In what has been described as a “missed opportunity” the government has rejected the Health and Social Care Committee’s recommendation to overhaul workforce planning. The…
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The number of job applications in healthcare have fallen consistently since April 2021, putting added strain on an already under-resourced sector. That’s according to a…
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CARE providers have today welcomed the opportunity to recruit staff from overseas again but warned that bureaucracy is slowing down the process. From today care…
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Staff members and residents at a Stockton based care home have got their creative juices flowing and produced a dignity tree as part of Dignity…
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It was Mae’s big day when she celebrated her 102nd birthday last week at Woodlands House Care Home at Woodlands in the New Forest. Mae…
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An Ipswich based care home is taking residents around the world from the comfort of their homes via an overhead projector. MHA Norwood provides residential…
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Love and romance were the order of Valentine’s Day for a 65-year-married couple at Astune Rise care home in Eston, near Middlesbrough. Evelyn Robinson (84),…
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Tom Rooney, a 93-year-old retired Grenadier Guardsman who lives at a dementia care home in Bridgwater, has produced artwork which so astonished his carers that…
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The immigration rules are, from today, February 15 to be relaxed to help resolve the staffing crisis in the care sector. Care homes and home…
Read more...Social care providers have again faced a challenging year and 2022 looks to hold more of the same, says the market-leading Social Care team at the law firm Royds Withy King.
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Research suggests that almost a third (32 of every 100) of older adults infected with COVID-19 in 2020 developed at least one new condition that…
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Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will be on the ‘Road to Recovery’ this week on a tour spanning the country where he will…
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February is the month of all things to do with matters of the heart so what better opportunity to make things official than to make…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has urged care home providers to follow government guidance on care home visits following the January lifting of restrictions. In…
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Residents at Chelmunds Court have spread the love this week, with Valentine’s themed activities and events. The team began baking some delicious, sweet treats early…
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