Expert By Experience Helps Veteran Celebrate Centenary In Style
Old soldier and care home resident Charles Saunders was able to celebrate his 100th birthday in style thanks to the intervention of one of CQC’s Experts…
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New Report Reveals Looming Care Crisis For Disabled Adults And Families
Over two thirds (67%) of families caring for disabled adults with complex needs live in fear of what will happen to their loved one when…
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Faults In The Blood-Brain Barrier Implicated In Dementia
California based researchers have found that damage to cells known as pericytes, which surround small blood vessels in the brain, may trigger a chain of…
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Early Access To Palliative Care Associated With Better Quality Of Life
Patients with advanced cancer have a significantly better quality of life in the weeks before they die if they receive early access to palliative care,…
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One Person Dies After Fire At Woodlands View Care Home In Stevenage
One man has died, and another resident is critically injured following a fire and explosion at a Hertfordshire care home. Emergency crews were called to…
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New Report Highlights Importance Of Diet On Brain Health
Experts from around the world have examined the evidence to date on the impact of diet on brain health in adults aged 50 and over….
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Hallmark Pledge To Raise £100,000 For Alzheimer’s Research UK And The Care Workers Charity
Care provider, Hallmark Care Homes is joining forces with Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity this year in an effort to defeat dementia…
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Funding Still Comes With Too Many Strings Attached Says NHS Confederation
Responding to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Refreshing NHS Plans for 2018/19 document, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across…
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Skills For Care’s Accolades 2018 Finalists Announced
The finalists for Skills for Care’s Accolades Awards 2018 have been announced who are competing to win a national award celebrating excellence in workforce development…
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Health Experts Call For Ring-Fenced Health And Social Care Tax
A report on healthcare funding commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, the panel of experts, which includes former chief executives of NHS England, the Royal College…
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Audley Group Raises £10,000 For Macmillan Cancer Support
Owners and staff across the Audley Group raised an exceptional £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2017, with a range of fundraising events taking place…
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Residents Put Their Pedal To The Metal In Care Home Charity Cycle
A NEW FOREST care home staged a 75-mile static bike ride to raise funds for a neighbouring day centre – and one of the first…
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Government Urged To Curb The Rising Costs Of Clinical Negligence Claims
The government is being urged to curb the rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the health service. A coalition of organisations which represent the…
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Alexandra Lodge Wins ‘Care Home Team Of The Year’ At LPZ Awards.
An event held at Trent Vineyard in Nottingham on Thursday 18 January saw Allan Mostyn, Partnership Manager at AYMES International present the Care Home Team…
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In And Out Of Hospital – Red Cross Report Highlights Problem Of Readmissions
A Red Cross report warns of an ‘endless cycle of avoidable hospital readmissions,’ in which some frail, older or vulnerable people are sent home from hospital,…
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