Deddington Care Home Bids Farewell To Long-Serving Staff
Featherton House care home in Deddington is saying a fond farewell to two dedicated and hard-working members of its team after more than 25 years of service.
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Social Work System Faces Collapse As A Third Look For New Jobs
UK “not ready for avalanche of social work referrals” and sector risks losing thousands due to COVID-19 response
Testimonies from over 350 social workers highlight dire working conditions
Half have put their own health at risk and many feel threatened with disciplinary measures for raising safety concerns
Immigration Proposals Create A ‘Staffing Blackhole’ For Social Care
NCF, alongside the leaders of 36 other national organisations has warned that care homes and other social care services could face a ‘staffing blackhole’ if temporary arrangements are not introduced to manage the initial impact of the Government’s new Immigration Bill.
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“Catastrophic” Care Home Deaths Highlight Need For Urgent Reforms
Catastrophic failings that led to the “grim an unnecessary” death toll from Covid-19 in care homes have highlighted the need for urgent reforms, according to a social care leader.
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RMBI Care Co. Residents Reunite With Families In Homes’ New Visitor Pods
Residents at RMBI Care Co. Homes across the UK have been overjoyed to be reunited with their loved ones after four months without visitors.
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Doncaster Care Home Construction Nears Completion
The build of a brand new, 81 bedded care home is nearing completion in Goodison Boulevard in Bessacarr, Doncaster, and is due to open in September 2020.
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Dismay Over Lack Of Budget Help For Care
Call for firm target for care reform
Campaigners say the Chancellor has today missed a vital opportunity to throw a lifeline to crisis-hit care providers amidst fears that the country could be heading into a second wave of coronavirus.
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One Million Bereaved-Marie Curie Announces Plans For A Day To Reflect On 23 March 2021
With the news that there have been more than 204,209 UK deaths, equating to one million people bereaved since lockdown started, end of life charity Marie Curie has announced a day to reflect to be held on 23 March 2021.
Read more...Politicians Urged To Join Campaign To Protect Care Homes Against “Iniquitous” Postcode Lottery Of Fees
A social care leader is calling on politicians across North Wales to speak out against the “iniquitous” post code lottery of fees in the wake…
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Lincolnshire Care Association Responds To Prime Ministers Care Home Comments
As the fallout over the Prime Minister’s comments regarding care homes in which he said: “too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures”, the Lincolnshire Care Association has issued a response.
Read more...CQC Reviews Will Help Health And Care Providers Prepare For Future Pressures
To help providers of health and social care services learn from the experience of responding to COVID-19 around the country, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out rapid reviews of how providers are working collaboratively in local areas.
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Welcome To ‘Remembrance Way’ At Coventry Care Home
Colleagues and Residents at HC One’s Brandon House care home have gone the extra mile to transform their main corridor in ‘Remembrance Way’.
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Two Thirds Of People In England Ready To Help Improve Health And Social Care Post COVID-19
“Because we all care”, a new campaign from the Care Quality Commission and Healthwatch England, launched today as new research shows that more than two-thirds (67%)
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Borough Care Supports Stars In Memory Campaign
Staff and residents at Borough Care’s homes for older people in Stockport have participated in the Stars in Memory campaign, by creating and decorating stars…
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