Care Of Vulnerable People Variable And Costly, New Figures Reveal
The variation in the quality and safety of care for conditions such as dementia in England is too wide and is unacceptable, a new report…
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Care South Shines at Care Focus South West Awards
Staff based at Care South’s Home Care Office in Crewkerne are celebrating after winning at the 2014 Care Focus South West Care Awards, held at…
Read more...Care Quality Commission Publishes Its Fifth Annual Report On The State Of Health And Care Services In England
There is much excellent care but the variation in the quality and safety of care in England is too wide and is unacceptable Safe services…
Read more...Leonard Cheshire Disability Responds To The Care Quality Commission State Of Care Report Published Today
Jane Harris, Campaigns Director at Leonard Cheshire “The Care Quality Commission is right to highlight how much care varies around the country. People should expect…
Read more...Government Guidance On Care Act ‘Contradicts Its Aims’
Academics at Brunel University London say the Government’s new draft guidance on the Care Act 2014 contradicts its own aims to give patients control of…
Read more...A Journey To Remember: Care Homes Join Memory Walks In Aid Of Alzheimer’s Society
Residents and staff at care homes across the North East have raised hundreds of pounds for the Alzheimer’s Society by attending a number of sponsored…
Read more...Greensleevees Homes Trust Recognised For Its Award-Winning Dementia Care
At the LaingBuisson Independent Healthcare Awards 2014 in October, Mount Ephraim House in Tunbridge Wells, one of Greensleeves Homes Trust 17 care homes, received a…
Read more...New Report Shows How Culture Change Can Make Vast Impact To Quality And Finance In The NHS
New research which explores the importance of having the right relationships, behaviours and environment to deliver better value of care in the NHS has been…
Read more...New Dementia ‘Ambassadors’ To Help Gps And Patients
Seven new ‘ambassadors’ are to begin spreading the word about the importance of diagnosing more patients with dementia in a bid to help improve patients’…
Read more...Concerns Over Care Act Implementation
Fears over government guidance on the Care Act 2014 have been voiced by UKIP health spokesman Louise Bours in the wake of an academic report….
Read more...Top Chefs Raise Over £48,000 For Keech Hospice Kids
Some of the UK’s finest chefs joined forces on 10 October to cook up a sumptuous menu for Keech Hospice’s ‘1 in 3’ dinner, raising…
Read more...Cabinet To Become ‘Dementia Friends’
All Cabinet ministers are going to join the Prime Minister David Cameron in becoming Dementia Friends it was revealed today (Tuesday 14 October 2014) in…
Read more...John Sergeant To Host Older People In The Media Awards 2014
Independent Age and Barchester Healthcare are thrilled to announce that one of Britain’s most accomplished journalists, John Sergeant, is to host the Older People in…
Read more...People Living With Learning Disabilities Celebrate Black History Month
People from across the country who are supported by CMG, a leading provider of learning disability care, came together in Croydon to mark Black History…
Read more...Have Your Say On Care Quality Commission Fees
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today publishes a consultation about the fees that it proposes to charge registered providers in 2015/16. The fees paid by…
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