Coalition Calls for New Legal Right to Maintain Contact in Health and Care
A coalition of organisations is calling for a new legal right to be introduced, to ensure people can maintain contact with their family across health…
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Social Care
Camborne Care Service ‘Keeps the Faith’ in Memory of Resident
Staff at Rosewarne, a residential care home for disabled adults with complex care needs in Camborne, are taking on the Macmillan plank challenge, in memory…
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Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection Event Now Available to Book
Social Care Day of Remembrance and Reflection is taking place on 17 March 2022, with a dedicated virtual event taking place on the day. A…
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BMA Welcomes Lords “Holding Government to Account” Over Health and Care Workforce
Responding to the House of Lords voting in support of an amendment1 to the Health and Care Bill that will require the Government to publish regular…
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Staff at Andover Nursing Home Extend Care to Ukraine Refugees
Staff at Millway House in Andover are showing that their care goes beyond the doors of their workplace, as they provide vital donations to the…
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Dementia-Arts Collaboration Achieves Awards Success
Where the Arts Belong, a unique arts collaboration between dementia care specialist, Belong, and Liverpool contemporary arts centre, Bluecoat, has won the Creative Arts Award…
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Care Home Residents Show their Support for People at Risk of Homelessness
Funds raised by the residents of a Dorset care home will be used to improve the mental health of people at risk of homelessness. Colten…
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Scotland Launches Health and Social Care Consultation
Older people are being asked how health and social services should change to help make Scotland the best place in the world to grow old….
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Peers Reject Government’s Proposed Health and Care Bill Amendment
The government was last night dealt Lords defeat to the care cap, as Peers voted 198-158 to remove a last minute alteration to care home…
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Quadruple Award Win for Care Professional James
A NATIONAL Trainer at Accomplish Group took home an astonishing four awards recognising his positive impact in the care sector at a recent prestigious ceremony….
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Resident Marks 10-year Anniversary with the Help of a Famous Face
A 93-year-old resident at Signature at Purley celebrated her 10th anniversary living at the care home, with the help of cake, a glass of bubbly…
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“It’s a War and We Have to Stick Together” – Care Workers Share their Experience
There is a “moral obligation” to provide more psychological support to care home staff as they continue to live with the impact of the COVID-19…
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Runwood Homes Launch Environmental Poetry Competition
Across the Runwood Homes Group, homes will be focusing on the environment as the theme of the month, as part of the organisation’s group-wide dignity…
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70% of Public Against Scrapping Free Tests for Care Home Visits
An Alzheimer’s Society poll has revealed that 70% disagree with the Government’s decision to scrap free lateral flow tests for care home visitors, while only…
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Care Home Characters Leap Off the Page for World Book Day
Residents and staff at a Dorset care home got well and truly into character as they celebrated the World Book Day annual celebration of reading….
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