Public Health England (PHE) analysis indicates that the COVID-19 vaccination programme prevented 6,100 deaths in those aged 70 and older in England up to the end of February.
Read more...Care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales have fallen to the lowest level since October 2020, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.
Read more...RESIDENTS at a care home in the Scottish Borders have judged a photography competition for youngsters at a local primary school.
Read more...Staff and residents at Magnolia Court in Hampstead celebrated Wear a Hat Day, which took place this year on Friday 26 March, by hosting some hat-tastic fundraising activities in aid of Brain Tumour Research.
Read more...The government has extended the provision of free PPE to social care providers by a further nine months until the end of March 2022.
Read more...Health leaders have warned that any inappropriate involvement from ministers in the running of local NHS services could undermine confidence in the legislation expected to be announced
Read more...Royal Star & Garter is inviting people to grow sunflowers this summer to support the charity.
The Reflect & Grow campaign aims to bring together families to reflect on their experiences in the pandemic
Read more...As many as one in four healthcare workers – equivalent to 330,000 staff – say they are more likely to leave the NHS due to a year of unprecedented pressure
Read more...A MIDLOTHIAN care home created its very own staff salon to cater for its residents’ needs throughout lockdown.
The dedicated carers at Mansfield Care’s Pine Villa
Read more...Sue Ryder, provider of specialist palliative care in England, is calling on the Government to commit to more sustainable funding for the hospice care sector
Read more...Residents and staff at an Ixworth care home are delighted as they have received both doses of their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Read more...A Cheshire care home has teamed up with a local brewery to launch a competition for the general public to name its new in-house gastropub
Read more...The Clinical Lead at HC-One’s Hollymere House care home, in Haslington, has won a regional award for her dedication to her role, having worked
Read more...Residents at HC-One’s Market Lavington care home, in Wiltshire, have had the opportunity of building up relationships with the local junior school through video calls this week.
Read more...Cross-party group of MPs and Peers have joined forces with leaders from academia, finance, local politics, and housing to call for urgent Government
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