Jeremy Hunt MP Visits Sunrise Of Guildford To Turn On Christmas Lights
Jeremy Hunt has paid a festive visit to Sunrise of Guildford to turn on the care home’s outdoor Christmas lights.
While attending the socially distanced ceremony
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Artists Help Wigan Seniors Find Inspiration In Lockdown
Community support workers from Belong at Home Wigan, the local home care service provided by not-for-profit care group Belong, are working with artists and customers in a collaborative
Read more...Covid-19 Experience Reveals Poor Public Planning For End Of Life
UK experts say there’s an urgent need to de-medicalise end of life conversations
New Charter to support better life-long conversations about ‘What Matters Most’
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Older People’s Food Needs Investment, Local People And Campaigners Say
As local authorities decide their budgets ahead of spring 2021, local people, campaigners, and academics have written to councillors to urge them to invest in underfunded vital food services for older people.
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Dame Barbara Windsor Dies Aged 83
Dame Barbara Windsor, best known for her roles as Peggy Mitchell in TV soap EastEnders and in the long running Carry On films has died aged 83.
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New Statistical Reports Relating To Adult Social Care Published Today
The latest statistics on adult social care — covering outcomes, activity, finance and the opinions of those receiving care — have been published by NHS Digital today.
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Staff Vaccinations Bring Hope For All
Wednesday marked a turning point in Lilian Faithfull Care’s fight against Covid-19 as care staff Tom Crooke and Suzanne Booker were amongst the first to receive the Covid19 vaccine at Gloucester Royal Hospital.
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Stats Show Increase In Mental Health Drugs Prescribed During Pandemic
NHS Business Services Authority’s (NHSBSA) latest statistics ‘Medicines used in Mental Health – England Quarterly Summary’ have been released today (10/12/2020), showing that 19.6 million antidepressant drugs
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Care Home Workers Recognised With Badges From Government
A NEW badge to recognise the work of adult social care has been awarded to every member of Encore Care Homes.
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Number Of Older Workers Shoots Up By A Third As Pandemic Bites
With more than 340,000 people aged 50 – 64 years now unemployed, an increase of almost 85,000 on the last quarter (April – June 2020), Age UK is urging the government to help those
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Christmas Comes To Barchester
Live streaming events to take place throughout December
The Christmas elves at Barchester Healthcare have been working hard behind the scenes to secure a whole host of exciting and innovative live streamed events to
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Thousands Of Londoners To Benefit From Digital Urgent Care Plans
Thousands of Londoners will have a greater say over their care and treatment under a £200,000 drive to increase the use of a shared urgent digital care record for ambulances, emergency departments and other urgent care services.
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RMBI Care Co. Homes Celebrate Elf Day For Alzheimer’s Society
Residents and staff at RMBI Care Co. Homes across the UK celebrated Elf Day on Friday to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Society.
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Veterans Commemorated In Online Christmas Starlight Service
Royal Star & Garter’s annual Starlight service has taken place online this year. The service celebrates the lives of residents past and present during the…
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Brunelcare Care Home Staff Amongst First To Receive Covid Vaccine
Colleagues from Brunelcare’s Deerhurst Care Home have become some of the first social care staff in the country to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
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