Alzheimer’s Research UK Reports 29% Annual Increase In Voluntary Income
Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has announced its highest annual income to date as donations pass £14m. The figure has been…
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Home Care Workers Earn As Little As £5 Per Hour – IQTimecard Helps Raise Wage Standards
IQTimecard is calling on businesses to ensure they are not in breach of National Minimum Wage requirements – after a blog by a home care…
Read more...Care England And The RCN To Run A Joint Conference
Improving the care pathways for older people is high on the agenda for health and social care. To generate a greater understanding of how both…
Read more...Care Group Makes Finals At The Double
Leading care group Springhill Care, based in Accrington, has made it through to the finals of two categories in the prestigious Red Rose Awards. The…
Read more...Suppertime Tuesday
The challenge for many caterers in health and social care is Suppertime. Challenges include variety of dishes; staffing and often the lead caterers have left…
Read more...National Care Home Provider To Launch Your Vote Counts Campaign
As part of National Voter Registration Day on 5th February, one of the UK’s leading not-for-profit care providers is launching a campaign to help residents…
Read more...CQC Consults On New Market Oversight Scheme
Draft guidance has been published for all adult social care providers, partners and members of the public to have their say on what they think…
Read more...Around The World Breakfast Celebrations!
A Skelmersdale Care Home is celebrating the most important meal of the day as part of Breakfast Week 2015, offering people who live at the…
Read more...Jeremy Hunt To Address The First UK e-Health Week
Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, the Secretary of State for Health will give the keynote speech at the forthcoming first UK e-Health event which takes place…
Read more...Unusual Art Project Sparks Care Home Conversation
A project which brings artists and creative experiences into care homes in Cornwall, saw an innovative concept become reality this week. Led by Arts for…
Read more...Hartford Care Celebrates ‘Topping Out’ At Abbotswood Court
Local care provider, Hartford Care, celebrated their brand new home in Romsey being one step closer to completion with a traditional ‘Topping Out’ ceremony this…
Read more...Care Spending Fallen By A Fifth In England
Spending on care for people aged 65 and over has fallen by a fifth in England over the last 10 years, analysis by the BBC…
Read more...Companies Report ‘No Interest In Care Insurance’
Companies report no interest in care insurance, it was announced as part of the BBC’s ‘Cost of Care project’ today (Thursday 29 January 2015). 17…
Read more...NHS Needs Internal Competition To Reconfigure And Remain Affordable
With headlines proclaiming the increasing strains that the NHS is under, the latest research from healthcare consultancy LaingBuisson argues that there is a mass of…
Read more...Party Speeches on the Future of Health and Care Services – Response from Independent Age
In response to the two Labour Party speeches on the future of health and care services by Ed Miliband and Andy Burnham, Janet Morrison, Chief Executive…
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