CCN Launches New Business Plan To Support Councils In County Areas
The County Council’s Network (CNN) has published its new business plan and vision for the organisation, outlining its support to member councils and reinforcing its…
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Social Care
What Connects Year 1 and a 90-Year-Old? A Newmarket Care Home Finds Out
When Year 1 pupils from Fairstead House School arrived at Brampton Manor Care Home in Newmarket on Tuesday 12th May, they came prepared. Clipboards in…
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Unpaid Carers Are Bearing “Unsustainable” Burden Of Social Care Crisis Baroness Casey Warns
Millions of unpaid carers across the UK are being left under intolerable pressure as they prop up an increasingly fragmented adult social care system, according…
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Sector Reacts to King’s Speech
The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism — and no shortage of concern — to this week’s King’s Speech, as the government…
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Wes Streeting Resigns as Health Secretary
Wes Streeting has resigned as Health Secretary and urged Sir Keir Starmer to step down as Prime Minister, intensifying growing unrest within the Labour Party…
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The Care Sector Share Their VE Day Anniversary Commemorations
We at The Carer are delighted to share VE Day commemorations sent in from care enviroments all around the country. Across the United Kingdom, care…
Read more...“Huge Moment” As The Health Service Hits 18-Week Target Amid Half-A-Million Waiting List Drop
The NHS has hit its target for the number of patients waiting 18-weeks thanks to the biggest improvement in waiting times since the launch of…
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New Extra Care Scheme To Be Delivered In Atherstone As Demolition Underway
Demolition of a former hat factory in Atherstone is progressing at pace with the site set to be transformed into a new Extra Care scheme….
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Residents At The Cedars Are Visited By Birds Of Prey
Residents and Staff at The Cedars Care Home, in Bourne was in awe of the majestic birds of prey that came to visit the home….
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Frank Foster House Launches “100 Club” to Celebrate Centenarian Residents
Frank Foster House Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, is proudly celebrating its residents aged 100 and above through the launch of its…
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Anne-Marie Duff Joins Alzheimer’s Society Trek26 London in Memory of Brother
Award-winning actor and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Anne-Marie Duff joined more than 1,000 fundraisers for the charity’s Trek26 London event on Saturday 9 May, completing a…
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Chaplain at Southampton Home Launches Pub Club for Male and Female Residents
A chaplain at a Southampton home has launched a pub club aimed at both male and female residents. David Featch works as a chaplain at…
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Care England Calls for Adult Social Care to Become a Top Priority Following Local Elections
Care England has responded to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 136 English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting to…
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From Crisis To Quality: 8 Top Tips For Transforming Adult Social Care Services From Within
Article supplied by Croner (https://app.croneri.co.uk) Care providers may receive a rating of “requires improvement” or “inadequate” for several reasons, however it is vital to take…
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Unpaid Carers Reach “Tipping Point” Carers UK Report Reveals
Carers UK has published a major new report, The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment. The report, supported by Standard…
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