Professor Sir Mike Richards Steps Down as CQC Chair
Professor Sir Mike Richards has resigned as Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). He has agreed to continue until another Chair can be appointed….
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Dudley Council Invests In New Hospital Discharge Social Prescribing Project
Dudley Council is investing £300,000 in a project to improve the way people are supported when leaving hospital. The authority has commissioned Dudley Council for…
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Landmark Study Delivers Standardised Dataset To Transform Care For Older People
A major study led by the University of Hertfordshire has shown how linking care home data with NHS and social care records can improve residents’…
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Three Quarters Of Hospices In England Running A Deficit This Year
Three quarters of hospices in England are already running a deficit this year, new figures reveal, as the sector warns it is heading towards a…
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RSV Vaccination Programme Expanded To Protect Elderly From Serious Illness
Adults aged 80 and over, as well as all residents in care homes for older adults, will become eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus…
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Student Paramedics Complete Successful Placement at Carterton Home
Five students from the Oxford Brookes university have completed a successful placement at a Carterton home. All five students are currently studying paramedic science and…
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Nutrition & Hydration Week Returns for 2026 with Themed Daily Activities
Nutrition & Hydration Week will return from 16th to 22nd March 2026, with care homes and NHS Trusts across the UK expected to participate in…
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People Waiting Too Long For Mental Health Care And Becoming More Ill While They Wait, CQC Finds
Increasing demand for services and higher thresholds for admission are leading to long waits for mental health care, CQC’s annual report into the use of…
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Half a Million Bed Days Spent Keeping People Living with Dementia in Hospital Unnecessarily
Alzheimer’s Society has published – for the first time – data revealing the true extent of delays to discharge from hospital for people living with…
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NHS Remains Under Pressure Despite Drop in Flu Levels
Health service leaders have warned that the NHS remains under severe strain despite some improvements in emergency care performance, as hospitals continue to grapple with…
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CASPA Strengthens Cyber Resilience Across the Care Software Sector with New Member Guidance
The Care Software Providers Association (CASPA) has published a new suite of cyber security guidance for care technology suppliers, reinforcing the sector’s commitment to maintaining…
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NHS Corridor Care Crisis Deepens as Staff Morale Collapses
Corridor care has become so entrenched in NHS hospitals that nursing staff are in danger of losing hope, according to stark new testimony gathered by…
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Vaccine Trial Review Finds That Future Vaccine Trials Must Include Care Home Residents
The first review of vaccine trials conducted in care homes concludes that it is ‘crucial’ that future vaccine trials include care homes residents. Led by…
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“Hospital Bed Crisis Worsens As Norovirus Cases Soar”
With hospital bed capacity is at its worst so far this winter, and the number of patients being hospitalised by certain seasonal illnesses on the…
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New Corridor Care Analysis Reveals “Exponential Increase” in People Aged 65+ Waiting Between One and Three Days in A&E
Shocking new analysis by Age UK in 2024/25 shows there were more than 100,000 instances of over-65s waiting between one day (24hrs) three days (72hrs)…
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