Care Director Highlighted In CQC Celebration Of NHS
Tracy Johnson, Director of Operations at Chesterfield-based Heathcotes Group, has been highlighted as an outstanding individual in health and social care as part of a…
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NCF Welcomes The Report From The CQC ‘Beyond Barriers’
NCF has welcomed the report from the CQC ‘Beyond Barriers: How older people move between health and care in England’. The report highlights the collective…
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BRE And Loughborough University Open Dementia-Friendly Demonstration Home
A new ‘dementia-friendly’ home has been developed jointly by leading building science research centre BRE and experts from Loughborough University. The building is aimed at…
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Care Sector Relies On Overseas Recruitment
Overseas recruitment is vital to maintain appropriate staffing levels in Scotland’s care home sector, a leading Scottish care provider said today. Meallmore, which operates 23…
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Residents At Dell Field Court Return To The 1950s To Celebrate National Picnic Month
Residents from Dell Field Court residential home in Finchley, run by local charity The Fremantle Trust, joined children from Smile and Shine Nursery at Victoria…
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Prevention Funding Will Help NHS 70th Birthday Cash Go Further
Responding to today’s 70th anniversary of the NHS, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “The NHS deserves recognition…
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Former Naval Officer Joins Veterans Parade For Armed Forces Day
A former Naval Officer has thanked staff at a care home in Newark-on-Trent for giving him the opportunity to attend the first Armed Forces Day…
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10,000 Research Participants Recruited Through Innovative Service – Join Dementia Research
Latest stats, released today, show that 10,000 study participants have been involved in vital dementia research thanks to an innovative service run by the National…
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LGA Responds To Reforms To Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards
Responding to a new Bill published today on reforms to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s…
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New Century Care Have A Ball Celebrating The World Cup
Residents and staff at New Century Care have fully embraced World Cup fever this year by running their very own World Cup themed competition. Each…
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Street Signs Help Dementia Residents Navigate Their Care Home
STREET signs are helping Runcorn care home residents with dementia navigate and find their rooms. A grant from Halton Borough Council’s Area Forum budget has…
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Care South’s Alexandra House Officially Opened By Lord And Lady Fellowes
Lord and Lady Fellowes of West Stafford officially opened Care South’s latest newly-rebuilt care home, Alexandra House, on Tuesday 3rd July. Care South representatives, staff…
Read more...NHS70 – Seven Facts For Seven Decades
In celebration of the NHS’s 70th birthday this week, NHS Digital reveals seven statistics for seven decades. The figures demonstrate how the NHS has evolved…
Read more...1 In 3 Scottish Adults Say Dementia Is Top Challenge For NHS, According To New Survey
Scottish adults say they believe dementia is the biggest health challenge facing the NHS in the next 70 years according to a new survey commissioned…
Read more...CQC Report Proves “Era Of Organisations Doing Their Own Thing” Must End
Responding to the CQC’s report Beyond Barriers about older people moving between health and social care in England, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS…
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