Parklands Founder Thanks Staff, Community For Support Over Three Decades
The founder of Parklands Care Homes has paid tribute to his staff and the local community for its support over the past 30 years. Managing…
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Cuts To Covid Vaccine Programme Will Leave Patients And GPS In Despair, Says BMA
The BMA says a decision by NHS England to significantly reduce the fee that GPs are paid to deliver Covid vaccines undervalues general practice and…
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Health & Social Care Workers Worst Affected by Job Insecurity
Insecure employment is widespread in the UK labour market and costly to workers grappling with the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research by the Living…
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Community Integrated Care Completes Merger With Inspire
One of the UK’s biggest social care charities, Community Integrated Care, and specialist North-Scotland-based care provider, Inspire, have successfully completed their merger. Community Integrated Care…
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Government Underfunding Adult Social Care by £1.5 n Each Year
Care England has revealed, in a Channel 4 News exclusive, that the government is underfunding adult social care to the tune of £1.5 billion per…
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NHS Sets Out Plans For Winter To Speed Up Discharge And Improve Care
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the NHS…
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Care Workers Risk Being Forgotten Again Post Covid
Key workers in adult social care in Lincolnshire risk being forgotten as the world returns to normal following the Covid pandemic. That’s the view of…
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Review Published on Use of Physical Restraints in All Long-Term Care Settings
A new Cochrane review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when…
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1,000 Breaks Gifted to Unpaid Carers
Today, The QHotels Collection have announced impressive milestone, having given over a thousand breaks to unpaid carers across their portfolio of resorts. These are unpaid…
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Order Of Malta Medals Awarded To Ten OSJCT Employees To Recognise Their Exceptional Dedication To The Care Sector
The Order of Malta has awarded Bronze Medals of Merit to ten OSJCT employees. These medals recognise their exemplary service to social care. Five attended…
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LinCA Welcomes £600 Million Fund to Improve Social Care
The Chair of the Lincolnshire Care Association Melanie Weatherley MBE is welcoming a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention in social care….
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Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund – Workforce Fund
Care England has today welcomed the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund – Workforce Fund. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says: “The…
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£600 Million Social Care Winter Workforce And Capacity Boost
The government has today (July 28) unveiled a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention in social care. The fund will support the…
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2.5 Million More People In England Projected To Be Living With Major Illness By 2040
9.1 million people will be living with major illness by 2040, 2.5 million more than in 2019, according to a new report published today by…
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New Image Library Collection Showcases Contributions Of Older Volunteers To NHS
Older volunteers in healthcare settings across the UK play a vital role in supporting medical staff and supporting patients and their families. The Centre for…
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