CCN Responds To Speculation That Government May Change Fair Funding Review
The County Council’s Network has responded to a report in The Times newspaper that the government is set to change some of the formulae within its…
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Advances In Science Set To Transform Treatments For People Living With Dementia
New solutions to dramatically increase the number of patients receiving a timely formal diagnosis of dementia are to be rolled out by the end of…
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Care Sector Responds to CQC Report as Crisis Deepens
Care sector leaders have reacted to the CQC’s stark State of Care report published today, warning that the regulator’s findings on chronic workforce shortages, funding…
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Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day Care England Shines a Spotlight on Awareness, Action, and Change
Today marks Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day, a vital opportunity to raise awareness, challenge assumptions, and celebrate the work being done to improve understanding and…
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Bluebird Care Marks £92,500 Fundraising Milestone for Alzheimer’s Society
Homecare and live-in care provider Bluebird Care has revealed that its franchise network has raised a staggering £92,500 for Alzheimer’s Society in their ongoing fundraising…
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CQC Launches Major Consultation on Regulation Reform
The Care Quality Commission has launched a comprehensive public consultation seeking views on proposed changes to how it assesses, rates and regulates health and care…
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Care Home Residents Urged to Get Vaccinated as Flu Cases Rise
Residents of adult care homes who are eligible for both influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations are being strongly encouraged to accept immunisation, following recent NHS data…
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Vicky Mcclure MBE And Over 1,200 Walkers Go The Extra Mile At Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk
A wave of blue washed over Wollaton Park in Nottingham as more than 1,200 walkers came together to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society to help…
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A Ray Of Sunshine: Elm Bank Care Home Celebrates World Mental Health Day With Sweet Companionship
The residents and staff of Elm Bank Care Home in Kettering, recently wrapped its residents and staff in a comforting embrace of support and cheer…
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Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s…
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Social Care Sector Responds to Latest Workforce Data
Sector leaders have offered a cautiously optimistic response to today’s publication of Skills for Care’s annual workforce data report, with many welcoming signs of progress…
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Social Care Sector Grows Despite Recruitment Challenges
England’s adult social care sector has continued its growth trajectory in 2024/25, with the latest figures from Skills for Care released today (October 15) showing…
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Half Of Brits Fear Dementia More Than Any Other Health Condition, New Research Reveals
Half of people in the UK say dementia is the condition they fear most, according to findings from Alzheimer’s Research UK, with women, over-65s, and…
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Faster MRI Scans Offer New Hope For Dementia Diagnosis
University College London has published a study, part funded by Alzheimer’s Society’s Heather Corrie Impact Fund, which shows it’s possible to cut the time for diagnostic…
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Cinnamon Care Collection Sponsors British Adventurer Raising Funds for Dementia Research
Cinnamon Care Collection is proud to have been the headline sponsor for 25-year-old British adventurer Louis Alexander’s incredible feat of becoming the first person in…
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