Carer alliance co-chair Melanie Weatherley is calling for the social care sector be treated like the NHS and be given government money to protect it against a second wave of COVID-19 this winter.
Read more...A Solihull couple living at Royal Star & Garter are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary.
Read more...Responding to the latest NHS test and trace figures for England, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, said: “It’s positive to see there
Read more...Residents at Lancashire based Dove Court Residential and Nursing Home had a lovely time potting plants in hanging baskets and pots in preparation for the HC-One’s gardening competition held on Friday 18th September 2020.
Read more...As the UK went into ‘lockdown’ due to the outbreak of COVID-19, key workers in the Health and Social Care sector found themselves in the spotlight as an integral part
Read more...The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses which can be transmitted through the air are highlighted by new research published today by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Read more...The Care Workers’ Charity has announced the launch of its new Child Care Costs grant, available exclusively to care workers.
Read more...“Hand in Hand Together is symbolic of reaching across the divide that has been created between care homes and their local communities during this terrible time we’ve all been through.”
Read more...People requiring support and treatment for their mental health are at risk of not getting the care they need and their conditions deteriorating due to increased demand brought
Read more...The Reverend Jim Cocke, the Church of England’s longest serving priest until his retirement in January, has thanked staff at his Dorset care home for helping him play an important role in his granddaughter’s wedding despite lockdown.
Read more...What an incredible 16 days of events and activities RCH Care Homes have had as part of their #RCHOlympians Campaign!
Read more...The first report from the world’s largest home antibody testing programme tracking who has been infected by Covid-19 in England has today been published.
Read more...A Navy veteran has recounted the ‘suicide trip’ he was about to embark on near the coast of Burma before Victory in Japan (VJ) Day.
Read more...When a handsome young soldier offered Jean Alexander a sweet at the pictures 61 years ago, little did she know that it would lead to 59 years of wedded bliss.
Read more...Mary and Gladys, two Residents at The Beeches care home, are celebrating a huge 85 years of their friendship together.
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