NHS Could Be Short Of 51,000 Nurses By The End Of Brexit Transition Period, Warns New Report
A new report commissioned by a coalition of 36 health and social care organisations, reveals the NHS could be short of 51,000 nurses – enough…
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Belong Care Village Nominated For Innovation At Laingbuisson Awards!
Innovative care village operator, Belong, has been shortlisted in the prestigious 2018 LaingBuisson Awards for its advanced approach to dementia care that is helping customers live…
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More Training Required To Help Children Of Terminally Ill Patients
Health professionals require more guidance to prepare and support children when a parent is dying, a new study in the journal Palliative Medicine reports. In…
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Margaret’s Act Of Kindness Set To Improve Care At Broomgrove
A former Sheffield teacher that devoted her life to helping others is set to be remembered – in the same selfless style she lived. Margaret…
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Grieve Pushes For CCTV In All Care Homes
Dominic Grieve MP is promoting a new law to make it compulsory to have CCTV cameras in care homes. One of the ills that such…
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A Quarter Of UK Councils Have Stopped Offering Meals On Wheels Since 2014
24 per cent of the UK’s local authorities have stopped offering a Meals on Wheels service to elderly and vulnerable people since 2014, new research…
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Researchers Find Four In 10 Brits Over 50 Have Experienced Age Discrimination
Researchers Find Four In 10 Brits Over 50 Have Experienced Age Discrimination A study of 50,000 Brits aged over 50 found one in 10 have…
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NHS And PHE Launch Seasonal Flu Campaign
The NHS and Public health England (PHA) have launched a seasonal flu campaign, to encourage people particularly vulnerable and elderly to get a flu jab….
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Millions Underestimating The True Cost Of Care
Millions of people in England seriously underestimate the cost of paying for a nursing home place, on average by £12,000 a year, leaving some at…
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Volunteers Bring Pet Therapy To Ormskirk Care Home
Stocks Hall Ormskirk Care Home in Lancashire recently welcomed Laura Holder, Client Care Advisor and Lottie Johnson, Veterinary Care Assistant from local company, Vets2Pets in…
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Shoreham Care Home Takes A Trip Through Time
Cavell House Care Home is taking its staff and residents on a trip through time, with a series of themed events. The home, which is…
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Westward Care’s Pennington Court In Beeston Announced As The First ‘Outstanding’ Care Home In Leeds
Westward Care has received notification that it’s Care Home Pennington Court has been awarded the overall rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)….
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Government’s Care Worker Recruitment Campaign Is Welcome But Must Be Matched With Funding
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is launching a month-long communications campaign to promote jobs in the adult social care sector. The campaign…
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Scientists Seek Cure For Dementia In New £20m Cardiff Research Centre
A new £20m research centre aimed at finding effective treatments for dementia was officially opened at Cardiff University today by Health Secretary Vaughan Gething. More…
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Accomplish Celebrates Two Wins At Wales’ Social Care ‘Oscars’
Accomplish, a specialist provider of support for people living with Mental Health needs, Autism, Learning Disabilities and Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI) are celebrating after winning…
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