Second wave impacting upon care
Urgent reform of the way the country cares for older and vulnerable people is vital if it is to cope with the second wave of coronavirus and an uncertain future, care providers warned today.
Read more...Locked down residents at Belong have been going for gold by travelling the world on their bikes — all from the comfort of their care villages. With the help of their support workers
Read more...Health and social care staff and volunteers across the UK have been celebrated in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, with their incredible work during the pandemic particularly highlighted.
Read more...Tributes have been paid to the oldest female skydiver and Welsh charity founder, Dilys Price OBE, who has died at the age of 88.
Read more...A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA) study had found that councils in England have seen their core funding from central government reduce by £15bn in the last decade.
Read more...More than £400 million will be committed over the next four years to eradicate dormitory accommodation from mental health facilities across the country to improve the safety, privacy and dignity of patients suffering with mental illness.
Read more...The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has launched the Safety Innovation & Improvement Fund, giving individuals and teams working in health
Read more...Brunelcare’s Director of Nursing and Care Homes, Sandra Payne, has been recognised with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Read more...Responding to the Government’s pledge of over £400 million to remove dormitories from mental health facilities, Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, said:
Read more...Yesterday (8 October), members and supporters of the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) came together at the NACC Awards 2020 to recognise the exceptional…
Read more...A care home in Cottingham brought in the carnival games, coconut shies and candy floss as it hosted its own version of Hull Fair.
Read more...A team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have identified new problems linked to the disease and warn of a sharp rise in antimicrobial resistance associated to COVID-19 treatments in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Read more...Responding the latest NHS performance figures for England, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “The figures present a striking picture of the huge challenge the NHS
Read more...Residents and colleagues on the Dodd community unit at Moss View care home in Huyton, Liverpool, spent the afternoon making a fabulous scarecrow in preparation for the annual Harvest Festival.
Read more...With the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing that approximately 192,000 EU workers are employed in health and social care, the…
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