BAPEN Introduces The First Nutritional Care Tool
BAPEN has designed and is launching the first ‘Nutritional Care Tool’ which enables organisations to measure the nutritional care they provide and so robustly demonstrate
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The Older People In The Media Awards 2015 Open For Nominations
The Older People in the Media Awards are back for the fourth time in 2015 and we are proud to announce that they are now
Read more...Research Finds NHS Costs Cut In ExtraCare’s Communities
Care costs are slashed by more than a third and health benefits soar as a result of successfully combining health, social care and housing services
Read more...Limited Understanding Around Palliative Care
New findings today (Tuesday 23 June) by Marie Curie show that there is limited understanding of what palliative care can do, who it benefits and
Read more...Pioneering Integrated Approach To Dementia Care Celebrated
National social care charity Community Integrated Care celebrated a major refurbishment of its St Luke’s Care Home in Runcorn, part of a pioneering partnership with Halton
Read more...Warning Over Driving With Dementia
A motion is being put forward at the BMA Annual Representative Meeting today (Tuesday 23 June 2015) requesting the BMA Board of Science to investigate
Read more...Volunteers Step Up For Deafness And Dementia Testing
A PhD student has commenced testing for research into the links between hearing loss and cognitive decline, thanks to the support of residents from across
Read more...Nearly 2.5 Million Bed Days Lost In Five Years As Older People Wait Too Long For Essential Social Care
New figures from Age UK show an escalating social care crisis in England with 2,431,120 bed days lost to the NHS between June 2010 and
Read more...Brain Inflammation Targeted In First Drug Discovery Project From £3m Dementia Consortium
Funding worth nearly half a million pounds will unite academics at the University of Southampton with drug discovery experts at the medical research charity MRC
Read more...Millions Of Viewers Get A Taste Of Life In A Care Home – RMBI Delivers Experiential Learning To Local And National Media
The RMBI yesterday gave local and national media the opportunity to experience what it could be like to be one of the UK’s 500,000 care
Read more...NHS Confederation And NAPC Response To Hunt’s New Deal For General Practice
Commenting on Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s new deal for general practice, announced today and which includes details on increasing the primary care workforce by at least
Read more...Carers Top Poll Of Most Unappreciated Jobs As Care Home Providers Warn Of Shortfall
· A new survey reveals that the majority of people (75%) think care workers are most deserving of more appreciation · Other underappreciated jobs include
Read more...Care England Welcomes Jeremy Hunt’s Vision For Primary Care
Care England, the largest representative body for care providers, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Health’s new vision for primary care. Prof Martin Green:
Read more...Barchester Healthcare Collects Gold Award For Health And Safety
Barchester Healthcare’s Health and Safety team were delighted to collect a RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety at an awards presentation held on
Read more...Care Home Hair Salon Gets Its Own Makeover
The hairdressing service at a Bupa care home has been given a makeover of its own under the supervision of the residents who use it.
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