NHS Continues To Face Record Demand For Services, New Data Shows
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances…
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PGIM Real Estate Acquires Signature Senior Lifestyle
PGIM Real Estate is acquiring the real estate and operations of Signature Senior Lifestyle, an owner, developer and operator of senior housing in the UK….
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Hospice UK’s Max Watson Recognised In King’s Birthday Honours
Professor Max Watson, Director of Project ECHO at Hospice UK, has been awarded an MBE for his contribution to palliative care medicine. Alongside his role…
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Wes Streeting Wants Labour’s Manifesto Plans On Social Care To Be “More Ambitious”
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has said he would have wanted Labour’s manifesto proposals on social care to be “more ambitious”. Speaking to the BBC’s…
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Maria Mallaband Care Group Is Supporting Charity Dementia UK
The care home group, which has more than 80 homes across the UK, is supporting the charity with company-wide fundraising. Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG)…
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NHS Treatment Waiting List Increases For First Time In Seven Months
The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen for the first time in seven months, new figures show, in what will be…
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Respite Care Charity Lines Up 129 Deck Chairs Across Trafalgar Square
National charity Revitalise took over Trafalgar Square this morning, laying out 129 deckchairs to reflect that of the 4.7 million unpaid carers in England, only 1…
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Boston Care Home Takes Part In National Covid-19 Research Project
The Haven care home on Whitehouse Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire run by Black Swan Care Group was one of 85 care homes in the country…
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Strictly Star Angela Rippon To Host Suffolk Care Awards 2024!
Care Development East has announced that TV and Media personality, Angela Rippon CBE, will host the 2024 Suffolk Care Awards, a prestigious event that recognises…
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Boosting Care Worker Wages “Must Be Priority” Says Care England
Care workers in England would be entitled to pay of at least £12 an hour as part of a Labour manifesto pledge to improve recruitment…
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Next Government Should Be Wary Of Promising Top-Down Targets For Faster GP Appointments Think Tank Warns
Politicians should be wary of blanket GP targets for face to face appointments or appointments within 24 or 48 hours, because without enough GPs in…
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Lib Dems Announce £8bn Plan To Fix Health And Social Care Crisis
The Liberal Democrats have promised an £8bn package for health and care services in England in their election manifesto. At the launch of the party’s…
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Birmingham Care Home Joins the Cycle Relay to Raise Funds for Huntington’s Disease
Exemplar Health Care’s Otterburn care home is gearing up to participate in the Dudley to Redditch section of the Great British Care Cycle Relay on…
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Closing Employment Gap For Older Workers Would Generate £9 Billion A Year For Economy
The next government could boost the economy by as much as £9 billion a year by giving older workers an equal opportunity in the labour…
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NPA Warns That Pharmacy Closures Are At Record High Levels
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned of ‘skyrocketing’ levels of pharmacy closures this year. New analysis by the NPA, which represents independent community pharmacies across the…
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