NCA Urges Support For Carbon Monoxide Safety Campaign
Nadra Ahmed OBE, Chief Executive of the National Care Association, is urging all National Care Association members to feed into the parliamentary inquiry led by Liz Twist MP
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BGS Launches Right Time, Right Place: Urgent Community-Based Care For Older People Report
The British Geriatrics Society have launched Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older people. This new publication aims to help health professionals to navigate the options
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Government Launches First UK-Wide Antibody Surveillance Programme
Thousands of adults a day will be given free access to antibody tests through a new national surveillance programme launched by the UK Health Security Agency next week
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Researchers Highlight Concerns Of Social Workers Arising From Covid-19 Pandemic
New research from Keele University has highlighted the key challenges that workers in the social care sector faced during the first wave of Covid-19.
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Latest Statistics On Use Of Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards In England Are Published
The latest figures on applications to legally deprive a person of their liberty, where that person lacks the mental capacity to consent to their care or treatment, have been published by NHS Digital today.
Read more...Experts Call For Focus In Funding Long Covid Research
International bodies are being advised of the research priorities which have been identified to address the long-term effects of COVID-19 in airways diseases, such as in Cystic Fibrosis
Read more...Digital Revolution In Social Care To Bring £127m Of Future Improvements
A drive to expand the use of digital technology in social care is expected to lead to £127m worth of benefits.
Analysis of NHS Digital’s Social Care Programme found that new ways of working will reduce hospital admissions
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Self-Isolation Removed For Double Jabbed Close Contacts From 16 August
From Monday 16 August, people who are double jabbed or aged under 18 will no longer be legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case
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Recall Parliament To Tackle Care Crisis’
PARLIAMENT should be recalled for MPs to urgently tackle the staffing crisis in social care and recruit a task force of volunteers to help out, providers said today.
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National Care Charity Introduces Four-Day Working Week
One of the UK’s biggest social care charities – Community Integrated Care – has embarked on an overhaul of its working practices by introducing a four-day working week for more than 300 of its employees.
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3 In 4 UK Adults Receive Both Doses Of A Covid-19 Vaccine
More than three quarters of adults in the UK have now received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, as the public continues to do what it can to protect themselves, their loved ones and their community.
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Dementia Killed More Women Than Covid-19 Last Year, Reveals Survey
Dementia was the greatest cause of death for women in 2020 according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The study revealed that 45,922 women in England and Wales died from dementia, surpassing the number that died fromCovid.
Read more...People Face Being Kept In Hospital Longer Than Needed If Vital Government Funding Is Taken Away
People who are ready to be discharged from hospital risk end up staying longer than needed – with risks to their wellbeing and triggering treatment delays for other patients
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AKW Donates Respiratory Equipment To Help India
AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessibility solutions, is pleased to announce the donation of four Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) respiratory ventilation machines to help ease
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Campaigners To Apply For Core Participant Status At Pandemic Inquiry
John’s Campaign and the Relatives & Residents Association will apply for Core Participant Status at the public inquiry into the UK Government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic:
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