Wales Launches National Office for Care and Support
Minister for Social Care, Dawn Bowden, has launched a new National Office for Care and Support, marking an important step towards a National Care Service…
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Healthcare
ICO Publishes Guidance To Improve Transparency In Health And Social Care
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information…
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Antipsychotics For Dementia Linked To More Harms Than Previously Acknowledged
A large, UK-based study published in the BMJ has suggested that antipsychotic drugs carry greater risks of serious health conditions than previously thought. These drugs…
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Growing Concerns Of Modern Slavery In Care Sector
Calls to the UK’s Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline are at a record high, marking the fourth consecutive year of increases, according to a survey…
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Government Review To Create A More Open Healthcare System
The government has launched a new six-week call for evidence to explore how the duty of candour is delivered, in a further bid to boost…
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Urgent Need To Boost Social Care To Tackle Pressure Of ‘Delayed Discharges’ On NHS Beds
Figures from Liberal Democrats show that up to one in three hospital beds in England are taken up by ‘delayed discharge’ patients. Liberal Democrat leader…
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700,000 More Workers Are Projected To Be Living With Major Illness By 2040
Action from government, public services and employers is needed to address rising levels of ill-health in England, a new report published today by the Health…
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NHS Set To Withdraw Secondary Care Mental Health Support
NHS England is set to withdraw funding for secondary care staff to access mental health services provided by NHS Practitioner Health, which would health experts…
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The Future Of The Care Workforce: Care UK Reinvents Work Experience Offer
Care UK is reaffirming its commitment to the future of the care workforce this year, by welcoming an improved work experience opportunity, which is being…
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Hospice Sector Facing Collective Deficit Of £77m
Hospice UK today reveals alarming findings in their recent survey of hospice finances. According to Hospice UK’s quarterly financial benchmarking survey, the UK hospice sector,…
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End the “Persecution” of Unpaid Carers Says DR UK
The Government is facing calls to abandon cruel and nonsensical fines levied on tens of thousands of unpaid carers for unwittingly breaching earnings rules by…
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Spring Covid-19 Vaccination Program Begins April 15th
The NHS national booking system will open for spring Covid-19 vaccination bookings on Monday (15 April), with those eligible able to book appointments from the…
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The Care Show London Conference Programme Is Now Live
The wait is over as the Care Show London conference programme is now live! Join us this 24-25 April at ExCeL London, for the biggest…
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Mind Calls On UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry To Consider Mental Health Impact Of Pandemic
Mental health charity Mind, alongside 30 other organisations, is calling on the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry to prioritise mental health after it rowed back on previous…
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Nearly A Third Of NHS Staff Are Requesting Details Of Jobs Outside The NHS
29% of NHS staff have recently inquired about jobs outside the NHS according to a new University of Bath Institute for Policy Research (IPR) report….
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