Councils Could Face £8bn Funding Black Hole By 2028/29
Councils in England should be a major driver to boost local growth over the coming years but could face a funding gap of more than…
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Patients Put Off Seeking Care Due To ‘Dysfunctional’ NHS Admin, Warn Healthcare Experts
Letters arriving after appointments, not being kept updated about waiting times for treatment and chasing test results, are all commonplace issues impacting large numbers of…
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Care Group Stages Local Demonstration Over Reform
A North Yorkshire social care company is staging a local demonstration to call for urgent Government reform and is urging other providers to do something…
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Barchester’s Charitable Foundation Donates £335k To Good Causes
Barchester’s Charitable Foundation went from strength to strength in 2024, exceeding all expectations by achieving a donation milestone of £335,000 which enabled the charity to…
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Local Heroine Chops Off Her Hair!
Caring is a passion in this local residential care home Elgar Court, and last week their wonderful Activities leader Kerrie Perks, went the extra mile…
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Innovative Apprenticeship Scheme Boosting Social Care Workforce
For National Apprenticeships Week, the Minister for Children and Social Care met with former apprentices to hear how an innovative scheme helped them qualify as…
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Boutique Care Homes Secures Planning Permission for Catherine Grove in Deal
Boutique Care Homes has been granted planning permission for its newest care home, Catherine Grove, in Deal. Following a unanimous approval and heartfelt support from…
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Waiting List Falls As NHS Staff Treated Record Numbers Last Year
NHS staff delivered a record 18 million treatments in 2024, as the waiting list fell in December for the fourth month in a row. The…
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HC-One Becomes First Care Organisation To Sign TUC’s Dying To Work Charter
HC-One has become the first care organisation to sign the Dying to Work Voluntary Charter aimed at helping employees who become terminally ill at work….
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Burial Of Time Capsule Brings Brendoncare’s 40th Anniversary Celebrations To A Close
Winchester-based charity Brendoncare ended its 40th anniversary year with the burial of a time capsule at one of its care homes. Colleagues gathered at Brendoncare…
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RAF Nurses Give Retired Officer Anne A Flying Start To 100th Birthday
A former RAF Nursing Officer enjoyed a 100th birthday surprise when three serving military nurses came to wish her well in uniform. Centenarian Anne Burchell…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK Launches New Film Featuring Researchers And Supporters
Alzheimer’s Research has launched a powerful new film to highlight the importance of dementia research in the ongoing search for a cure. Voiced by acclaimed…
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Nottingham Care Home Celebrates Dedicated Student Volunteers
HC-One’s Fosse Way View Care Home in Nottingham is celebrating and highlighting the exceptional contributions of two student volunteers, Abi Robson and Sophia Smith, who…
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More Than 1 Million Older People Urged To Get Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine
The NHS is urging around 1.3 million older people who have not yet had the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine to get jabbed, as health service…
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ICG Social Care Song To Feature In Day Of Action
A song released by the social care provider organisation The Independent Care Group (iCG) is to feature at the forthcoming national day of action by…
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