Care Workers Charity to Benefit from Donation
As the cost-of-living crisis worsens in the UK, those working in the adult social care sector have been amongst the hardest hit. In response, the…
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Healthcare
Health And Social Care Organisations Call On Government To Overhaul End Of Life Care
A coalition of leading health and social care organisations is calling on the government to tackle failings in the way older people are cared for…
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Hospice Funding Falls Short By £47m
England’s adults’ hospices have faced a real-terms cut in their Government funding of £47m in the past two years, according to new data from Hospice…
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Voters Send Message “Increase Funding for the NHS”
As this year’s party conference season gathers pace, new polling from Ipsos and the Health Foundation shows the public wants additional investment in the NHS. With neither…
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Community Integrated Care and Sport England Win Best Partnership In Charitable Sector
The relationship between Sport England and Community Integrated Care, one of the biggest social care providers in the UK, has been named the Best National…
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Constructions Begins On £6.9m Care Home in Burnley
Exemplar Health Care, has begun on-site construction for its new £6.9m care home in Padiham, Burnley. Warrington-based contractor Triton Construction leads the development, with…
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Rennie Grove Peace Announces Conference Line Up
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care has announced the speakers for its annual Palliative Care Conference, taking place on Wednesday 18 October. The conference, which will…
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Health And Social Care Professionals Needed To Help Shape The Future Of End Of Life Care Research
Marie Curie is calling on health and social care professionals to take part in a critical survey to help researchers understand what topics of palliative…
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National Care Forum Publish Blueprint On Accommodation Based Intermediate Care And Reablement
The National Care Forum (NCF has published a blueprint for effective accommodation based Intermediate Care and Reablement in partnership with the Care Provider Alliance, based…
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Campaigners Welcome Lib Dem Social Care Plan
Campaigners have welcomed Liberal Democrat proposals for a £5bn a year pledge to give everyone in England free social care. Party leader Sir Ed Davey…
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NICE Suggests Out of Hospital Treatment this Winter for Acute Respiratory Infections
More people could be treated out of hospital in the NHS’s new respiratory hubs and virtual wards following new NICE draft guidance on the initial…
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New UCAS data published 21 September shows a 14% drop in acceptances onto nursing programmes in Scotland compared to last year. The number of acceptances…
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Calls for Investigation into NHS England’s Winter Vaccination Programme
England’s national GP Committee is calling for an investigation into what they allege as “mismanagement” of this year’s winter Covid and Flu vaccination programmes, which…
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Scotland’s Care Service Vacancies “Highest Since Records Began”
The percentage of care services reporting staff vacancies has increased to the highest level since publication of figures began in 2017. According to a new…
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Care UK Raises Awareness On World Alzheimer’s Day
To raise awareness on World Alzheimer’s Day, Care UK is looking at the differences between Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Understanding the differences is crucial in providing…
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