Care Show London – Navigate the Future of Care with Confidence
Care Show London 2026 will be opening its doors for the third consecutive year to the whole care community this week (29-30 April) at Excel…
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Healthcare
Government Refuses To Set Targets For Health Visitor Recruitment
The Government has ruled out developing a new national vaccinations strategy, despite the Committee urging Ministers to brand the current one a failure as vaccination…
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Bring Social Work Funding Support in Line with Nursing and Teaching, says LGA
More than half (52 per cent) of adult social workers experience increased severity and complexity of need in their caseloads, while capacity and resources do…
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NCF Members Convene with Senior DHSC Officials for Discussions on Adult Social Care
The National Care Forum (NCF) – recently convened a roundtable discussion between a cross-section of its not-for-profit members and senior officials from the Department of…
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Bird Flu Vaccine Trial Launches To Prepare For Potential Pandemic
Researchers have delivered the UK’s first dose in a new trial using an investigational mRNA vaccine to protect people against potential influenza pandemics such as…
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Brit Award Winners, Indie Stars and Music Industry Experts Partner with Community Integrated Care
The excitement of Record Store Day was brought directly to social care services across the nation, as national social care charity, Community Integrated Care, teamed…
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New Dementia Training Drive To Boost Care And Support Across Bristol, North Somerset And South Gloucestershire
People living with dementia, along with their caregivers and families are set to benefit from a major new training programme for frontline staff across Bristol,…
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Chris Dzikiti to Leave CQC
Interim Chief Inspector of Mental Health, Chris Dzikiti will leave CQC at the end of June to take up a new post of Executive Director,…
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Spring COVID-19 Booster Rollout Begins to Protect Vulnerable Residents
Millions of older people and those most at risk from serious illness are being urged to take up the latest spring COVID-19 vaccination, as the…
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Radical “Beyond Caring” Report Calls for New National Fund to Fix Later-Life Social Care Crisis
A major new report, Beyond Caring, has set out a sweeping proposal to overhaul how later-life social care is funded in England—arguing that the current…
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SCIE Launches Care Equity Evidence Hub
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has today (April 20) launched its Care Equity Evidence Hub—an online resource bringing together research, data, and practice…
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Major Independent Review Casts Doubt on Benefits of Leading Alzheimer’s Drugs
A landmark analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration has found that the newest class of Alzheimer’s treatments offers benefits too small to make a real difference…
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Sense Unveils Ambitious Three-Year Transformation Plan for Disabled People with Complex Needs
Sense, the national charity that supports disabled people with complex needs, has launched a wide-ranging transformation plan that will guide its work through to 2029,…
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Government To Examine Deaths Of Vulnerable Care Leavers
Vulnerable young people leaving the care system will be better supported following a review launched by the government today into the deaths of care leavers….
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NHS Bank Worker Survey 2025: Progress On Burnout, But Challenges Remain
A new survey of nearly 19,000 bank only workers in the NHS shows improving burnout measures and greater support from the bank team, although levels…
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