Support For Unpaid Carers Tumbles As They Bear The Brunt Of Social Care Crisis Ignored By Budget
New NHS England data shows support has tumbled for unpaid carers as they continue to prop up a social care system that was largely ignored…
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Britain’s Oldest Nurse Daisy, 84, Among The Gold Winners at Wales’s Social Care Oscars
Britain’s oldest nurse Daisy Richards was among the stars of the social care Oscars in Wales. Daisy, 84, who qualified in 1958 and is still…
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Wigan Care Home Win Two Titles At Wigan Borough Palliative And End Of Life Awards
Celebrations are taking place at HC-One’s Westwood Lodge care home, in Wigan, after winning double this awards season, including ‘Care Setting of the Year’ and…
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Ita, 81, Celebrates 50 Years of Looking After Residents at Care South
A carer has dedicated 50 years to providing compassionate care and support to care home residents. Ita Graven, Care Team Leader at Elizabeth House care…
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Hartford Care Awarded The National Gold Standards Framework For End Of Life Care At Its West Cliff Hall Care Home In Hythe, Southampton
Hartford Care has been awarded the national Gold Standards Framework for end of life care at its West Cliff Hall care home in Hythe, Southampton….
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Ed Balls Guest Of Honour At Awards Night
Television personality and former politician Ed Balls is set to be the guest of honour when North Yorkshire care provider Saint Cecilia’s hosts an awards…
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Local Care Home First in Newcastle to Receive National Gold Standard for End-of-Life Care
St Catherine’s Nursing Home, operated by regional charity St Cuthbert’s Care, has become the first care home in Newcastle upon Tyne to earn the prestigious…
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Carers UK Welcomes Huge Engagement On Future Of NHS – Including Carers Voices To Shape 10 Year Plan
Today (Monday 21 October 2024) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will launch an engagement programme to form a new 10-year health…
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Local Support Worker Recognised For Exceptional Level Of Care By Prestigious Care Forum Wales Awards
Local Support Worker, Andrea Price, has been recognised for the exceptional level of care she has provided to those with learning disabilities, after being shortlisted…
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International Recruitment Helps Social Care Workforce Grow – But Domestic Recruitment And Retention Struggles Persist
International recruitment drove improvements in the adult social care workforce in the year to March 2024 – but the sector faces ongoing domestic recruitment and…
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‘Work With Us to Solve Care Crisis’ – Campaigner’s Plea to Care Minister
CAMPAIGNER Mike Padgham urged Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock to work with providers to tackle the ongoing crisis in social care when they met yesterday….
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NACC Award Winners 2024 Celebrated By The Members
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham (3rd October 2024) to celebrate the great and the good of care catering at the…
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Care Workers Lose Up To £3,698 In Pay Last Year Research Reveals
At least 300,000 care workers lost out on up to £3,698 in pay last year as their wages fall below inflation, GMB analysis reveals. ONS…
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Hospice Charity Offers Once-In-A-Lifetime Arctic Fundraising Opportunity
Nottinghamshire charity, Beaumond House Hospice Care, is appealing for one final participant to take part in its Arctic Wilderness Expedition in Lapland, Finland. Taking place…
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Seriously Injured Iraq War Veteran Enjoys Adventure Trip Thanks To Veterans’ Charities
A soldier left with severe injuries following a mortar attack while serving in Iraq has returned to an outdoor activity centre in the Lake District….
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