Charity Revitalise Receives World First
World’s first accessible German beach chair donated to disabled people’s charity by Lower Saxony with the German National Tourist Office The world’s first and only…
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New Framework Offers Care Commissioners Easy Access To Tech-Enabled Care Products And Services
A new way for care professionals to purchase telecare and telehealth products and services has been launched by ESPO, the UK’s leading professional buying organisation…
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Cornerstone Of NHS Reforms Faces Uncertain Future
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have secured better engagement from GPs than previous forms of commissioning but still face numerous barriers to putting power in doctors’…
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Life Really Does Begin At 60 – But Financial Responsibilities Could Derail The Dream Retirement
29% of retired over 60s say they have more disposable income than they thought However, a quarter of retired over 60s are still helping children…
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Carers UK Responds To Adass Budget Survey
Carers UK warns that without urgent and significant investment in social care, the consequences for families, the NHS and the viability of care providers are…
Read more...Council Tax Precept Fails To Close Adult Social Care Funding Gap
Charging residents extra council tax to pay for social care has failed to raise enough money to cover the cost of the new National Living…
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Widnes Vikings And Community Integrated Care Host Dementia Support Group
Super League rugby team, Widnes Vikings, and social care charity, Community Integrated Care, held their second Chemics Café on 6th July, with a packed session…
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Care Homes Tackle Loneliness In Stockton
NATIONAL Cheer Up the Lonely Day was celebrated by Stockton care home residents – who invited the community to join them for a tea party….
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Health And Care Integration Toolkit To Launch
A tool kit of resources to help local health and care leaders move further and faster on achieving their vision of integration will today be…
Read more...ADASS Responds To Carers Trust Report
Responding to the Carers Trust report, “Care Act for Carers: One Year On”, ADASS (Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) President Harold Bodmer said:…
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Parkrunner Completes Running Down Dementia’s 100km In 10 Days
A parkrunner from Sittingbourne has completed Alzheimer’s Research UK’s new challenge Running Down Dementia in just 10 days. Launched with parkrun, which offers free timed…
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Residents At Local Care Home Unleash Their Inner Poet
Residents at Aden Court care home in Huddersfield have been sharing their favourite poems during a monthly poetry society meeting. Set up by resident Brian…
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1.1 Million Older Women Spend Two Months A Year Alone New Poll Finds
Some 1.1 million older women spend the equivalent of two months a year without seeing anyone according to a poll. A OnePoll/Bluebird Care survey of…
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Hallmark Care Homes Hosts Empowerment Day For The Care Sector
Award-winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes hosted an empowerment day for the care sector last month (June), encouraging 220 people from eight different care providers…
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Oral Health Should Be A Priority In Care Homes, Says NICE
NICE’s new guidance ‘Oral health for adults in care homes’ calls for oral health and access to dental treatments to be given the same priority…
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