Care Sector Responds to CQC Report as Crisis Deepens
Care sector leaders have reacted to the CQC’s stark State of Care report published today, warning that the regulator’s findings on chronic workforce shortages, funding…
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Adult Social Care
Community Integrated Care Launches Bold New Five-Year Strategy: ‘Best Lives, Bolder’
National social care charity Community Integrated Care has today unveiled its ambitious new five-year strategy, ‘Best Lives, Bolder’, setting out a powerful vision for the…
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Unpaid Carers Are Increasingly Caring For Longer Hours Each Week As A Result Of Growing Caring Responsibilities
Unpaid carers, whose finances, health and ability to work are already impacted by their caring responsibilities, say the pressure of caring is unrelenting – with…
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Minister Urges Winter Preparedness as Councils Receive £3.7bn Social Care
Care Minister Stephen Kinnock has written to local councils outlining key priorities for building winter resilience in adult social care, as the government announces up…
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Barchester Healthcare Is Double Award Winner At The Customer Experience Awards 2025
Barchester Healthcare is celebrating its talented Customer Experience team who have been victorious in not one but two categories at the UK Customer Experience Awards…
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Celebrating International Chefs Day: Recognising the Culinary Heroes in Care
Today, October 20th, marks International Chefs Day, a global celebration established in 2004 that honours the dedication and skill of chefs around the world. For…
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A Twirl of Joy: Kingston Vale Care Home Celebrates World Ballet Day
A care home in Kingston Vale has been dancing with delight after welcoming a local children’s ballet company to help them celebrate World Ballet Day….
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Jubilee Court Honoured with National Award for Excellence in End-of-Life Care
Jubilee Court Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, is proud to announce that it has received the Gold Standard Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark…
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Care Home Residents “Penalised” As Funding Slashed By £5,000
Health bosses in North Wales have been blasted for a “travesty” that cuts funding by more than £5,000 a year for care home residents receiving…
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Oakland Care Team Members Graduate as ‘Green Champions’
Five team members from leading care home provider, Oakland Care, have graduated as ‘Green Champions’ after completing courses with the Institute of Sustainability Studies (ISS)….
Read more...Government to Launch a Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards
Vulnerable people lacking the mental capacity to make decisions about their care are expected to benefit from major changes to safeguarding and protections, following a…
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Woodland View Care Home Residents Celebrate the Season with Autumn-Inspired Art
Residents at HC-One’s Woodland View Care Home in Droitwich, have been embracing the colours of the season with a creative painting class that filled the…
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Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s…
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Social Care Sector Responds to Latest Workforce Data
Sector leaders have offered a cautiously optimistic response to today’s publication of Skills for Care’s annual workforce data report, with many welcoming signs of progress…
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Social Care Sector Grows Despite Recruitment Challenges
England’s adult social care sector has continued its growth trajectory in 2024/25, with the latest figures from Skills for Care released today (October 15) showing…
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