CQC Report Is An Opportunity To Drive Up Standards Of Care
Mary Clarke, CEO, Cognisco, a company that specialises in the mitigation of people risks in organisations, responds to the report from The Care Quality Commission
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Dignified Care For Elderly And Disabled At Risk Due To Lack Of Funding, Councils Warn
Local government leaders and directors of adult social care have warned that the ability of councils to provide dignified care for people in old age
Read more...NCF Publishes Series Of Papers On Sustainability In Social Care
This week (12 October) we published a refresher of our publication ‘Committed to Quality’. The paper covers the Care Act vision of transformed services, challenges faced
Read more...Lillian Celebrates Her Century
Staff and residents at a Gateshead care home have come together to celebrate the 100thbirthday of one of its longest serving residents. Lillian Hunter, who
Read more...Christie + Co Welcomes Move To Lift Nursing Immigration Restrictions
Specialist property adviser Christie + Co has welcomed news today that the government is to relax immigration controls on nurses working in the UK following
Read more...Traces Of Fungus Found In The Brains Of People With Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Finds
Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease, a study published today (Thursday 15 October 2015) in Nature’s journal
Read more...Scrap Hospital Parking Charges For Carers Or Risk Serious Impact On NHS – Warns Campaign
Percentage of hospitals charging patients for parking doubles in a decade; with 63% of NHS Trusts who charge for parking increasing their fees since 2014
Read more...Kate Adie Opens Sensory Garden At Dorset Retirement Community
BBC journalist and presenter Kate Adie has just opened a new Sensory Garden in the grounds of local retirement community, Somerleigh Court in Dorset. The
Read more...Rugby’s Oldest Rivals To Support Disabled People
Former England rugby international Alastair Hignell, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis, today encouraged rugby fans to attend this year’s Varsity Matches to support Leonard Cheshire
Read more...Potential New Drug Target Identified For Alzheimer’s Disease
A protein called GPR3 could become a new target for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published today (Wed 14th October) in
Read more...CQC Report Provides Further Evidence Of ‘Chronic Underfunding’ In Social Care, Warn Charity Leaders
– CSA draws attention to the poor quality of social care being provided in England, failing our obligations to older and disabled people – Charity
Read more...Most People Are Receiving Good Care – But Strong Leadership And Collaboration Are Crucial To Facing Challenges Ahead
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes its annual analysis of the quality of health and adult social care in England. This is the first
Read more...New Guidance To Raise Awareness Of The Importance Of Good Nutritional Care
NHS England has published new guidance to help ensure patients receive excellent nutrition and hydration care. The guidance has been produced to address the issues
Read more...Tips On How Care Homes Can Prepare For National Living Wage
The Chancellor recently announced that the Government is to bring in a compulsory Living Wage next year, which was welcome news for care home workers
Read more...NCF Sets Out Renewed Statement Of Values In ‘Committed To Quality’
The National Care Forum (NCF) refreshes its founding purpose to promote quality care for people receiving care and support services in an updated statement of
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