Social Care Must Be A General Election Issue
Social care must be a key issue in the forthcoming General Election, sector leaders said today. The snap election provides a chance to decide how…
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Easter Egg Delivery For Ingleby Care Home Elderly
EASTER bunnies, a gorilla, a beefeater Yeoman Warder and even Iron Man dropped into an Ingleby Barwick care home to delivery eggs to the elderly….
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Brexit Britain Sees Shift In Retirement Living As Nation Swaps Sun And Sea For Staying Put
45% less likely to consider retiring in Europe since Brexit 64% concerned about losing access to the NHS One in three worried about lack of…
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HSBC Plans To Become A Dementia-Friendly Bank
HSBC UK has committed to raise £3 million for Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland during three year partnership. HSBC UK has announced a number of…
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GMB Reveals ‘Horrifying’ Figures Showing More Than Half Of London Care Workers Stuck On Precarious Zero Hours Contracts
Capital has 19,422 carers trapped in insecure work, union says Shocking figures revealed by GMB, the union for care workers, show more than half of…
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Staff At Hampshire Care Home Raise £2,500 For Colleague
KIND-HEARTED residents and staff at a Hampshire care home have raised thousands of pounds for a much-loved colleague who has been diagnosed with lung cancer….
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Turning Over A New Leaf For Dementia Care
A care home in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, has signed up to an innovative project that aims to further widen knowledge and understanding of dementia. The ‘Pledge…
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Care Providers Must Involve People They Support In Designing New Digital Solutions
A new report outlines how health and social care providers must collaborate with users of services when designing apps, websites and other digital technologies The…
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New Study Reveals Untapped Potential Of Online Forums For Health Policy
An innovative new pilot study from the think tank Demos, in partnership with The King’s Fund, reveals an enormous untapped resource of public online forum…
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Satirical Film Starring Claire Sweeney Highlights ‘Absurdity’ Of 15-Minute Care Visits
Former Brookside actress Claire Sweeney features in a satire commissioned by UNISON highlighting the indignity suffered by thousands of elderly people because of 15-minute care…
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Alzheimer’s Society Reacts To Figures Revealing 900 Carers Quit Every Day
More than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year, according to analysis by the BBC of data released…
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Residents’ Prayers Answered At Dundee Care Home
Residents at a care home in Dundee no longer need to worry about missing Sunday service, after dedicated staff created their own church in the…
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Care Home Residents Enjoy Ladies Day Out
Three residents from Ashworth Grange care home in Dewsbury enjoyed a ladies day out, when they took a trip to the extravagant Waterton Park Hotel…
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Subsidisation Not The Answer To Fragile Care Market’, Says Colten Care CEO
THE Chief Executive of a South Coast care home provider has sought to reassure residents and their families after a parliamentary report on adult social…
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Dame Esther Rantzen Praises Greater Manchester Care Home
Campaigner and TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, visited a Greater Manchester care home this week to congratulate them on being recognised as one of the…
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