Awards Recognition For Spalding Care Workers
Cedar Falls Care Home in Spalding was the big winner at the Lincolnshire Care Awards, picking up two awards and a highly commended at the…
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Care Home’s Gift To Riding School For The Disabled
Money raised by the residents of a New Milton care home will help a riding school for the disabled purchase much needed equipment. Colten Care’s…
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Care Home Worker Wins Holiday To Portuguese Island
A LUCKY care home worker has won a holiday to the island of Madeira after taking part in a local radio competition. Victoria Farn was…
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Choosing Care Is One Of Life’s Most Stressful Experiences But Trusted Information Can Help, Finds CQC
Choosing adult social care in England is one of the biggest sources of stress compared to other key life events, according to a survey of…
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Extra Council Tax Income In 2018/19 Will Not Protect Under-Pressure Local Services
Communities across the country will see many of their local services face further reductions this year despite paying more council tax, the Local Government Association…
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Social Care Needs To Transform Itself To Become Fit For The Future
Social care providers must adopt new approaches if they are to survive the challenges of funding cuts and policy changes, according to a new publication…
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£1.32bn Invested In UK Healthcare Real Estate
– £23.5bn of private equity looking to enter the UK care home market – – Prime healthcare yields compressed to 4% driven by the supply…
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CH&Co Group Catering Manager Celebrates Double Win At Sue Ryder Southern Women Achievement Awards
Beccy Harley, the catering manager for CH&Co Group at Sue Ryder Nettlebed Hospice in Henley-on-Thames, celebrated double success at the Sue Ryder Southern Women Achievement…
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Government Launches Consultation Into Future Of Adult Social Care Workforce
A Government consultation into addressing the challenges facing the adult social care workforce has been launched. In a consultation launched in partnership with Skills for Care,…
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Great Grandmother Mabel Celebrates Centenary Birthday
Dartford’s newest centenarian celebrated her birthday this week and was treated to a surprise birthday cake by her home care provider, Bluebird Care Graveshamand Dartford. Former Woolworth’s employee Mabel Poultney celebrated…
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Providers Project £931m Year-End Defict
NHS trusts and foundation trusts have projected an end-of-year deficit of £931 million, £435 million worse than planned, NHS Improvement has reported. Posting a year-to-date deficit of…
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Age UK & Action Fraud to combat scams targeting older Londoners
In London alone last year there were nearly 4,500 reported cases of fraud among the over 65s – an average of 12 reports every day…
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University Challenge Star Endorses Charity Quiz After Newmarket Victory
Bobby Seagull, who rose to fame on the 2016/17 series of University Challenge, is calling on people to run their own Mighty Quiz for Alzheimer’s…
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Charity Warns That Increasing Numbers Of Organisations Are Operating At A Loss In Newly Published Report
Social care providers have called into question the effectiveness of the sector’s funding structure in a new survey which reveals increasing numbers of organisations are…
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Local ‘Health And Care Heroes’ Sought For Awards Marking 70 Years Of The NHS
A competition to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday was launched in Westminster earlier this month. The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards will see English MPs put forward individuals and…
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