Lack of Workplace Role Models Keeps People with Learning Disabilities Out of Work
A lack of visible role models in the workplace – particularly in customer-facing roles – is a major barrier to seeking employment for adults with…
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Care Sector Reacts To Chancellors Spending Review
Care sector leaders and key organisations across the UK have voiced a mixed but largely cautious response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first spending review, unveiled…
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Why You Can’t Miss The Care & Occupational Therapy Show
The South West’s Leading Care & Occupational Therapy Event – Are You In? Here’s 5 Reasons You Need to Be at The Care & Occupational…
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Scottish Parliament Passes Scaled-Back Care Reform Legislation
Scotland has taken a major step toward reforming its social care system, as the Scottish Parliament approved new legislation aimed at strengthening care support—particularly for…
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ICG Urges Chancellor Not To Overlook Vital Sector In Spending Review
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has urged the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, to seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to properly transform social care and not leave it…
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Leaders Unite at Westminster to Tackle Domestic Abuse in Health and Social Care
A landmark roundtable discussion, led by Cygnet and hosted by Lord Patel of Bradford, brought together leading voices from across health, social care and the…
Read more...Six In Ten Local Authorities Not Confident Of Setting A Balanced Budget Next Year
England’s largest councils are today warning that the Chancellor’s Spending Review will ‘make or break’ their budgets, with six in ten not confident of setting…
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Celebrities Launch Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal With Striking New Portrait Series
Today (Monday 2 June) dementia charity Alzheimer’s Society, has released a new photography series to launch its 2025 Forget Me Not Appeal which aims to…
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Global Dementia Emergency: Only One In Five Countries Has A Plan, As Cases Set To Nearly Triple
Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) today warns that the world is heading towards a global health crisis, with just 45 (23%) of the World Health Organization’s…
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Assisted Dying: Kim Leadbeater Confirms Support For Marie Curie Amendment
Kim Leadbeater MP has confirmed she will support an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would require an assessment of…
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Marking VE Day 2025: Honouring Heroes, Remembering Sacrifices
Today May 8, across the United Kingdom, we pause to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day, a deeply significant occasion that commemorates the end of…
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Estimated £21 Billion Required Over Next 5 Years To Digitise NHS And Adult Social Care
Digitising NHS and adult social care services across the UK will require an estimated £21 billion over the next 5 years, according to new research…
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Bidfood Celebrates VE Day by Hosting Care Home Party Showcasing 1940s-Inspired Dishes
As the country prepares for the 80-year milestone of Victory in Europe Day, Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading wholesalers, has revealed how care homes…
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Government Publishes Terms Of Reference For Independent Commission Into Adult Social Care
The government has published the terms of reference for Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s independent commission into adult social care. The commission will form part of…
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Join The Carer on Stand A70 at The Care Show London at ExCeL on 30 April – 1 May!
We are excited to announce that The Carer, the UK’s leading title in both print and digital for the residential and nursing care sector, will…
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