Limited Scope Of CMA Draft Guidance
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has responded to the Competition and Market Authority’s consultation document on draft…
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New Garden For The Elderly Is A Treat For The Senses
A new sensory garden for local residents and particularly people living with dementia to enjoy has been officially opened in Spalding. The brand new purpose-built…
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Care Providers Seek Brave New Horizons For The Future
Care providers will learn how harnessing the power of robotics and new technology can open up a brave new world for them when they gather…
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LGA Responds To Latest Delayed Transfers Of Care Figures
Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to latest delayed transfers of care figures published this week “The…
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NHS Confederation Leaders Write To New Health Secretary Urging Him To “Grasp Social Care Challenge”
NHS Confederation leaders have written to new health secretary Matt Hancock urging him to “grasp the social care challenge”. NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell, a…
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NHS Publishes Guidance To Help Trusts Learn From Deaths
The NHS has published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved families and carers. Over 70 families and carers worked with NHS England on the guidance…
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With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager
Football legend Gordon Banks is urging England fans to turn World Cup fever into dementia fervour. The 1966 World Cup winner spearheaded our United Against…
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Virtual Bingo Game Connects Care Home Residents
With bingo being the go-to social game for many families and communities, Ideal Carehomes’ Lifestyle Manager Tom Ogden had the idea of creating a ‘virtual…
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Hampshire Care Experts Hold Summit To Facilitate Better Digital Care
The Hampshire Care Association (HCA), the body representing care providers in the county, organised a care experts’ summit to discuss how technology can be used…
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Age UK Calls On Government To Fill Up The Social Care Piggy Bank Now
With the latest data suggesting 1.4m older people go without the care and support they need and that the social care crisis is costing the…
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Teesside Care Home Throws Party For NHS 70th Anniversary
A NURSING veteran was among those celebrating the 70th anniversary of the NHS at a special event in Stockton-on-Tees. 87-year-old Sheila Bradley was joined by…
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Friday 13 July, 10am – Court Of Appeal Decision On Care Sector Sleep-In Pay Case
The Court of Appeal will tomorrow (Friday 13 July at 10am) deliver its long-awaited decision on whether care-providers must pay National Minimum Wage to staff…
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Waltzing Wish Comes True For Dancer Jack, 93
A former gold medal dancer who performed at the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom has rekindled some of his moves and steps with help from his…
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Flamingo-Themed Fete Puts Care Home ‘In The Pink’
A care home’s flamingo-themed, summer fete raised £500 for the charities HOPe and Cat & Kitten Rescue of Lymington. The event, at Colten Care’s outstanding…
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The Fremantle Trust Serves Up A Sweet Surprise To Mark The NHS Turning 70
The manager of nursing and residential home, Fremantle Court, run by local care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, presented Stoke Mandeville Ambulance Service with…
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