CQC Launches Next Phase of Local Authority Assessments
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published updated guidance on the tools and processes it will use as it moves into the next phase of…
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Healthcare
RAF Veteran Ed Trains for Worthing 10K Finish After Life-Changing Rehabilitation
An RAF veteran who was left paralysed by a stroke has vowed to cross the finishing line of the Worthing 10K on his own two…
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MP Darren Jones Officially Opens Newly Refurbished Offices At St Peter’s Hospice
St Peter’s Hospice has officially unveiled its newly refurbished first-floor offices at its Brentry site in Bristol, with local MP Darren Jones attending to formally…
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QCS Acquires CareBrain to Accelerate Care Sector Transformation
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has announced the acquisition of CareBrain, a technology transformation platform purpose-built for the care sector, marking a significant milestone in QCS’s…
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Boots Hearingcare Joins Alzheimer’s Research UK to Raise Awareness Of Hearing Loss And Dementia Risk
Nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented by tackling 14 modifiable health and lifestyle factors — yet one of the most significant, hearing…
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1.8 Million People Still Vulnerable to Covid 19 Face a Mental Health Crisis
Levels of depression and anxiety remain high and largely unrecognised among an estimated 1.8 million clinically vulnerable people in the UK, many of whom continue…
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Kent and Medway Research Leading the Way in Transforming Dementia Diagnosis and Care
People across Kent and Medway are set to benefit from faster, more accessible dementia diagnosis, as innovative new research is announced. This Dementia Action Week,…
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Marie Curie Announces New £500,000 ‘Care Close To Home’ Research Fund
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity, is today announcing funding to support research into improving palliative and end of life care in…
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Families Face Dementia Care Postcode Lottery, Warns Carehome.co.uk
Families across the UK are facing a dementia care “postcode lottery”, with the availability of advanced dementia support ranging from 57% of care homes in…
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Government to Transform Mental Health Care with New Strategy
Frontline workers, clinicians and mental health experts are being invited to share their views on how to transform mental health care for children and adults…
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Alton Place Care Home Completes Mountbatten End of Life Programme
Hartford Care’s Alton Place care home on Winchester Road, Alton, has completed The Mountbatten End of Life Programme, an accredited education and training initiative designed…
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CCN Launches New Business Plan To Support Councils In County Areas
The County Council’s Network (CNN) has published its new business plan and vision for the organisation, outlining its support to member councils and reinforcing its…
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Unpaid Carers Are Bearing “Unsustainable” Burden Of Social Care Crisis Baroness Casey Warns
Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according…
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Sector Reacts to King’s Speech
The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism — and no shortage of concern — to this week’s King’s Speech, as the government…
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Wes Streeting Resigns as Health Secretary
Wes Streeting has resigned as Health Secretary and urged Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister, intensifying growing unrest within the Labour Party…
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