Multi-Million Pound Fund To Help Tackle The Disability Employment Gap Launched
A £4.2 million challenge fund to support people with mental health or musculoskeletal conditions to stay in work has been launched by the Minister for…
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Government’s Social Care Dilemma – Individuals Resist Sacrificing Home To Pay For Care
As government prepares to launch Green Paper, views differ on how and how much individuals should be required to pay. More than half (57%) want…
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Official Statistics Show Dementia Caused 13% Of UK Deaths In 2017
Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling for urgent investment in dementia research, following new statistics that show the condition accounted for 13% of all UK deaths…
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Increase In Families “Stepping In” To Prop Up The Care System
Research by the Social Market Foundation has revealed that there are 7.6 million people in the UK over the age of 16 who provide unpaid…
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Hallmark Hotels Welcomes NHS Staff For Free Throughout 2018
To celebrate 70 years of the NHS, Hallmark Hotels are offering all NHS employees free stays in 2018. The Hallmark portfolio spans across the country…
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Limited Scope Of CMA Draft Guidance
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has responded to the Competition and Market Authority’s consultation document on draft…
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New Garden For The Elderly Is A Treat For The Senses
A new sensory garden for local residents and particularly people living with dementia to enjoy has been officially opened in Spalding. The brand new purpose-built…
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Care Providers Seek Brave New Horizons For The Future
Care providers will learn how harnessing the power of robotics and new technology can open up a brave new world for them when they gather…
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LGA Responds To Latest Delayed Transfers Of Care Figures
Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to latest delayed transfers of care figures published this week “The…
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NHS Confederation Leaders Write To New Health Secretary Urging Him To “Grasp Social Care Challenge”
NHS Confederation leaders have written to new health secretary Matt Hancock urging him to “grasp the social care challenge”. NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell, a…
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NHS Publishes Guidance To Help Trusts Learn From Deaths
The NHS has published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and carers. Over 70 families and carers worked with NHS England on the guidance…
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With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager
Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour. The 1966 World Cup winner spearheaded our United Against…
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Virtual Bingo Game Connects Care Home Residents
With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager Tom Ogden had the idea of creating a ‘virtual…
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Hampshire Care Experts Hold Summit To Facilitate Better Digital Care
The Hampshire Care Association (HCA), the body representing care providers in the county, organised a care experts’ summit to discuss how technology can be used…
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Age UK Calls On Government To Fill Up The Social Care Piggy Bank Now
With the latest data suggesting 1.4m older people go without the care and support they need and that the social care crisis is costing the…
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