergill, Chairman of the Local Government Association
Read more...Witney care home Madley Park House, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT), held an end of summer tea party in their ‘Heart of the Home’ lounge, where residents and team members
Read more...The National Care Group has unveiled its brand-new academy and apprenticeship programme to help kickstart a career in care for the next generation.
Read more...Almost half of UK employees would not talk to their employer if they were experiencing a health issue, having a detrimental impact on business performance and culture, according to new research
Read more...Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s Urgent and Emergency Care Survey 2020, James Devine, director of the acute network at the NHS Confederation, said:
Read more...Staff and residents at Elworth Grange care home, located on Booth Lane in Sandbach, have been celebrating as the state of the art care home reaches its first birthday since opening its door’s to residents last summer.
Read more...Nominations are underway for the sixth consecutive “Our Health Heroes Awards”, at a time when it has never been more crucial to shine a light on the hundreds and thousands of staff who form the backbone of the sector.
Read more...The team at a Sanctuary Care home in Romford is celebrating after being nominated for two prestigious national awards.
Chadwell House Residential Care Home has been nominated in the Care/Residential Home of the Year category
Read more...The UK healthcare sector has seen stifled supply growth in care home beds in the past year despite ever-increasing demand, with data from leading global property adviser Knight Frank revealing that UK care
Read more...16th September is the last date for care home workers to get their first dose of the COVID vaccine so they are fully vaccinated by the time the compulsory vaccines regulations come into force
Read more...A LOCAL Edinburgh bagpiper has been moving care home residents to tears with nostalgic melodies.
Read more...A new £48m package of funding to support social care in Wales has been announced by deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan.
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