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Chorleywood Manor Residents Complete Ten Bridges Walk, Raising £3,082 for Parkinson’s UK

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Residents, family members, team members and volunteers from Chorleywood Manor Care Home in Rickmansworth completed London’s Ten Bridges Walk on 5th June to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK.

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Rayner Breaks with Government Over Migrant Care Worker Settlement Plans

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Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has publicly distanced herself from the Labour government’s proposed immigration reforms, warning that retrospective changes to settlement rules for overseas care workers already living and working in the United Kingdom would be deeply unfair and contrary to British values.

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Highview Lodge Celebrates Carer Sue’s Retirement After 25 Years

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Residents and staff at Highview Lodge Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, came together on 8 June to celebrate the retirement of long-serving carer Sue Risley, marking the end of an incredible 25-year career dedicated to caring for residents and supporting the home’s community.

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Person Centred Software Acquires Camascope, Bringing Together Best-In-Class Medication Management and Digital Care Solutions Across UK Social Care

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Camascope joins Person Centred Software (PCS), bringing together best-in-class medication management and digital care solutions; connecting medication data to the full picture of a person’s care. This helps providers deliver safer, smarter and more connected medication management across UK social care.

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East Kent Police Specials Become Dementia Friends in Ramsgate

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The team from Chartwell House Care Home in Broadstairs travelled to Ramsgate Fire Station last month to deliver a Dementia Friends session to 25 East Kent Police Specials, helping volunteer officers better understand and support people living with dementia in their communities.

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CQC Calls for Immediate Action as Supreme Court Rewrites Deprivation of Liberty Rules

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Care providers have been urged to review their practices without delay following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that fundamentally changes how deprivation of liberty is determined in England and Wales.

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Female Leaders In Care Do Not Recognise The Barriers Affecting Their Careers, Care England Report Finds

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Care England has today published a new report revealing that while women make up 78% of the adult social care workforce, they hold just 41% of board-level positions, indicating the persistent barriers to progression across the sector.

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Hertfordshire Plots Up To Eight New Nursing Homes In Ambitious Social Investment Drive

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Hertfordshire County Council is moving forward with plans to deliver up to eight new purpose-built nursing homes across the county, as senior officers warn that without intervention the authority faces a significant and growing shortfall in residential care capacity over the coming years.

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