One Month Left To Get Spring Covid Jab As NHS Rolls Out Joint Appointment Booking
With only one month left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their top-up…
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Healthcare
Lib Dems Pledge Free Personal Care For Elderly And Disabled
The Liberal Democrats have said that free personal care would be offered to older or disabled people at home, if they were the government. Leader…
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Cornerstone Healthcare Group Joins Forces with CWC
Cornerstone Healthcare Group will join forces with the Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) to support care workers in need. Established in 2009, the Care Workers Charity…
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Scottish Researchers Awarded £100k To Drive Forward A Cure For Dementia
Researchers based at leading Scottish Universities have received support from Alzheimer’s Research UK, helping them to develop future treatments for dementia. The £100k is part…
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Superior Care Expands Portfolio With New Home Acquisition
Oldbury-based Superior Care (Midlands) Ltd, is delighted to announce the multi-million-pound acquisition of Warrens Hall, another great addition to the company’s current portfolio. Located in…
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Exemplar Health Care Welcomes New Sexuality Champions
Exemplar Health Care, has welcomed its first group of Sexuality Champions to encourage and normalise conversations about friendships, sexuality and intimacy within care homes. Working…
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Corridor Care’ Becoming ‘Normalised’ And Is Major Threat To Patient Safety
Every day in Scotland patients are being cared for in corridors and other inappropriate settings and left without access to essential equipment and facilities, it…
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Local Care Home Launches Dementia Support Café With Support From Chippenham Police
In order to support residents’ relatives and friends, and the local community, Barchester’s Cepen Lodge Care Home in Chippenham is launching a regular monthly dementia…
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Junior Doctors Announce New Strike Dates In England Ahead Of General Election
Junior doctors in England have announced new strike dates ahead of the General Election as Rishi Sunak continues to refuse to meet junior doctors’ demands…
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Lend a Hand-Age UK Spearheads Combat Loneliness Campaign
Age UK is marking this year’s Loneliness Awareness Week (10th-16th June) by raising awareness of loneliness and isolation in later life, as well as sharing…
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NHS Leaders Facing “Drastic Measures” To Make Ends Meet
Health leaders in England are calling on the next government to protect local NHS organisations from having to further cut staffing levels to make ends…
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Unpaid Care Has A Huge Impact On Mental Health Landmark Europe-Wide Study Has Shown
Research conducted by Eurocare has examined unpaid care provided by people of all ages across Europe. It was carried out by University College London and…
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“Sense Of Fulfilment” Says Deputy Manager Who Celebrates 15 Years At South London Home
A deputy manager at a South London home celebrated 15 years at her workplace and says she has a “sense of fulfilment” as a result…
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Commitment To Moving More Care Away From Hospitals Questioned As Analysis Reveals Funding Cuts To Key Services
A new analysis of day-to-day funding for NHS services shows that successive governments have not put their money where their mouths are to meet much-touted…
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The Maples Care Home Raises Thousands At Trek26 For Alzheimer’s
The team at The Maples Care Home has raised £2,000 for Alzheimer’s research through its participation in the Trek26 event. The Trek26 event, organized by…
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