NACC National Awards 2025 Shortlist Announced
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has revealed the shortlist for the NACC National Awards 2025. The prestigious awards recognise and celebrate teams and…
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Highlights
The Gables Rest Home Takes Top Prize in Afternoon Tea Week Competition
Once again, the quintessentially great British tradition of afternoon tea has been celebrated by care homes across the UK, bringing joy, community spirit, and delicious…
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Older Adults Share Experiences Of Ageing Positively
A new study has revealed the most important factors for ageing positively, according to the lived experiences and views of older adults in England. Research…
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Recruitment Challenges Deepen As Overseas Worker Visas Fall
The UK care sector is grappling with significant recruitment challenges following a sharp decline in work visas issued to overseas healthcare professionals, according to newly…
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Put Your Walking Boots On For Walk To Remember
A charity walk that has raised more than £317,000 for Bristol’s St Peter’s Hospice over the past 20-years, returns for the last time on Sunday,…
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“Social Care Doesn’t Need Fixing – It Needs Funding!”
One of the sector’s most recognisable voices has delivered an uncompromising message to Government: stop the rhetoric and start providing proper funding for social care….
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Celebrating Afternoon Tea Week: A Cherished Tradition in Care Homes | 11-17 August 2025
As the summer months unfold, care homes across the UK are preparing for one of the most beloved celebrations of the year – Afternoon Tea…
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Patients To Receive Medicines 3 To 6 Months Faster Under 10-Year Health Plan
Under a joint information sharing agreement, pharmaceutical companies will be invited to register early with both agencies to allow parallel decision making over licencing and…
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Up To 885,000 People Deprived Of Accessible Home Opportunity Due To Government Delay
As many as 885,000 more people could now be living in accessible and adaptable properties if legislation requiring higher minimum standards in new build homes…
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Industry Leaders React to Skills For Care Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce Report
The latest Skills for Care report entitled ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’, revealing the return of social…
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Care Sector Faces Critical Crossroads as Costs Soar and Workforce Crisis Deepens
The UK care sector is grappling with its most challenging period in recent memory, according to the latest OakNorth Care Sector Tracker, with mounting financial…
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Employer NIC Rises Set To Force Increase In UK Tax Wedge
The latest analysis from the Global Payroll Alliance (GPA) suggests that the recent increases to Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) could result in the UK…
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Not Long To Go Now Until #COTS25 On The 16th July! Don’t Miss Out.
Reserve your free ticket today and avoid registration queues! With only a week to go until the doors are opened to Westpoint for The Care…
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Major Covid-19 Inquiry to Scrutinise Care Sector Response
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will place the adult social care sector under intense scrutiny when its highly anticipated public hearings commence next week, marking a…
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Cross-Party MPs Unite to Champion Legal Right to Care Supporters
MPs from across the political spectrum gathered in Westminster Hall this week to debate Gloria’s Law, calling for a legal right to Care Supporters that…
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