Responding to today’s Downing Street briefing, Dr Layla McCay, director at the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “Our thanks go…
Read more...Food hampers for hard-working staff A North Yorkshire care group has teamed up with a local baker to provide each of its staff with a…
Read more...The unprecedented health pandemic caused by COVID-19 has placed a great deal of pressure on UK care homes – and in recognition of this and…
Read more...Avalon’s manager Sarah Patten with one of the ‘thank you’ cakes; 12-year-old baker Sofia Nichols; 2-year-old Harley-Rose helps out; Recent cakes baked by Sofia Nichols The manager of…
Read more...UK wide plan announced to ensure PPE gets to where it is needed most To date, over 761 million pieces of PPE delivered across the…
Read more...Care England has expressed disappointment at the derisory funding arrangements proposed by the Local Government Association and ADASS and encouraged providers to get in touch…
Read more...A proposed uplift of up to 10% for social care providers to address rising demand and costs caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is wholly…
Read more...Independent grant-making charity, the CareTech Foundation is joining in calls for greater recognition of the UK’s 2 million frontline care workers and the part they…
Read more...Appleby care home, North Shields, has launched a campaign to help to combat social isolation amongst residents during the COVID-19 outbreak. Following a temporary closure…
Read more...A Surrey care home group, CHD Living, is calling for more care homes to get involved in a campaign which invites people to digitally ‘adopt…
Read more...A Senior care worker from HC-One’s Llys Newydd care home in Ammanford has won the Health and Social Care sector Learner of the Year Award…
Read more...The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) hasccalled for urgent action by local councils following the publication of guidance to councils by the Local Government Association (LGA)…
Read more...An award-winning North Yorkshire care provider is rewarding staff who are on the front-line in the fight against coronavirus with a Covid-19 pay bonus. Saint…
Read more...A new report calls for measures to protect elderly people in long-term care facilities and their caregivers who are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic….
Read more...Across the UK people will be adding glitter to their outfits, switching on fairy lights and putting tinsel in their windows on Monday 13th April…
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