New Strategy To Support Social Care Nursing Placements Launched
Skills for Care, in partnership with the Council of Deans of Health, has launched the first ever strategy for social care in practice learning and…
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New Report Calls For Renewed Focus On Wellbeing Of People Living With Dementia
A groundbreaking new report has highlighted the urgent need for a fundamental shift in how society supports people living with dementia, emphasising connection, community, and…
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CQC Highlights Care Home Controlled Drug Challenges in 2024 Annual Report
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual controlled drugs oversight report for 2024, revealing key challenges facing care homes in managing controlled medications,…
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“More Could Have Been Done” say Former Welsh Minister on Early Pandemic Decisions Regarding Care Home Discharges
A former Welsh health minister has acknowledged that, with the benefit of hindsight, more could have been done in the early days of the COVID-19…
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Unheard Voices Reshape Health and Care in Pioneering Arts Research Project
Clubs, schools, day centres and other community settings could help to make health and care more accessible, new research suggests. Familiar places like these could…
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Social Care Sector Has Yet to Learn the Lessons of Pandemic, says UNISON
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said that if ‘another pandemic were to happen tomorrow, the big worry is that social care would be in exactly…
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UKDHC Outlines 10 Key Strategies to Support NHS 10 Year Plan
The UK Digital Health and Care (UKDHC), the professional organisation representing clinical and non-clinical health informaticians, today outlined 10 key strategies to support the delivery…
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GP Patient Survey: A Widening Health Gap For Unpaid Carers
The 2025 GP Patient Survey has revealed a concerning trend: the health of unpaid carers in England has worsened. The survey reveals that carers were…
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NHS 10-Year Plan Welcomed, But Success Hinges on Social Care Leadership and Integration
Care England has welcomed the ambitions of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan – but warns that without clarity on how adult social care is integrated…
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Studies Suggest Rugby Players Have Brain Changes That May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Two studies in Brain today found that retired professional rugby players had changes in their brains and raised levels of proteins in their blood that…
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COVID-19 Inquiry Continues to Examine Care Sector Impact
The inquiry has continued this week examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people. Healthcare professionals working in residential…
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Give 65-Year-Olds Adult Social Care ‘MOT’ To Keep More People Out Of Care Homes, Says IPPR
A new report from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has set out its plan to stop the spiralling costs of adult…
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Sector Responds to Governments 10-Year Health Plan
The unveiling of the government’s long-awaited 10-year Health Plan today has prompted immediate and varied reactions from across the health, residential and nursing care sector,…
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Student-Led Research Tackles Frontline Healthcare Issues
Nottingham Trent University’s Institute of Health and Allied Professions has showcased a powerful collection of student-led research which directly tackles some of today’s most urgent…
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COVID Inquiry Exposes Devastating Impact on Care Sector
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry has released harrowing testimony revealing the profound impact of pandemic restrictions on residential and nursing homes, documenting widespread family trauma, resident…
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