Public Hugely Underestimate Likelihood of Becoming Unpaid Carers Research Reveals
The public significantly underestimate the likelihood of becoming an unpaid carer at some point in their lives, guessing 38% of people in the UK ever…
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Healthcare
Don’t Move the Goalposts for UK Care Workers, Providers Say
The Homecare Association, which represents more than 2,100 homecare providers across the UK, is calling on the government to confirm that care workers already living…
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Burnham Outlines Vision for Universal Social Care Service in England
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set out plans for a fundamental overhaul of adult social care in England, proposing a universal service which would be…
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NIHR to Fund Major Partnerships to Tackle the Nation’s Biggest Health and Care Challenges
The NIHR has launched the first round of Strategic Infrastructure Partnerships (SIPs) – a funding opportunity to tackle some of the most pressing health and care challenges facing the UK.
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Hadrian Healthcare Secures Planning Permission for a New Residential Care Home
Care provider, Hadrian Healthcare, has now secured planning permission to build a new Residential Care Home in the picturesque market town of Penrith.
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Bristol Researchers Take Major Step Towards Alzheimer’s Gene Therapy
Researchers funded by Bristol-based charity BRACE Dementia Research have developed a potential new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s. Dr Kemp and his research team at the…
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Learning Disability and Autism Training “Has Much to Do” a Year After Oliver McGowan Code
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that progress on mandatory learning disability and autism training is uneven, one year after the publication of the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice. Some providers are showing innovation, but others are not meeting the requirement at all.
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Caring Responsibilities Forcing Over 50s Out of Work
Ill health, caring responsibilities and redundancy are cutting working lives short and putting retirement incomes at risk.
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Public Panel Launched on Social Care Reform
Members of the public across England are being invited to play a direct role in shaping the future of adult social care, as Baroness Louise…
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Older People More at Risk to Extreme Temperature Changes Report Reveals
Extremes of hot and cold weather were associated with an estimated 180,000 deaths in England and Wales between 1988 and 2025, according to newly published data analysed by the Centre for Ageing Better.
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Pendine Parks eight newly qualified nurses; Pictured (centre) Mario Kreft with the newly qualified nurses (L/R) Sarah Hughes, Rebecca Armstrong, Chris Jones , Andrew Roberts, Kirsty Morris, Courteney Jones, Seph Lloyd and Michell Bevan. Picture Mandy Jones
“Grow Your Own’ nurses”: Pioneering Care Organisation Celebrates Biggest-Ever Cohort
A Welsh care organisation has produced a record eight newly-qualified nurses with its pioneering “grow your own” scheme. Pendine Park, which has nine care homes…
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Care Home Video Conversations Soar 478% as Charity Tackles Loneliness
A UK charity connecting care home residents with volunteers has recorded a 478% year-on-year increase in the amount of time spent on video calls, as…
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New Brain Health Centre Marks a Step Change in Dementia Diagnosis and Prevention
A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer’s…
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MHRA Issues Hoist Safety Alert Following “Serious Issue” Concerns
Care providers have been requested to strengthen checks, maintenance and staff training for patient hoists and slings after the medicines’ regulator The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) warned that preventable falls…
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Government to Appoint First National Dementia Tsar
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched the search for England’s first national dementia tsar, following sustained pressure from charities calling for dementia…
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