Major Covid-19 Inquiry to Scrutinise Care Sector Response
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry will place the adult social care sector under intense scrutiny when its highly anticipated public hearings commence next week, marking a…
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Cross-Party MPs Unite to Champion Legal Right to Care Supporters
MPs from across the political spectrum gathered in Westminster Hall this week to debate Gloria’s Law, calling for a legal right to Care Supporters that…
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Stars of Social Care Success for Rachel and Paul
Rachel Ticehurst-Richardson from Tunbridge Wells Care Centre (TWCC) and Parkfield House Nursing Home’s Paul Ogu came away with accolades from the recent Stars of Social…
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Ombudsman Issues Guidance on Housing Adaptations for Disabled People
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is issuing practical guidance to housing officers to ensure Disabled people’s homes meet their needs. Following on from…
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Boogie Wonderland – Care Home Launches Dementia Disco
On 19th June 2025 staff and residents at Paternoster House care home in Waltham Abbey dusted off their dancing shoes, leg warmers and glowsticks for…
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Care Home’s Managing Director Is Promoted To COO
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Upton Bay Care Home in Hamworthy are congratulating their superstar Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, who has been promoted to the…
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Dunstable Care Home Welcomes Butler in the Buff for ‘Cheeky’ Afternoon Tea Event
HC-One’s Thorn Springs Care Home, in Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, brought a burst of laughter and lively charm to its residents with a unique “Butler…
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Kailash Manor Care Home Partners with Northumbria University in Pioneering NIHR Research on South Asian Elder Care
Kailash Manor, part of TLC Care’s cultural care home network, recently welcomed researchers from Northumbria University as part of a pioneering NIHR-funded study into culturally…
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Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Passes With Cross Party Support
Plans to transform social care across Scotland will be progressed after the Scottish Parliament approved the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill. Thousands of people with experience…
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Historic Vote Approves Assisted Dying Legislation for England and Wales
Members of Parliament have passed groundbreaking legislation that would permit assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill Adults (End…
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Social Care Reorganisation Offers ‘Chance To Reset’ Services’’
District councils’ local connection gives them a “prevention superpower” which must be harnessed when new unitary authorities are formed, a new report has said. The…
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Croner-i Navigate-Care is the UK’s leading provider of information, guidance, and documentation for professionals within the social care sector. Readers of The Carer can access…
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CQC appoints Chris Badger as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care
Chris Badger has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) new Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care. Chris will be joining…
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Care Providers are ‘Working in the Dark’ According to a Sector Trends Report
The third annual Care Trends Report 2025 from OneAdvanced, in partnership with Care England, shines a light on the realities facing the care sector today….
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UNISON Calls On Government To Deliver Its Promise Of A National Care Service
A motion for the government to meet its pledge for a national care service, rather than “kicking the promise back into the long grass”, was…
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