NHS Urges People To Get Winter Jabs With Two Weeks Until Online Bookings Close
With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to book…
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Highlights
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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Liverpool Care Home Resident and Painter Adds a Splash of Colour for Charity
Phil Smith, a resident at RMBI Care Co. Home The Tithebarn, in Liverpool, is passionate about two things: painting and helping people. To celebrate his…
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NIHR Awards £42m To New Centres To Develop Innovative Technology Solutions To Improve Healthcare
The NIHR has awarded almost £42 million (£41,790,690) to establish 14 new centres across England that will drive life-changing research into health technologies. From 1…
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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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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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Care Home Residents’ Memories Bring A Special Resonance To Remembrance Day
As we near Remembrance Day, residents of the Gloucestershire care charity Lilian Faithfull Care share their first-hand experiences of conflicts and serving in the forces….
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One In Six Scale-Up Businesses Are In The Health And Social Work Sector Research Reveals
OakNorth Bank has published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses on the UK…
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Low Care Home Staff Take-Up Of Covid Vaccination
Just 4.2% of staff in older adult care homes have received their autumn Covid booster since roll-out began on 11 September according to government figures…
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Shortage Of Health And Care Services Damaging Unpaid Carers’ Health
A widespread lack of support and recognition from health and care services is damaging unpaid carers’ mental health, research from Carers UK shows. People caring…
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The Care Show Birmingham Celebrates Its Biggest Edition And Launch Of The Retirement Living Show
The Care Show Birmingham and the Retirement Living Show opened its doors on 11-12 October 2023 at NEC Birmingham to 4,034 delegates, 227 speakers, and…
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Austen House Opens Its Doors To Lonely Older People
Local care home Austen House in Lower Earley, Reading will be opening its doors to a number of people from the community to help tackle…
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‘Unfair Care’ – Longer Waits, Reduced Access and Poorer Outcomes CQC Report Reveals
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) has released its annual assessment of the state of health and adult social care, which reveals that this year has…
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Neel Radia Named As NACC National Chair
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has announced the appointment of its new national chair Neel Radia. His appointment was declared to the association’s…
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‘Green Shoots’ and Ongoing Challenges State of Adult Social Care Report Reveals
Skills for Care has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report – and announced plans to develop…
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