Unequal Care For Dying Patients
Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not receiving palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness because…
Read more...Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not receiving palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness because…
Read more...Charities say they will struggle to find the skills among UK citizens to fill the gap The vast majority of EU migrants working for social…
Read more...A new plan sets out how the government will improve support for carers in England over the next two years. It is structured around themes…
Read more...A leading dementia researcher has been awarded a £155,000 grant to examine ways to improve cancer treatment and care for people who are living with…
Read more...Staff at maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, have taken part in the care facility’s pioneering Maritime Acquaint Training programme which helps staff better…
Read more...Grandmother Trina Armstrong will talk about her experience of living with a rare form of dementia at this year’s Alzheimer’s Show at London Olympia. Trina,…
Read more...“The availability of quality home care services are key to supporting people’s independence at home and in the communities they know and love. It is…
Read more...Care England, the largest representative body for independent care providers for adult social care has expressed its concern that a number of NHS bodies are…
Read more...Dorset care home resident Derek Parsons realised his dearest wish – to be reunited with his war hero father’s medals. Derek, 98, a resident at…
Read more...The CMA is consulting on new advice to help care homes meet their consumer law obligations.It follows the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) year-long market study…
Read more...The Health Foundation and The King’s Fund have highlighted a worrying lack of progress on social care reform, in extensive new analysis of funding pressures and options…
Read more...After more than three years in administration, the future of two of Teignmouth’s much-needed care homes has been secured, thanks to the intervention of Centrum…
Read more...Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has submitted evidence to a Low Pay Commission consultation on the impact of National Minimum…
Read more...Karen Buchan, Senior People Services Advisor at Balhousie Care Group, came out on top at the cHeRries Awards 2018, winning the Fantastic HR Advisor category….
Read more...More than 1,100 taken to court by local authorities for social care debt during past two years according to GMB analysis. An investigation by GMB,…
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