Northern Ireland U-Turn on Living Wage Creates Uncertainty
A recent decision by Northern Ireland Health Minister Mike Nesbitt regarding wage increases for social care workers has prompted significant concern within the independent care…
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Adult Social Care
Adelaide House Care Home Welcomes National VIVALDI Social Care Visit
HC-One’s Adelaide House Care Home in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey recently welcomed representatives from leading health and social care organisations as part of the VIVALDI Social Care…
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Dr Arun Chopra Assumes Role of Interim Chief Executive of CQC
Following the announcement by Sir Julian Hartley that he would be stepping down as Chief Executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with immediate effect…
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Beauleigh Court Hosts Blue Light Afternoon Tea to Celebrate Community Heroes
Beauleigh Court Care Home, part of the Sanders Senior Living Group hosted a special Blue Light Afternoon Tea on 13 November, bringing together residents, staff,…
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Care England Says Backing Social Care Investment Will Save Lives and Strengthen the UK Economy
Care England has responded to the open letter issued to the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by leading…
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Work Begins on an 85-Bed Care Home Which Will Be Hallmark’s First Fully Electric Care Home
Construction has begun on a new luxury care home at a 1.8-acre site on Cypress Drive in Cardiff’s St Mellons community, with Hallmark investing £23.5…
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476 Scottish Care Homes Have “Sold Up Or Collapsed” In Past Decade
Hundreds of Scottish care homes have “sold up or collapsed” in the past decade, the Liberal Democrats have revealed. Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Angus MacDonald…
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Social Care Wales Survey Reveals Workforce Insights and Ongoing Challenges
Social Care Wales has published the results of its third annual Have Your Say Social Care Workforce Survey, with over 5,700 social care workers sharing…
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Former First Minister Inspires Social Work Students
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford MS, delivered a moving talk to Cardiff Metropolitan University and Bridgend College BSc Social Work…
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NHS Redundancies to Proceed After Treasury Agrees Overspend Deal
Approximately 18,000 administrative and managerial positions within England’s National Health Service are set to be eliminated following an agreement between health officials and the Treasury…
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Mike Padgham Appointed Honorary President Of The Independent Care Group After More Than 20 Years As Chair
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has appointed Mike Padgham (Chairman at Saint Cecilia’s Care Group in Scarborough) as their Honorary President, recognising more than two…
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Client Contributions Now Council’s Biggest Income Source as Social Care Costs Rise
Councils in England are increasingly relying on payments from residents to fund adult social care, with client contributions now overtaking NHS income as the largest…
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Dame Annie Hudson To Lead Review Of Social Work England
An independent review into the operations of Social Work England has been launched by the Secretary of State for Education to ensure that social workers…
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Skills For Care Shines Spotlight On ‘Integrated Working And Social Care’
Skills for Care has launched a campaign highlighting the importance of integrated working across health and care services which is set to run through November…
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Daily Mail Exposes Cost of Discharge Delays to the Public Purse
The National Care Association has responded to a recent The Daily Mail which lays bare the reality of serious failings in the health system which…
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