Quel Plaisir As Care Homes’ Community Party Raises £1,000 For Parkinson’s
A care home provider teamed up with the charity Parkinson’s Poole to stage a Parisian café-style community tea dance, raising more than £1,000 to help…
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Adult Social Care
PLMR Partners with Championing Social Care to Launch ‘Invite Your MP’ Toolkit for Care Home Open Week
Social care communications experts PLMR Partnership have teamed up with Championing Social Care (CSC) to create an innovative ‘Invite Your MP’ digital toolkit, designed to…
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Universities Fear Government Reforms Will Stifle Demand For Higher And Degree Apprenticeships Within Nursing
The government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many nursing employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s…
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Cutting Edge Tech Introduced In Social Care
Editorial credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com Care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time…
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New Research To Tackle Challenges Facing NHS And Care Workforce
£24m will be invested in 5 innovative new research partnerships designed to tackle major challenges facing NHS and social care staff. Workforce sustainability is a…
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Care Home Wins National Social Care Awards
A Wigan-based care home has won a national award which recognises the outstanding contribution that the team has given to the lives of the home’s…
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Streeting Tells Health Conference: ‘The Challenge Is Enormous’
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke at UNISON’s annual health conference yesterday (9th April) at the ACC Liverpool. During his keynote speech Mr…
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Inverness MP Launches Report On Highlands Social Care Crisis
Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West-Ross-shire, Angus MacDonald, recently launched a comprehensive report on the social care crisis in the Highlands, which calls on…
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Veterans’ Care Charities Agree Merger
Royal Star & Garter and Care for Veterans have agreed a merger. The two charities have shared values and objectives, with long histories of providing…
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UHUK Celebrates Outstanding Contributions to Urgent Care
Urgent Health UK (UHUK), the national federation for social enterprise urgent and integrated care providers, has recognised four exceptional individuals for their dedication, leadership, and…
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New Initiative Launched To Unlock Conversations And Memories Proving To Be A Success At Penarth Home
The Key to me Programme is made up of four components A new initiative launched by Methodist Homes (MHA designed to unlock conversations is proving…
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92-Year-Old Care Home Resident Brings Iconic Bristol Brewery Back To Life In Stunning Model
A stunning model of St George’s Brewery, one of Bristol’s most iconic landmarks, has been meticulously crafted by 92-year-old care home resident Terry Lyons. Terry…
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AI in Social Care Summit: Charting a Course for Responsible Use of AI in Social Care
The Oxford Project on the responsible use of Generative AI in Social Care recently convened in Oxford, with 150 participants from adult social care, civil…
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Corby MP Visits Local Care Home To Discuss The Future Of Adult Social Care
Lee Barron MP (Labour, Corby and East Northamptonshire) visited Redmond House, a Voyage Care Residential Care Home to meet with colleagues and the people supported…
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Sector Leaders Pen Open Letter To Chancellor Outlining Concerns About ENICS Increases And Extensions
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Methodist Homes (MHA) have released an open letter expressing deep concerns about the impact the increases in and extensions…
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