Care Home Coronavirus Campaign Reaches A Quarter Of A Million
Broomgrove’s campaign to have the work of care home nurses, carers and ancillary staff recognised alongside NHS workers has now reached nearly a quarter of
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CQC Gives Green Light To Final Phase Of Malsis Hall
Enhanced Community Healthcare Options Group (ECHO) has received registration from the Care Quality Commission for Shelton House, the final phase of its Malsis Hall specialist
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Community Behind Closed Doors
Brunelcare launch ongoing volunteering opportunities to help tenants, residents and guests Brunelcare, a charity providing housing, care and support for older people in the South
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Local Care Home Offers 30-Bed Unit Free Of Charge To NHS
Weston Park Care Home, located on Moss Lane, Macclesfield, has offered a 30-bed unit to nearby Macclesfield District General Hospital free of charge in order
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Surrey Heartlands CCG – Four CCGs Join Forces As New Commissioner Of Health And Care Services
Four clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Surrey will join together to create one new commissioning organisation across the area, to be known as Surrey Heartlands CCG.
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Care Home Representatives Call For Urgent Legislation Change For More Staff
An independent group representing the Nation’s care providers, who care and support over 1.2 million vulnerable people across all forms of social care in the
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Bus Services Taking Health And Care Staff To Work Need Rescue Package
Bus services which are vital in getting health and care staff and other key workers to the frontline during the coronavirus outbreak will struggle to
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New Figures Show 1.9m Pensioners Still Living In Poverty
New Government figures published today show that there are 1.9 million pensioners in the UK living in poverty and a worrying 8% – equivalent to
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Air Pollution May Increase Risk Of Dementia
Scientists in Sweden have found that people who experience higher levels of air pollution are at increased risk of dementia. Researchers publish the findings today
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PPE Care Home Stock Requisitioned For NHS Says Care England
Care home industry leaders have voiced concerns that orders of supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) intended to protect staff and residents in social care
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BGS Issue Statement On The COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers pace in the UK, the BGS has issued this statement for healthcare professionals on the particular issues that older people
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Care Sector Leader Calls For Reduction In DBS Processing Time Amid Crisis Demands
Health care recruiter Tribe Recruitment is calling for the government to reduce the time taken to process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to 48
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Delivery Of More Staff Testing Cannot Come Quickly Enough
Responding to the news that NHS staff testing will begin and two new hospitals will be created, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation,
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Care Home Residents To Get First Class Hotel Service
Catering, laundry and domestic cleaning staff from Cairn Group’s hotels around the UK will be giving a helping hand to the stretched care home sector.
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LGSCO Suspends Complaints Enquiries Of Councils And Pare Providers Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has suspended all casework activity that demands information from, or action by, local authorities and care providers, in
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