Commenting on the latest NHS Digital vacancy data, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation and chief executive of NHS Employers, said: “These figures paint a bleak picture
Read more...Age Concern has launched its new ‘Save Free Prescriptions’ campaign in response to a new consultation that was pushed out by the Government last month.
Read more...Woodlands House made resident Sheila Longford’s 100th birthday a very fashionable occasion.
To celebrate, residents and staff members showcased fashions from the past 100 years, from 1920s glamour to 1960s flower power
Read more...An international match in North Korea only days after a nuclear warhead explosion, the atmosphere at one of the most political games in World Cup history and the momentous rise
Read more...Two women who have brought a legal challenge over what they allege was a failure to protect those living in care homes from Covid-19 have lost a bid for the Government to provide further evidence.
Read more...Two motivated care workers are celebrating after completing a 26-mile charity walk to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society ahead of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
Read more...There was a riot of colour at Fremantle Court on Tuesday 24 August as the team and the care home residents came together to celebrate the opening ceremony of the Paralympics.
Read more...From mid-November, all care home workers and volunteers will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless exempt. Expert employment solicitor Laura Kearsley, from law firm Nelsons,
Read more...Residents at a South East care group have finally reached UK shores following the journey of a lifetime, as its very own virtual cruise liner returned home after a six-month world cruise
Read more...In the lead up to and on today (Thursday 26th August), HC-One care homes across the UK celebrated National Dog Day. To mark the day, Residents enjoyed visits from furry friends
Read more...A social care leader fears the world could be hit by a new pandemic sooner rather than later.
Mario Kreft MBE, the chair of Care Forum Wales, is concerned it could pose an even greater threat if it involves a vaccine-resistant virus.
Read more...Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland will launch its own judge-led public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic by the end of the year and will “scrutinise decisions
Read more...Nadra Ahmed OBE, Chief Executive of the National Care Association, is urging all National Care Association members to feed into the parliamentary inquiry led by Liz Twist MP
Read more...Residents living at a supported housing service in Lowestoft are enjoying spending part of their summer learning about the world of farming, after receiving community funding to work with a local farm.
Read more...The British Geriatrics Society have launched Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older people. This new publication aims to help health professionals to navigate the options
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