Free Tours To Normandy Veterans Begin With Remembrance Travel
British Army veterans will begin free tours to the Normandy beaches from May, funded by the Libor bank fines. These will be arranged by the…
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Win A VIP Trip To Monaco With A Race Day Experience With Williams Martini Racing
Global specialist recruiter Randstad is offering social care workers a chance to attend a VIP race day experience with Williams Martini Racing in Monaco. As…
Read more...NHS Confederation Response To Health Foundation Report On Hospital Finances.
Commenting on The Health Foundation’s report Hospital finances and productivity: in a critical condition?, published today and which underlines the challenges facing NHS finances, Rob…
Read more...A Modern Act For A Modern Service – ADASS
Directors of adult social services have celebrated last week’s coming into force of the Care Act 2014 as marking probably the most significant development in…
Read more...Stroke Drug Shows Potential Benefits For Alzheimer’s In Mice
Researchers in China have found that a drug developed to treat symptoms of stroke may hold potential benefits for Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which tested…
Read more...Day Care Service Overwhelmed By Five Figure Donation From Grateful Daughter
A Day Care Service has been blown away by the generosity shown by a grateful daughter who left £10,000 in her will as a thanks…
Read more...Greene King Achieves Dementia Friends Target
Greene King employees have got behind the Alzheimer’s Society’s latest initiative by signing up to become Dementia Friends. More than 1,000 of the pub retailer…
Read more...Social Care Must Not Become The Victim Of This Election Campaign
Without sustainable funding the most significant piece of social care legislation for decades is at risk of becoming a wasted opportunity, warns Alzheimer’s Society As…
Read more...Older People At Higher Risk Of Emergency Cancer Diagnosis
People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to…
Read more...HCA Support Of Mps’ Criticism Of The Sale Of Fast Food In Nhs Hospitals
MPs have called on the NHS to play its part in the fight against obesity by banning fast-food outlets from hospitals. Parliament’s Health Select Committee calls for…
Read more...Heathcare Providers Face New Obligations From April
A new statutory duty of candour, which was introduced last year for NHS bodies in England following the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, will now apply…
Read more...Ken Clarke Gives The Grand His Seal Of Approval
The Right Honourable Kenneth Clarke CH QC MP officially opened The Grand Care Centre, a £7million purpose-built 82 bed care home in West Bridgford, Nottingham….
Read more...Social Care Must Not Become The Victim Of This Election Campaign
Without sustainable funding the most significant piece of social care legislation for decades is at risk of becoming a wasted opportunity, warns Alzheimer’s Society. As…
Read more...Couple At Sheffield Care Home Celebrate Diamond Anniversary
A couple at Silver Lodge Care Home celebrated 60 years of being happily married with a party at the home. Barry Seymour (83) from Firth…
Read more...Services Must Learn From Good And Outstanding Care, Says CQC
Good and outstanding care is centred on the individual, has clear and visible leadership, and has processes and staff that constantly explore ways to improve….
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