Time For A Reappraisal Of Ageing
Over three quarters (77 per cent) of adults are looking forward to living longer but nine out of ten (91 per cent) are highlighting the…
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Norman Lamb Visits Cornwall Care
Norman Lamb MP, Care Services Minister and Cllr Simon Rix, Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate, visited Redannick where they were greeted by Douglas Webb CEO and…
Read more...Tea-Riffic Time For A Cuppa Events At Sanctuary Care Homes
From a ‘tea-cosy’-themed pyjama party to a Mad Hatter’s afternoon tea, the teams and residents at Sanctuary Care homes enjoyed taking Time for a Cuppa…
Read more...Glossop Care Worker Recognised For Going The Extra Mile
A member of staff at Glossop-based Pennine Care Centre, which is part of Canterbury Care, has been recognised for going above and beyond the call…
Read more...RNHA Warns Of ‘Storm Clouds Ahead’ If Government Accepts Minimum Wage Rise Proposal Without Requiring Councils To Increase The Fees They Pay Care Providers
Nursing home leaders today welcomed the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation that the government should require local authorities to increase funding for the social care sector…
Read more...Care Bill Allows ‘Aerial View’ Response To Provider Failure
Clauses 118 and 119 of the Care Bill will allow TSAs to take an ‘aerial view’ of the whole health economy and find the best…
Read more...Failure To Fund Could Jeopardise Social Care Reforms
Essential social care reforms designed to improve the lives of older people, carers, and disabled people could be jeopardised if the Government fails to fund…
Read more...Care In Crisis – Is Social Care On The Brink Of Disaster?
Age UK has published a damning report which shows the disastrous depths that the crisis in care has reached and its distressing human cost. The…
Read more...Ageing Society Demands A ‘Fundamental Shift’ In How Health And Care Are Delivered
A fundamental shift is urgently needed in the delivery of health and care to meet the challenges of a rapidly ageing society, say the authors…
Read more...The Mental Capacity Act Is Failing, Says Lords
Vulnerable adults are being failed by the Act designed to protect and empower them. Social workers, healthcare professionals and others involved in the care of…
Read more...Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Potential Reduction In Risk Of Developing Dementia
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) given soon after menopause could help reduce the risk of developing dementia or mild cognitive impairment. This is according to a…
Read more...NAO Report Details Increasing Pressures On The Care System
In the first of a series of reports on the adult care system, the National Audit Office has highlighted the main risks and challenges as…
Read more...Care And Support Alliance Responds To Care Bill Report Stage
Richard Hawkes, Chair of the Care and Support Alliance said: “The social care system is on its knees. Chronic under-funding is leaving people without the…
Read more...Funding Gap ‘Jeopardises Care Bill’
Long-awaited reforms to the care system in the UK are being put at risk because of a £135 million funding gap, according to a alliance…
Read more...Sally Magnusson Launches UK’s Biggest Dementia Research Conference In Oxford
Free public open day will feature the broadcaster and leading Oxford scientists Dementia scientists from across the UK and world will descend on Oxford…
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