Test, Track And Trace Detail Extremely Welcome
Responding to the launch of the NHS Test and Trace service, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
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Generous Grandson Treats Care Home Residents And Staff
Everyone at The Manor House in Little Weighton enjoyed some delicious treats thanks to the grandson of one of the residents.
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Call For Direct Support For Struggling Care Providers
Financial aid still not reaching front line
Campaigners are calling for financial aid to be given directly to care providers to prevent many from going under as they battle coronavirus.
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Encore Care Homes Welcome MP Tobias Ellwood For Volunteer Visit
BOURNEMOUTH East MP, Tobias Ellwood recently made a visit to Encore Care Homes – Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch where he volunteered his services. Meeting the care team, Mr Ellwood was given an insight into the challenges that face the local care sector during the lockdown.
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Learning Disability Charity Workers Innovate To Provide Vital Care For People With Learning Disabilities
Maximising outdoor space and expanding creative horizons are just some of the ways that frontline staff at learning disability services across the country have been supporting some of the most vulnerable adults in society during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Talent Contest Lifts Spirits Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Care provider, Heathcotes Group, has been helping to keep its service users engaged during lockdown with a talent contest inviting their services to show off their creative abilities.
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Deaths Due To Coronavirus Fall To Six-Week Low
The total number of deaths in the UK due to coronavirus has fallen to a six-week low .
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Vulnerable People Able To See Families For First Time In Months Thanks To Ipad Donations From Connect The Love
A 90-year-old care home resident from Cumbria has told of her joy after being able to see her husband again after over a month thanks to the donation of iPads to care homes.
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New Tool Launched To Speed Up Social Care Recruitment
Join Social Care will accelerate the recruitment process for adult social care
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Five Award Nominations For St Barnabas Hospice
The country may be in lockdown, but that’s not stopped Lincolnshire-based St Barnabas Hospice from shouting about its success after being nominated for five charity awards for its work in the community.
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No Room For Complacency In Covid-19 Fight – Carers
Time to start preparing for the recovery of social care
Carers today warned there was no room for complacency in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19).
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Residents At Sunrise Of Fleet Work With Creative Minds To Create Art For The Tate Modern
Residents in the dedicated Memory Care Neighbourhood at Sunrise of Fleet have created individual, personalised postcards as part of a project with Creative Minds.
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Care Home Group And School Join Forces To Highlight The Value Of Intergenerational Relationships
A Surrey-based care home group and a London school have announced a collaborative project that will see school children and senior residents share experiences and learn from each other.
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Test, Track And Trace Must Draw On Local Expertise
Today the Government announced £300m additional funding for local authorities to support the new Test and Trace Service, allowing them to develop and action their plans to reduce the spread of the virus within their areas.
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UK Care Homes Face National Bed Crisis
– 6,500 care homes totalling 140,000 beds at risk of closure –
– Covid-19 has accelerated need for investment into UK healthcare property sector –
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