United For All Ages Releases New Integnerational Living Report
United for All Ages has published a new report on intergenerational living looking at how it can “ create a country for all ages”, and…
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Former England Footballer Joins Incredible Care Home Appeal Response.
When Elm House Care Home in Skelmersdale launched an appeal in December for people to send Christmas cards to their residents to make them feel…
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Turning Up The Good At Sunderland Care Home
A care home in Sunderland has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of health and social care….
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£1 Million Project Launch To Monitor Ex-Footballers For Early Signs Of Dementia
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are crowd-funding a new project to test former professional football players for early signs of dementia. Recent research…
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‘Voyage of the Damned’ Sisters Recognised in New Year’s Honours
Manchester sisters, Gisela Feldman and Sonja Sternberg, aged 96 and 93 respectively, who fled the Nazis on the ship that was forced back to Europe,…
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Number Of NHS App Users More Than Double In 3 Months As ‘App Ambassadors’ Set To Work
The number of patients using the NHS App has more than doubled since Chief Nurse Ruth May announced the ‘NHS App Ambassadors’ scheme in early…
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the new National Living Wage rates announced by the Government…
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Successful Return To Social Work Campaign Reignited
The LGA has teamed up with the Government Equalities Office to reignite the Return to Social Work programme following its success in 2017. The national scheme,…
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Tech Login Times To Be Slashed Saving NHS Staff Thousands Of Working Hours
A major new investment into frontline technology that will streamline the way NHS staff log in to computer systems will save thousands of hours in…
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Newcross Healthcare Rated Good By CQC For Complex Care In Gloucestershire
Newcross Healthcare in Gloucestershire has achieved an overall Good rating for its at-home complex care service from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The care quality…
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Rugby Legend Gareth Thomas Calls On Runners To Join The Resolution
Rugby legend, TV pundit and stroke survivor Gareth Thomas is calling on people across the UK to sign up for the Stroke Association’s Resolution Run…
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Alzheimer’s Protein Predicts Future Brain Shrinkage
Brain imaging of pathological tau-protein “tangles” reliably predicts the location of future brain atrophy in Alzheimer’s patients a year or more in advance, according to…
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Care UK Chef Of The Year And Dining Awards Announced
The food and dining awards for 2019 have recently been presented to teams and individuals working in Care UK’s 120 homes. Runner last year, Alex…
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Flu Costs £30bn In Sick Days Every Year, Finds New Report
A new report published by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) today finds that the flu cost better off countries £30bn in lost working days…
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Wanted: A 2020 Vision For Social Care’s Future
Providers call for New Year pledge to end the crisis Social care providers today call on the Government to make 2020 the year it finally…
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