Nursing Named One Of The Most Recession-Proof Occupations
Only roles in technology and social care have been more immune to economic volatility than nursing The aggregate wage bill has risen 23% in real…
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British Public’s Satisfaction With The NHS Falls By Five Percentage Points
The British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey for 2015 reports a five percentage point fall in satisfaction with the National Health Service compared to 2014, data…
Read more...MOOC To Tackle Dementia 2020 Challenge Back By Popular Demand
The University of Derby’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled ‘Bridging the Dementia Divide’ is back by popular demand after the University received high levels…
Read more...Carers For People With Dementia Struggling In Silence
The UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia launches today. Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings…
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Crisis In Care: Homecare Services At A Four Year Low According To Latest Good Care Guide Evaluation
• Over half (51%) of homecare agencies in the UK provide a bad or poor quality service according to reviewers • One in four care…
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Hallmark Care Homes Grants Residents’ Christmas Wish To Reunite With Old Flame After 20 years apart
Award-winning care provider, Hallmark Care Homes has granted a residents’ Christmas wish to see his old flame by organising a reunion at the care home…
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Care Home’s Cycle Marathon For British Heart Foundation
A CYCLING marathon is taking place this week at a Stockton-on-Tees care home in support of the British Heart Foundation’s Wear it Beat it campaign….
Read more...NHS And Social Care Commission Debate: Summary
Community and Social Care Minister Alistair Burt has told MPs that the Government does not support the call for an independent Commission on the NHS…
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Care Standards Remain With Health Secretary
Ultimate responsibility for devolved healthcare services will remain with the health secretary, new laws will ensure. The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which…
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Care Home’s ‘Fantastic’ Efforts Praised By Royal British Legion
A DORSET care home has been praised for its “fantastic” efforts after raising more than £1,000 for the Royal British Legion (RBL). Colten Care’s Avon…
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Head Injury Link To Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
Neurology: Amyloid pathology and axonal injury after brain trauma Researchers in London have found evidence of a hallmark Alzheimer’s disease protein building up in the…
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Barnsley Resident Treated To Autobiography Reading By Pupils
A BARNSLEY care home resident has been treated to a reading of his autobiography by primary school pupils during National Storytelling Week. 84-year-old Ron Lindsey…
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Cardiff Graffiti Artist Chosen To Decorate London Care Home
A graffiti artist has been commissioned to create a ‘memory wall’ in a Camden care home, showcasing in spray paint the memories of an older…
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Residents At Hartwood House Celebrate Dignity Action Day In Style!
Residents, staff and family carers at Lyndhurst Care Home, Hartwood House, celebrated Dignity Action Day in style with a Dignity tree planting ceremony recently. Home…
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Seafood Consumption Linked To Lower Levels Of Alzheimer’s Hallmark Features
JAMA: Association of seafood consumption, brain mercury level and APOEɛ4 status with brain neuropathology in older adults A team of scientists in the US has…
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