No Time For Bureaucracy, Says Community Network
Vital community health services risk being tangled in bureaucratic contracts and face serious cuts unless the government steps in.
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Concerns Raised Over Covid-19 Antibody Testing
A group of medical experts have expressed concerns over a COVID-19 anti-body test for health and social care staff.
The government has procured 10 million test kits month, with the first phase of the testing program, evaluating the NHS and social workers.
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Government Must Learn Lessons From COVID-19 To Ensure Dementia Remains A Public Health Priority
Alzheimer’s Research UK is strongly urging the government to address the impact COVID-19 has had on people living with dementia and says it has never been a more critical time to invest in dementia research.
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Residents Set Out On Virtual European Coach Trip
During the challenging Coronavirus lockdown period with restricted visits, residents at St Johns Nursing Home in Droitwich have found a welcome
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Sunrise Senior Living UK And Gracewell Healthcare’s Development Programme Granted RCN Accreditation For Fifth Time
Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare’s Clinical Development and Leadership training programme has received re-accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for the fifth year.
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Care Home Owner Calls For Urgent Inquiry Into “Scandalously” Low Fees
A Powys care homeowner is so disillusioned with the unfair postcode lottery system of residential care funding in Wales that he’s calling for an urgent investigation.
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Thanking Caring Communities
This week, family-run Morris Care is shining a spotlight on the local communities that surround its six Nursing Homes to extend a heartfelt thank you.
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Emotional Wellbeing Of Care Staff
Care England has welcomed the establishment a national support service for care workers.
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ONS Study Reveals Social Care Workers At Increased Risk Of Death From Coronavirus
Men working in social care in England and Wales are 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than working-age men as a whole, the Office for National Statistics has found.
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Major Milestone Hit As Two Billion Items Of PPE Delivered
Two billion items of PPE have been delivered to NHS and social care staff across the UK since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Government has announced today.
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‘Strength And Resilience Party’ Held At Mill Lane Nursing Home
The team at Mill Lane Nursing Home in Felixstowe has held a garden party for its residents to celebrate the ‘strength and resilience’ that everyone has shown throughout the pandemic.
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Ombudsman To Resume Taking New Complaints Online
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman will be resuming all existing casework and taking on new complaints through its website from next week (29th).
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Caring Homes First Wellbeing Day Success
The first Caring Homes Wellbeing Day took place on Friday with all 69 homes taking part in the run up to this week which is World Wellbeing Week.
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65th Wedding Anniversary Celebration At Stockport Care Home
HC One’s Appleton Manor Resident Billy celebrated his 65th wedding anniversary with this wife Doreen today. Wellbeing Coordinator, Sarah, wanted to make sure this day
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Resident Receives Heart-Warming Gift From Care Home Staff
A care home resident has received a tear-jerking gift from staff at Hope House care home in Accrington.
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