Surbiton Carer Celebrates 40 Years at Veterans’ Care Home
A carer has celebrated 40 years with Royal Star & Garter. Emrys Owen is the longest serving member of staff with the charity, and was…
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Social Care
“Just Try and Be Active” Says Resident at Poynton Based Home Who Celebrates 100th Birthday
A resident at a Poynton based care home says the secret to a long life is staying active. Theo Eaves is a resident at MHA…
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Care Home Residents Prepare for Remembrance Day with Handmade Poppies and Wreaths
Residents at a London based care home have been using their artistic skills to produce handmade poppies and wreaths in preparation for Remembrance Day. MHA…
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Bournemouth Nursing Home Achieves Platinum Status for End-of-Life Care
Muscliff Care Home in Bournemouth has achieved a Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Platinum Award for its delivery of end-of-life care. The Award, which…
Read more...Severe Nursing Workforce Shortages Warns RCN
A new report by the RCN shows how failure by successive UK governments to tackle the nursing workforce crisis in England has created “the greatest risk to…
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North East Care Boss’s Covid Contribution to be Recognised at House of Lords
Steve Massey, operations manager at North East-based Popular Care and Solehawk, has been invited to a special event at the House of Lords in recognition…
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Staff Member at Penarth Based Care Home Braves the Shave and Raises More Than £1000
A staff member at a Penarth based care home decided to get rid of her long locks and raised more than £1,000 in the process….
Read more...Call for Public to Stand Up for Social Care
A CAMPAIGNER is urging the public to mount a last-ditch plea to the Government to stop vital extra funding from being denied to social care….
Read more...1 in 10 Older People are Reducing or Stopping their Social Care
One in ten UK older people are reducing or stopping their social care or expect to do so in the coming months as they struggle…
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Cross-Party MP and Alzheimer’s Society Call on Government to Address Social Care Workforce Crisis
Survey of nearly 2,000 people affected by dementia reveals less than half felt care staff had a good understanding of dementia and one in four…
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Govt Carer Recruitment Drive is Welcome…
…but no substitute for proper reform says sector A Government recruitment drive for adult social care is welcome but is merely an attempt to patch…
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Stars of Social Care Enjoy Wonderful Knight as Sir Bryn and Wynne Sing Impromptu Duet
Opera star Sir Bryn Terfel and top tenor Wynne Evans treated the stars of social care to an impromptu duet during an awards ceremony. Appropriately,…
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CQC State of Care Report Highlights Immediate Need to Get a Grip on Staff Retention, says BMA
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the state of heath and social care in England, released earlier this month, which found…
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Councils Warn Cuts to their 2023 Budgets Would Mean the Bare Minimum in Services
England’s largest councils today warn that any moves to cut their budgets next year would be ‘worse than austerity’ and result in ‘devastating’ reductions to…
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MPs to Debate Right to End Isolation in Health and Social Care
MPs across the political spectrum will debate the creation of a new legal right to ensure people can maintain contact with their family in health…
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