Nursing And Midwifery Numbers At All-Time High
Around 8,000 more nurses, midwives and nursing associates are now registered to work in the UK compared to 12 months ago according to latest figures…
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Shirley Ladies Circle Raise Over £11,600 For The Royal Star & Garter Home In Solihull
A community group has raised more than £11,600 for The Royal Star & Garter Home in Solihull after naming the care home its charity of…
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Westerham Care Home Supports Work Experience Students with Special Needs
Westerham Place care home has supported two young students with speech and language difficulties, by offering them work experience in the home. 15-year-olds Tom and…
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Health And Care Sector ‘Urgently’ Needs To Retain EU Nationals, Says Cavendish Coalition
In response to the NMC Register data report, Nadra Ahmed OBE, co-convenor of the Cavendish Coalition, a group of health and social care organisations that…
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Care Home Staff Walk On Fire For Residents
A FIRE walking world record attempt saw care home workers stride across hot coals to raise funds for their residents. Deputy manager Clare Robson, carer…
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New ADASS President: Envisage The Tuture And Deal With Reality New To Transform Lives
Social care leaders need to envisage the future as well as deal with the reality of now, in order to transform people’s lives, the incoming…
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National Walking Month Social Walks For Borough Care Residents
Borough Care residents will be donning their walking shoes during National Walking Month, to participate in a number of social walks. Organised by the British…
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Laundry Ladies Of Dementia Care Home Honoured
Two local Seaford ladies, Laura Giles and Shirley Penry, have been honoured with a commemorative ‘blue plaque’. The plaque was erected to officially recognise the…
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Spearhead Unveils New Look Platinum Plan – The Complete Cleaning Solution For Care Homes
Spearhead Healthcare has unveiled a brand new look for its popular cleaning programme – the Platinum Plan – along with a number of updates and…
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Felixstowe’s May Celebrates 102nd Birthday
Dorothy Dyke, who likes to be known as May, has celebrated her 102nd birthday on 2nd May at her home, Foxgrove residential home on High…
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Report Reveals Health Inequalities Continue to Disadvantage Older LGBT People
– LGBT men and women aged 50+ have poorer self-rated health and are more likely to have other conditions that impact their health and…
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Think You Should Slow Down As You Get Older? Think Again!
Muscle strengthening exercises are important for building bone strength and preventing osteoporosis, but new research shows that even just 10,000 steps a day can help…
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NHS Patients To Get Faster Access To Pioneering Treatments
New improvements to the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) will put the most promising medicines, diagnostic tools and digital services through the clinical development and regulatory…
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Lifelike Dolls Prove Therapeutic For Elderly
LIFELIKE baby dolls are proving therapeutic for residents at a Teesside care home. Residents at Ingleby Care Home, on Lamb Lane, Ingleby Barwick, have been…
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BBC Radio 6 Presenter Lauren Laverne Appointed Ambassador For Music For Dementia 2020 Campaign
BBC TV and radio presenter Lauren Laverne has been appointed as the ambassador for Music for Dementia 2020, a new campaign calling for music to…
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