Volunteering “Highly Effective” Way To Attract People To Careers In Health And Care
MORE than half of volunteers who joined the innovative Volunteer to Career programme, run by the charity Helpforce and funded by the Burdett Trust for…
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Social Care
Colleagues at Derby Home to Take Part in Great North Run in Bid To Raise Funds For Residents
Three colleagues at a Derby home will be pounding the streets of Northeast England when they take part in the Great North Run. Kate Prince,…
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England Cricketers and Alzheimer’s Society Unite for an ‘Unforgettable’ Day
Alzheimer’s Society joined forces with The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) at the Kia Oval, as the England cricket team lined up with the…
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Hazel Lodge’s Summer Fete Brings The Local Community Together
Staff, residents, relatives and the local community came together at Hazel Lodge to enjoy a Summer Fete that was held in the home’s grounds on…
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Proposed Social Care Funding Is A Step In The Right Direction But Only Goes So Far, says Hft
Learning disability charity Hft is calling for a long-term social care workforce plan following the Government’s announcement of a £600 million package to support recruitment…
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Resident At Carterton Homes Love For Lavender Part Of Seize The Day Experience
A resident at a Carterton home managed to showcase her love for Lavender as part of her Seize the Day Experience. Mary Leeming lives at…
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Lord Mayor Of Leeds Opens New Care’s Second Yorkshire Care Home
The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Al Garthwaite, has officially opened Guiseley Manor, New Care’s second care home in Yorkshire. Located on Otley Road, the…
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1,000 Breaks Gifted to Unpaid Carers
Today, The QHotels Collection have announced impressive milestone, having given over a thousand breaks to unpaid carers across their portfolio of resorts. These are unpaid…
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LinCA Welcomes £600 Million Fund to Improve Social Care
The Chair of the Lincolnshire Care Association Melanie Weatherley MBE is welcoming a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention in social care….
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Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund – Workforce Fund
Care England has today welcomed the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund – Workforce Fund. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says: “The…
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£600 Million Social Care Winter Workforce And Capacity Boost
The government has today (July 28) unveiled a £600 million package to help with recruitment and retention in social care. The fund will support the…
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Health And Social Care Sector Struggling To Rally Workers Amid Record Talent Shortage
Research by Brook Street Social Care has found that the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry is experiencing a record talent shortage, with employers struggling to…
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Age Scotland Response To “Shockingly High” Social Care Waiting Times
Waiting times across Scotland’s health and social care have been described as shockingly high. Public Health Scotland, which earlier this year revealed that a concerning…
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Residents Travel to France from Comfort of Armchair at Altrincham Home
Residents at an Altrincham home packed their bags and boarded the plane to France from the comfort of their armchairs. The trip took place at…
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Dementia Carers Call for Urgently Needed Long Term Carers’ Strategy
Dementia Carers Count, a national charity that supports unpaid carers looking after someone with dementia, is inviting people to show their support for carers by…
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