Testing Could Help Prevent Further Strokes In People With Gene Variant
People who have had an ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) should have a genetic test to find out whether they can be treated…
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Record Number Of Nurses, Midwives And Nursing Associates
The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates registered to practise in the UK has grown to a record total of 788,638. This means the…
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Nostalgic ‘Tea For Two’ At Blitz Café
Care home residents and good friends; John Copeland and Christine Foote from Barchester’s Elm Bank Care Home took a step back in time this week…
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Care Home Launches Memory Lane For Dementia Action Week
Hazel Lodge care home, in Battle has officially opened their Memory Lane community by holding a Dementia Information Event during Dementia Action Week, which aims…
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Healthcare Recruitment Woes Continue
Healthcare employers are still struggling to source the skills needed within the industry, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the…
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Holmes Care Residents Defend Roman Wall
Three new recruits arrived at Rome’s northern frontier, as they swapped Roselea House, their Fife care home, for Callendar House, the 14th century country mansion…
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Welcome for Labour Plans for Social Care…
…but call for root and branch, bold reform CARE providers have welcomed new Labour promises on social care but urged the party to pledge “bold…
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Dedicated Staff Give an Amazing Total of 145 Years’ Service at Barking Hall
At Healthcare Homes we are always delighted when team members want to carry on working with us for a number of years and the team…
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Act F.A.S.T. Campaign Additional Toolkit
NHS England, in association with the Stroke Association, has relaunched the Act F.A.S.T. stroke campaign, which highlights that a stroke is a medical emergency and…
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Community Supports Orchard Garden at Cotswold Home
Friends, family and the local community came out in force on Saturday 20th May to help The Cotswold Care Home in Bradwell Village revamp its…
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Patrick the Pony, ‘Mayor’ of Cockington Visits The Lodge
It was a very special day for all concerned on April 19th when a famous visitor of the four-legged kind visited The Lodge, the Elizabeth…
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Care Home Residents Mark Dementia Action Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Shelburne Lodge care home in High Wycombe marked Dementia Action Week which took place from 15 – 21 May. Dementia…
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More Geriatricians Needed to Meet the Needs of the UK’s Ageing Population
The British Geriatrics Society today launches a new report, The case for more geriatricians: Strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population. Geriatricians are…
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Global Health Leaders Call for Greater Investment into Healthy Ageing
A Coalition bringing together 15 organisations and 12 individuals, including the European Public Health Association, the International Pharmaceutical Federation, and Professor Sir Michael Marmot, University…
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Labour’s NHS Plan is Promising but More Detail is Needed, says BMA
Responding to an announcement by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer on the party’s NHS policy today, Professor Phil Banfield, chair of BMA council, said: “The…
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