New Career Path And Qualifications Aim To Boost Domestic Care Workforce
New qualifications and investment in apprenticeships have been announced as part of a £75 million initiative in an effort to boost the domestic workforce in…
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Healthcare
Skills For Care Is Supporting Providers To #Keeplearning This Year
Throughout January and February Skills for Care is running a campaign to inspire social care workers to #KeepLearning. The campaign follows on from the success…
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NHS Faces Challenge Of Recovering After Latest Junior Doctor Strikes
Longest NHS walk-out in history comes to an end as junior doctors return to work. The walkout has come to an end this morning (January…
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Local Care Home Get On Their Blue Suede Shoes
Austen House care home in Lower Earley, Reading was transformed into Graceland to mark what would have been Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday on 8 January….
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Government Clarifies Migration Dependent Measures
The government has moved to clarify is policy surrounding overseas workers and their dependents following concerns expressed within the health sector. Overseas workers who apply…
Read more...NHS Struggling To Cope Amid Rising Winter Viruses And Junior Doctor Strikes
Responding to the latest winter sitrep data from NHS England Rory Deighton, director of the NHS Confederation’s Acute Network, said: “The NHS is clearly struggling…
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Eligible Groups Urged To Get Vaccinated Against Flu And COVID-19
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding all those eligible that it’s not too late to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Cases are…
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Hft Calls On Labour To Join The Dots Between The NHS And Adult Social Care
Social care was once again notably absent from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s New Year’s speech and is indicative of a disappointing start to what…
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Covid Inquiry Opens Sixth Investigation-the Care Sector
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has opened its sixth investigation: the Care Sector across the UK (Module 6). Public hearings are planned for Spring 2025. Module…
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Disrupted Sleep May be Associated with Changes Memory Later in Life Study Reveals
New research from the University of California published in Neurology has shown an association between quality of sleep and changes to cognitive function in midlife…
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Next Crucial Step For The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 As Implementation Date And Draft Regulations Published
Crucial details relating to the Carer’s Leave Act 2023 have been published, after the draft regulations were laid in Parliament on 11 December 2023. This…
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New Protein Linked To Early-Onset Dementia Identified
Researchers have established a first potential therapeutic target for a type of early-onset dementia. Scientists have identified abnormal aggregates of a protein called TAF15 in…
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Junior Doctors In England Begin Longest Single Strike Action In NHS History
As tens of thousands of junior doctors in England begin an unprecedented 6 days of strike action today (January 3). The British Medical Association’s junior doctors…
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Warning Over ‘Damaging’ In-House Home Care Plan
A North Yorkshire health trust’s decision to create its own ‘in house’ home care service could backfire and leave vulnerable local people without care, providers…
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Commander Boxall-Hunt Retires As CEO Of Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society After 17 Years
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, the Surrey-based charity which provides a care home and sheltered housing dedicated to the care and welfare of seafarers and…
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