Staines Care Home Raises £21,745 For Minibus
Moor House care home in Staines, run by charity Friends of the Elderly, has reached its fundraising target of £21,745 to buy a minibus to…
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Staff At York Business Turn Pink To Support Cancer Charity
The staff team at Danshell Group’s central support office in York have raised more than £200 for ‘Breast Cancer Now’. The team rose to the…
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Vast Majority Of People Who Pay For Social Care Won’t Benefit From A Cap On Costs At Level Currently Proposed, New Research Finds
Nine in 10 people who pay for their own care in England won’t benefit if the ‘cap’ on care costs, currently set at £72,000, goes…
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New Research Suggests Government Social Care Cap Will Not Protect The Majority
New research has found that the government’s proposed lifetime cap on care costs for adults in England would not protect the majority of service users. The…
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Inflammation In Middle Age Linked To Reduction In Brain Size
Scientists in the US have found a link between inflammation in middle age and a reduction in brain size in later life. The findings are…
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More Known Unknowns As Government Fails To Get A Grip On The Sleep In Crisis
The government has again failed to tackle the funding of sleep in care, says VODG as it responds to the latest development in the long-running…
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Patient Care Deteriorating As NHS Heads Into Winter On A Knife Edge
Half (51 per cent) of NHS trust finance directors think patient care in their area has got worse over the last year, while just six…
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‘Dignity And Respect’ Wins Praise With The Grange Staff Shortlisted For National Award
Putting dignity and respect at the heart of all they do has secured a place in the final of a prestigious national awards scheme for…
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Mental Health Detention Applications Reach Record Level, Alzheimer’s Society Comments
The number of applications to detain people with mental health issues, dementia or learning difficulties for their own safety has reached the highest level on record. The…
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Refreshed Health Charter To Tackle Health Inequalities For People With Learning Disabilities
Public Health England and VODG (the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group), have launched the updated Health Charter for social care providers who support people with a learning disability….
Read more...Alzheimer Daily Nutritional Drink Fails To Meet “Success Criteria”
The full results from the European LipiDiDiet clinical trial has been published online in The Lancet Neurology today. The trial tested whether a daily medical…
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Light Up A Life To Remember Your Loved Ones With St. Margaret’s Hospice
St. Margaret’s Hospice will host its uplifting series of Light up a Life remembrance services once again this Christmas to help honour the memories of…
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Great Gran Jeanie Celebrates Her 104th Birthday And Reveals
Jeanie Martin, who is the oldest resident at the care home, can often be found taking part in the varied activities and exercise classes at…
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RCN Commemorates WWI Nursing At Launch Of New Exhibition
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland is launching a new exhibition to highlight the important role nursing plays during conflicts. For Queen and Country:…
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Number Of Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards Applications Up 11 Per Cent
The number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards2 (DoLS) applications submitted in 2016/17 increased to 217,000, compared with 196,000 the previous year, figures released by NHS…
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