Dorset Dementia Care Home’s Wildlife Calendar Helps Animals In Need
Nature-loving residents of a Dorset dementia care home have helped compile a 2025 calendar featuring photos of animals, birds and insects venturing into their garden….
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Taunton Care Home Manager Crowned Social Care Superwoman Of The Year At National Awards Ceremony
Katrina Ball, manager at Oake Meadows care home in Taunton, is flying high after winning the prestigious Social Care Superwoman of the Year Award at…
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Care Home Raises Nearly £1,200 For Local Mad Hatters Children’s Charity In “Wonder-Ful” Bike-A-Thon
Birchmere Mews Care Home has successfully raised nearly £1,200 for the Mad Hatters Children’s Charity with a fun-filled, 24-hour Bike-a-thon. The event, held in the…
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Local Care Home Welcomes New General Manager
Staff at Barchester Healthcare’s Claremont Parkway care home, in Kettering, Northamptonshire have welcomed a new General Manager to head up the team. Joanna Mosses will…
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Landmark Ruling Sets Critical Precedent For Adult Social Care Funding And Local Authorities
In late December, Her Honour Judge Walden-Smith handed down a landmark ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for local authorities and their obligations to fund adult…
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Nursing Must Be At Heart Of Government Adult Social Care Commission, Says RCN
Following the government announcement of an independent commission to reform adult social care in England chaired by Baroness Louise Carey, the Royal College of Nursing…
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Care Group Launches Community Outreach Initiative
A family-run care group has launched a community-based outreach initiative aimed at supporting elderly and vulnerable people who will be particularly at risk during the…
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PM Sets Out Plan To End Waiting List Backlogs Through Millions More Appointments
Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to…
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Voice of Local Government Must be “Prominent” in Review CNN Says
Following last week’s, announcement of an independent commission for reforming adult social care, chaired by Louise Casey, the County Councils Network (CNN) has said that…
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Iris Care Group Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
Specialist independent health and social care provider, Iris Care Group, has announced that Dr Andy Jones has been appointed as the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer….
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Carers UK To Mark 60-Year Milestone In 2025
Charity Carers UK is reflecting on 60 years of change in campaigning with and for unpaid carers across the UK looking after an older, disabled…
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The Cedars Care Home Launches Weekly Happy Hour
Residents at The Cedars Care Home in Bourne launched their very own weekly Happy Hour this week, right in the comfort of their own home….
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Care Workers to Receive Training for Routine Health Checks in Major Reform
The UK Government is introducing measures to empower care workers with new training to perform routine health checks, including monitoring blood pressure, managing diabetes with…
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NHS in a Position of ‘National Vulnerability’ as Local Services Gear up for Busiest Period
Local NHS leaders are warning of huge pressure on their services as the NHS faces up to its busiest few weeks of the year. They…
Read more...Sector Responds to Government’s Plans for Social Care Reform
Leading associations and spokespersons in the adult social care sector have has responded to the announcement today by the Department of Health and Social Care…
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