Leading respiratory charities have written to social care bosses in England urging them to pull out all the stops to drive staff uptake of the flu vaccine to avoid a potential deadly
Read more...Researchers in the UK have linked sleeping patterns with an increased risk of dementia in people with a higher genetic risk of the condition. The scientific journal
Read more...CloserStill Media, the organiser of The Care Show, have taken the decision to postpone the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Read more...Elderly residents at Renaissance Care’s Whitecraigs Care Home are enjoying an around the world trip of around 13,000 miles to various holiday locations from the comfort of their care home.
Read more...Hospital named in honour of “caring and dedicated” support worker
A new state-of-the-art mental health hospital dedicated to children and adolescents opens in Coventry next month.
Read more...After months separated from their loved ones, residents at Welford Healthcare’s Bristol care home, Argentum Lodge and Sidmouth’s Holmesley Care Home
Read more...In Haslemere, the Redcot Care Home which specialises in residential care has been going above and beyond to support the wellbeing, mental and physical health
Read more...The number COVID-19 related deaths in care homes has fallen to a five-month low in August, according to the latest office of National statistics (ONS) figures.
Read more...The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,840 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,306, figures published today up until the end of May show.
Read more...A lady in her late 90s has been presented with a medal recognising services to her country more than 70 years after the end of World War II.
Read more...A Yorkshire care provider is calling for urgent Government intervention after finding it almost impossible to get insurance for his business during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read more...Across the world, older workers make up a growing proportion of the workforce – according to research by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC)
Read more...An Essex care home has received a national award for the quality of its care for residents in the later stages of their lives.
Read more...The ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey will be expanded from regularly testing 28,000 people per fortnight in England to 150,000 by October, the Health Secretary announces today.
Read more...The NHS will not have any hope of clearing the backlog of routine operations unless there is a comprehensive and funded plan to support social care services through the winter months.
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