Mental Health Funding Gap Widens Further
The gap between spending on NHS acute hospitals and NHS mental health providers widened further last year, according to a new report from The King’s Fund. Analysis…
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Hospitality Assured At The Hawthorns Eastbourne
The Hawthorns independent living retirement residency in Eastbourne has been accredited with the prestigious Hospitality Assured Award, a national standard for service and business excellence…
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CQC Responds To Increased Pressure On Health And Social Care By Pausing Some Routine Inspections
The CQC has taken the decision to pause some routine inspections of NHS acute services, GP practices and urgent care services planned for January. This…
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Staffordshire Mental Health Charity Supports Blooming Monday
A STAFFORDSHIRE mental health charity is helping to dispel the myth that the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year….
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Future Healthcare 2018 Exhibition And Conference, 13-14 March 2018
The Future Healthcare 2018 Exhibition and Conference at Olympia London, is an event not to be missed. Organised in association with UKIHMA, this is the…
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WW2 Veteran Gives Pupils First-Hand History Lesson
SCHOOL pupils received a World War 2 history lesson from a medal winning veteran of the conflict living at a Stockton-on-Tees care home. The youngsters…
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Famous American Miniature Horse Visits Connaught Court Residents
Residents at Connaught Court in York were in for a treat this week, as Monet, an American miniature horse visited the Home with his owner,…
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Gregory House Achieves ‘Outstanding’ Rating
Healthcare inspectors have awarded Gregory House care home in Grantham, run by The Orders of St John Care Trust, the highest possible ranking of ‘outstanding’….
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Curry Spice Holds Clues To Alzheimer’s Drug Targets
Californian researchers have shed more light on the action of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug based on a modified component of the curry spice turmeric. The…
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The Carer Unsung Hero Award
We have had a quite a few calls and emails regarding our Christmas unsung hero award, which some of our readers may have missed due…
Read more...Industry Responds To NHS England Performance Figures
Leading care industry trade organisations and spokes people have spoken out regarding the recently released NHS England performance figures, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the…
Read more...NHS Confed Teams Up With HF And IFS On Comprehensive Study Into Health And Care Funding
The NHS Confederation has brought together two independent organisations – the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Health Foundation – to conduct a comprehensive…
Read more...Conference For Care Home Providers Exploring The Link Between CQC Inspection And Profitability
Care home providers are being invited to a free, specialist conference on 1 March to explore the link between care home Care Quality Commission (CQC)…
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Ombudsman Calls For Councils To Be Clear On Care Home Costs
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is reminding councils across England they must give families accurate information when placing relatives in care homes, following…
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Foster Children And Elderly Keep Each Other Company
FOSTER children have been spending time with care home residents as part of a scheme to bring young and elderly together. The children from fostering…
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