Winter Pressure Builds As No Sign Of ‘Festive Flu’ Letting Up
Flu cases in hospital have already surpassed last year’s peak as festive infections “flood” hospitals early this winter. Latest weekly figures published this week show…
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Social Care
Red Rose Care Unites The Generations As Christmas Card Competition Winners Are Announced
Red Rose Care Community has successfully brought festive cheer to the local area with its Christmas card competition, designed to help form connections between the…
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A Fond Farewell To Chaplain Joanna
Residents and staff at a dementia care home in Plymouth bid a fond farewell this week to the chaplain who has been supporting them for…
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Christmas Joy For World’s Oldest Choir As It Sings Its Way Into The Record Books
A 17-strong choir, whose members are between 87 and 99 years old and has an average age of 94, made history today (Thursday 19 December)…
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Sector Responds to Publication of the Local Government Finance Settlement
Sector leaders and organisations have responded this weeks provisional local government finance settlement, which will provide £69 billion for councils across the country, a real-terms…
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£69 Billion To Support Councils And Help Deliver Plan For Change
The government has now published its finance settlement, which is the annual determination of funding to local government from central government. This briefing covers the…
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WIN a £100 Marks & Spencer Voucher This Christmas
Are you ready to spread some Christmas cheer? The Carer is hosting a special Christmas Day competition to find the most beautifully decorated Christmas tree!…
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Double Celebrations At Altrincham Home Following Long Service Awards For Colleagues
Maya Musopole and Karen Hale marked their 20-year service at MHA Handsworth An Altrincham home celebrated the services of two colleagues who marked 20 years’…
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Break the Cycle Of ‘Crisis-Cash-Repeat’ In Adult Social Care, CIPFA Urges
Decades of inaction and short-term fixes have left adult social care in crisis. Without urgent reform, we risk perpetuating a vicious cycle of poor value…
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Residents at Hamilton Care Home Enjoy MP Visit
HC-One Scotland’s Douglas View Care Home in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, was visited on Friday 13th December by MP for Hamilton and Clyde Valley, Imogen Walker. Residents…
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Barchester Director Of Nursing Is Named Most Outstanding In The World
Barchester Healthcare’s Director of Nursing, Julia Atherton, has won a Global Award as The Most Outstanding Director of Nursing in Residential Care in the World…
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MPs to Examine the State Of Community Mental Health Services in New Inquiry
The Health and Social Care Committee has, this week, launched an inquiry to examine the provision of community mental health services for adults with severe…
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Petition To Mandate Wearable Cameras For Care Staff Now Over 19,000 Signatures
A petition calling for wearable cameras for staff in residential schools or care homes to be mandated has today reached over 19,00 signatures, meaning the…
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Government Announces ‘Devolution By Default’ To Create New Era Of Local Power
Significant plans to make devolution the default setting across a range of government policy areas, as part of the English Devolution White Paper, have been…
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The Celebrated Holt Family’s Musical Visit To Barty House
Residents of Barty House Nursing Home were treated to an unforgettable afternoon of musical entertainment, thanks to award-winning composer Natalie Holt, her mother Pat and…
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