NHS Providers and NHS Confederation Confirm Merger
NHS Providers and the NHS Confederation have today confirmed plans to merge, paving the way for a new organisation to represent frontline NHS organisations across…
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Care Homes and Nottingham University Unite to Share Dementia Care Best Practice
Staff from an East Midlands care group and the University of Nottingham recently attended an international Alzheimer’s conference – taking learnings to apply to their…
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Age UK Says Ministers Must Set A Date
Today (October 31) Age UK launches ‘The Longest Wait - Our A&E Crisis Demands an Emergency Response’; a new report which lays bare the devastating impact…
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Care Residents and Carers Urged to Get Flu Vaccination
The flu season has hit the NHS more than a month earlier than usual, with cases three times higher than this time last year. The…
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1 in 4 District Nurses Leave NHS, Putting Care Shift Plans in Jeopardy
Government plans to move more NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the dire…
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Local Mayors Champion Fair Pay for Care Sector Workers
Two prominent regional leaders have joined a nationwide campaign advocating for improved wages within the adult social care sector. Andy Burnham and Kim McGuinness have…
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North Wales Hospital Crisis Deepens After Care Home Residents Hit By Cuts
A social care champion has warned that a lack of fair funding from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is worsening the crisis in hospital discharges…
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New Multi-Million Pound Fund Launched To Tackle Critical Dementia Research Questions
A new global initiative aimed at addressing the most complex challenges in dementia research has been established by Alzheimer’s Research UK and Gates Ventures. The…
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CCN Responds To Speculation That Government May Change Fair Funding Review
The County Council’s Network has responded to a report in The Times newspaper that the government is set to change some of the formulae within its…
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Advances In Science Set To Transform Treatments For People Living With Dementia
New solutions to dramatically increase the number of patients receiving a timely formal diagnosis of dementia are to be rolled out by the end of…
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Care Sector Responds to CQC Report as Crisis Deepens
Care sector leaders have reacted to the CQC’s stark State of Care report published today, warning that the regulator’s findings on chronic workforce shortages, funding…
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Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day Care England Shines a Spotlight on Awareness, Action, and Change
Today marks Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day, a vital opportunity to raise awareness, challenge assumptions, and celebrate the work being done to improve understanding and…
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Bluebird Care Marks £92,500 Fundraising Milestone for Alzheimer’s Society
Homecare and live-in care provider Bluebird Care has revealed that its franchise network has raised a staggering £92,500 for Alzheimer’s Society in their ongoing fundraising…
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CQC Launches Major Consultation on Regulation Reform
The Care Quality Commission has launched a comprehensive public consultation seeking views on proposed changes to how it assesses, rates and regulates health and care…
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Care Home Residents Urged to Get Vaccinated as Flu Cases Rise
Residents of adult care homes who are eligible for both influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations are being strongly encouraged to accept immunisation, following recent NHS data…
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