Victoria Atkins Appointed New Health & Social Care Secretary
Victoria Atkins MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care as part of a Ministerial reshuffle. She replaces Steve Barclay MP…
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DHSC “Struggling to Deliver Care”
Sector leaders have responded to finding in NAO’s recent report, ‘Reforming adult social care in England’ which revealed that rising inflation compounded long-standing pressures has…
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Worcester Care Home Raises £510 For St Richards Hospice
The Belmont care home in Worcester successfully raised £510 for St Richards Hospice during their Summer Fete on the 19th of August. The event featured…
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Prevention Is The Best Cure To Ease Winter Pressures, Says New Report By ADASS
Improving care at home, more sheltered, extra care and dementia focussed housing, investment in crisis resolution intermediate care and better information and advice for older…
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Without Drastic Change, NHS Situation Will ‘Get Far Worse’ Into Winter, says BMA
Responding to today’s waiting list and A&E performance data from NHS England, Dr Latifa Patel, BMA representative body chair, said: “Sadly, but unsurprisingly, the waiting list has once again…
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Report on Reforming Social Care Reveals £1bn “Redirected”
The National Audit Office (NAO) published a report looking at Reforming Adult Social Care in England, and suggests that the government is behind its revised…
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NHS Launches Latest Report On Prescribing Costs
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released a report on Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community for England in 2022-23. The total cost to…
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A Five-Year Project To Bring Alzheimer’s Blood Tests To The NHS
Experts have said that blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be available on the NHS within five years. That’s thanks to the Blood Biomarker Challenge, a…
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Meet Honey, A Makaton Responding Therapy Dog at Local Care Home
Tees Grange, a complex care nursing home in Stockton-on-Tees, has an unconventional four-legged staff member: two-year-old golden Labrador retriever, Honey. Having become an integral part…
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Slow Progress on Tackling Hospital Waiting Lists More Fairly Report Reveals
A new report from The King’s Fund finds that people from the most deprived areas in England are more likely to have long waits for…
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Eligible Non-NHS Healthcare Workers In Line For £1,655 One-Off Payment
Healthcare staff at non-NHS organisations such as charities, local authorities or social enterprises will benefit from government funding to cover the cost of their one-off…
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BMA Launches Ballot Of SAS Doctors And Re-Ballot Of Consultants In England As Pay Talks Continue
A formal ballot of specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in England, and a re-ballot of consultants to extend their industrial action mandate, both…
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Brain Health In Over-50s Deteriorated More Rapidly During The Pandemic
Research supported by the NIHR’s Biomedical Research Centre in Exeter has revealed that brain health in people over 50 deteriorated more rapidly during the pandemic….
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A Lifetime Of Outstanding Success: Owners Of Surrey Care Group Win Prestigious National Award
Owners of a care group, with 13 residences throughout Surrey and South West London, have recently been announced as the winners of a prestigious national…
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Walking The Distance For Alzheimer’s Society
Colleagues at Care UK’s central support centre Annabelle Matthews and Amy Mitchell – both Resourcing Advisors – and Emma Honeyball, who works in the finance…
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