Family Visits Made Easier for Scotland’s Care Home Residents
New guidance reinforcing the expectation that people in adult care homes should be able to see their friends and family without restrictions has been published….
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Social Care
Belong Co-Founder Awarded MBE in Queen’s Honours
One of the founders behind the Belong village model has been awarded an order of the Most Excellent British Empire in the Queen’s birthday honours…
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Report Lays Bare the Impact of Staff Shortages on Patient Care – National Workforce Plan Now Needed
Responding to new findings released today from the Royal College of Nursing on the impact of nursing staff shortages, Dr Layla McCay, director of policy…
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Post-Pandemic Boost for Powys Care Homes
A dozen care homes in Powys have been given a vote of confidence, after Powys County Council agreed a two-year contract extension with employee-owned provider…
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Lords Committee to Explore New Approaches to Adult Social Care
Later today (June 6), the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will hold evidence sessions with industry experts to explore asset-based approaches to care…
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Jubilee Celebrations Fit for a Queen
Excitement has been running high at Ashcombe House in Worting Road where residents and staff have been busy making Jubilee-themed decorations in preparation for a…
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Care Home Group Celebrate the Queens Platinum Jubilee
Residents at Whitebriars Whitecliff, Whitebeach and the Coast Care Centre Residential and Nursing Homes, specialist dementia care based in Bexhill, and St Leonards, East Sussex,…
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Grenadier Guard Recalls His Role in The Queen’s Coronation
A soldier who took part in Her Majesty The Queen’s Coronation ceremony has spoken of his memories of the day, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee…
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Avnish Goyal Receives CBE for Services to Social Care and Philanthropy
Chair of Care England and Hallmark Care Homes, Avnish Goyal has received a CBE for his services to social care and philanthropy in her Majesty’s…
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NCF Launches New NFP Badge to Demonstrate Quality in Care Provision
The National Care Forum (NCF) has launched a new NFP badge to help people better recognise social care services operated by not for profit providers….
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Life Becoming Unaffordable for Pensioners on Low/Modest Incomes, Warns Age UK
Life is fast becoming unaffordable for many older households on low and modest incomes, with millions unable to pay for basic items, according to a…
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Local Care Home Embraces Flower Power
Residents at Magnolia Court in Golders Green celebrated Chelsea Flower Show which took place from 24 to 28 May 2022 – as well as watching…
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Responding to the Department of Health and Social Care announcement about record numbers of doctors and nurses in the NHS, Dr David Wrigley, BMA council…
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Solving Two Crises at Once for Refugees and the Social Care Sector
The CareTech Foundation has partnered with Breaking Barriers, intending to create a bespoke recruitment pathway for refugees into the social care sector and to influence…
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Call for Government to Change Course on Care
CARE providers today called on the Government to change course on getting urgent support to the country’s oldest and most vulnerable. The Independent Care Group…
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