Birmingham Fundraiser To Plunge 13,000ft For Alzheimer’s Research UK
Thrill-seeker Trisha Anderson is gearing up for an adrenaline-fuelled challenge that will see her take part in a tandem skydive to raise money for pioneering
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Austin 7 Dream Comes True For Care UK Resident
89 year-old Mills Meadow care home resident Liz Austin’s dreams came true on Sunday 10 April, as she took her first ride in a classic
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Music Therapy At Local Care Home Hits All The Right Notes
In a bid to bring out their creative side, residents at Aden Court care home in Huddersfield have been expanding their musical horizons during regular
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‘Much Loved’ Care Home Worker Celebrates 25 Years Of Loyal Service
STAFF and residents at a Hampshire care home have celebrated 25 years of loyal service by a much-loved and respected team member. Healthcare assistant Heather
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Admiral Nurse Service Launched In North Tyneside
An Admiral Nurse service has been launched in North Tyneside and Rachel Watson has been appointed as the Admiral Nurse. The service will be operated
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CQC Review Of How NHS Trusts Investigate And Learn From Deaths
CQC is carrying out a review of how NHS trusts identify, report, investigate and learn from deaths of people using their services. This follows a
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Compassionate Employer Programme Launched By NCPC
NCPC has recently launched the Compassionate Employer programme to help employers support their staff during bereavement. In any workplace bereavement can be challenging for employers and employees as
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Nurchat Nurses Scope The Proposed Nursing Associate Role
Bridging the gap between healthcare assistants (HCA), support workers and registered nurses (RN), the new nursing associate (AN) role; announced in December 2015, has raised
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NHS England Backs Innovative Care Initiative
NHS England has today announced a £1.75m investment in an innovative family-based initiative to help more people to be cared for in a home, not
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New Insights Into Face Recognition In Alzheimer’s
Journal of Alzheimer’s disease: A qualitative impairment in face perception in Alzheimer’s disease: Evidence from a reduced face inversion effect. Researchers in Canada have found
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Hill Care Supports 120-Mile Charity Cycle Ride Through Yorkshire
CARE home group Hill Care participated in a grueling Sheffield to Middlesbrough cycling event to raise funds for charity RideforEric. The event – named Hills2Boro
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Sweettree Honours Its First Care Certificate ‘Graduates’
Eighteen carers from SweetTree Home Care Services say they are ‘thrilled’ to have become the company’s first Care Certificate ‘graduates’. The Care Certificate was introduced
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Going Down Under With Residents From Court Regis
Residents from Court Regis care home in Sittingbourne have recently become pen pals with residents from Palm Lake care home in Queensland, Australia. Activities Coordinator
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£388k For Bristol Study Linking Alzheimer’s And High Blood Pressure
Thanks to a £388k funding boost from Alzheimer’s Research UK, a team of researchers at the University of Bristol is embarking on a study to
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Social Care Employee Engagement Survey Tri-Partite Coalition To Tackle Critical Social Care Workforce Challenges
The two leading organisations representing not for-profit providers, the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and the National Care Forum, have joined forces with Agenda Consulting to
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