Long-Term Work Needed To Solve Hospital Discharge Delays, Says The King’s Fund Report
Local heath and care systems lack a shared understanding of the causes of hospital discharge delays in their area and of the best ways of…
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Local Man Inspires Choir To Raise Over £700 For Alzheimer’s UK
A man who inspired the Taunton Male Voice Choir in Somerset to stage a fundraising concert in aid of Alzheimer’s UK in Oake on Saturday…
Read more...Don’t Make Social Care Staffing Crisis Worse
Worried social care providers are warning the Government that changing the rules on overseas recruitment would end up making the crisis in the sector worse…
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Royal Star & Garter and Florence Nightingale Foundation to Collaborate Over Social Care Nursing
FNF’s Chief Executive Officer, Professor Greta Westwood CBE, came to Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton to meet its Chief Executive Andy Cole, Head of…
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Proactive Recruitment Solutions Needed To Address Skills Shortages
With the UK still facing significant skills shortages, particularly in sectors such as healthccare, specialist workforce acquisition and management firm, Comensura, has urged employers across…
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Waiting Lists and Patient Services are Casualties of Growing £1.7bn NHS Financial Black Hole
New analysis from the Nuffield Trust think tank warns that despite an additional £450m of additional funding being made available to the NHS earlier this…
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Juggling Work and Unpaid Care Causes Carers to Leave the Workplace
Caring responsibilities for relatives or friends who are older, disabled or seriously ill are having a significant impact on people’s capacity to work and earn…
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Norwich Care Home Manager Wins World Body Building Competition
A manager of a residential care home in Norwich is following in the biceps of Arnold Schwazenegger in becoming a World Champion as a body…
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Providers’ Plea over Overseas Worker Changes
CARE providers are urging the Government not to make changes to the rules on employing overseas workers because they are providing a lifeline. There are…
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Report Sets Out How Hospital Admissions Can Be Avoided Ahead of Winter Period
A major new report has set out how the health and social care system can work better this winter – by avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions…
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Octopus Real Estate partners with Sandstone Care Group to acquire North Yorkshire care home
Octopus Real Estate has announced the addition of an 80-bed care home in Yorkshire to the Octopus Healthcare Fund’s portfolio of over 100 care homes….
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Surrey Care Group Recognised For Outstanding Partnership With Local Community Alliance
A family-owned Surrey care group has recently been recognised for its outstanding partnership with a local alliance that aims to deliver the best and most…
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Autumn Statement Leaves Social Care “Left Out in the Cold Again”
SOCIAL care providers have again been left out in the cold worrying how they will meet the new minimum wage for their staff and struggling…
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“Myself And My Colleagues Have All Had Cries After Phone Calls”- The Emotional Side Of Working On A Care Helpline
carehome.co.uk is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of its free expert care helpline. The helpline was started to support the review website’s mission…
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Cleverly Urged To End Care Visa Scandal
The new Home Secretary should move ‘quickly and decisively’ to end the scandal of scam visas, particularly in the care sector where abuse of the…
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