“Huge Moment” As The Health Service Hits 18-Week Target Amid Half-A-Million Waiting List Drop
The NHS has hit its target for the number of patients waiting 18-weeks thanks to the biggest improvement in waiting times since the launch of…
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Anne-Marie Duff Joins Alzheimer’s Society Trek26 London in Memory of Brother
Award-winning actor and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Anne-Marie Duff joined more than 1,000 fundraisers for the charity’s Trek26 London event on Saturday 9 May, completing a…
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Chaplain at Southampton Home Launches Pub Club for Male and Female Residents
A chaplain at a Southampton home has launched a pub club aimed at both male and female residents. David Featch works as a chaplain at…
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Care England Calls for Adult Social Care to Become a Top Priority Following Local Elections
Care England has responded to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 136 English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting to…
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Unpaid Carers Reach “Tipping Point” Carers UK Report Reveals
Carers UK has published a major new report, The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment. The report, supported by Standard…
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Skills for Care Lead Wins Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK Dementia Awards 2026
Rachel Yates Hoyles, National Practice Innovation Lead, at Skills for Care has been named the winner of the Leadership in Dementia Award at the UK…
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Do You Have a VE Commemoration Story to Share?
At THE CARER, we will be publishing a special VE Day commemorative feature celebrating the wonderful memories, stories and events taking place across the UK…
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Care England Calls For Councillors To Make Adult Social Care A Top Priority Following Local Elections
Care England responds to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 88 care commissioning English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting…
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NACC Representatives Attend Buckingham Palace Garden Party hosted by His Majesty The King
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) was invited by His Majesty The King to attend the first Buckingham Palace Garden Party of the year…
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Priory CEO Welcomes Care England Report Calling for Shift in How Adult Social Care is Understood and Funded
Priory chief executive Rebekah Cresswell has welcomed Care England’s new report, ‘The Power of Care: The system behind our society’, which calls for a fundamental…
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Macc Care Expands Midlands Portfolio with Opening of New 72-bed Shirley Care Home
A Midlands-based care provider has continued its expansion with the opening of a new 72-bed care home in Shirley, strengthening its presence across the region…
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Mobberley Home Celebrates 31st Birthday with Afternoon Tea and Music Therapy Session
A Mobberley home marks its 31st birthday with an afternoon tea and music therapy session for residents and staff. MHA The Willows marked its 31st…
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Time to Put Social Care at the Heart of National Debate Provider Says
A leading care provider is calling for social care to be placed “at the heart of a national debate” ahead of the local elections, warning…
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At-Home Blood Test and Brain Testing Could Screen People for Dementia Risk
A finger prick blood test combined with online brain testing – all done from home – could one day effectively identify people’s risk of developing…
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Build ‘Coalitions Of The Willing’ To Drive Innovation Zones, Analysis Urges
Innovation zones should be built through a ‘coalition of the willing’ who can agree priorities, pool budgets and resources, and share implementation support to improve…
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