Weekly dance classes help older Brummies find their feet, socialise and make friends. In October last year, the dance group was successful in applying to the Ageing Better Fund, part of the Ageing Better in Birmingham programme, which focuses on ...

The terminal illness charity Marie Curie has released a report that shows discharge delays resulted in patients spending thousands of extra days in hospital beds every month after being declared ready to leave, with some dying while waiting to be ...

Independent care home provider Colten Care is celebrating the official opening of its 21st home, tipped to be a vital community facility for Poole, Bournemouth and the wider region. Residents, staff and guests, including community healthcare partners, applauded as Bourne ...

Staff and residents from 4 North West care homes came together to compete in a fun traditional sports day event. The Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group county-wide sports day was held at Bishop Rawsthorne High School in Croston, Lancashire ...

12 Chefs from the Hartford Care group attended an innovative and informative ‘Chef Training Day’ at Bidfood, the food service wholesaler in Slough. The full day meeting at the professionally equipped development kitchen was organised and arranged by IPA Purchasing ...

National Care Forum and Quality Compliance Systems announce partnership Helping care providers navigate their way through the numerous compliance requirements, the National Care Forum and Quality Compliance Systems have announced a new partnership. Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) is the leading ...

The country’s top nurse is urging people across the country to nominate outstanding health and care staff to be celebrated in this year’s NHS parliamentary awards, as the national judging panel is announced. The NHS kicked off its search to celebrate ...

The Bristol Older People’s Funding Alliance is releasing £150,000 to help organisations improve their services for older people in Bristol. For 2019, the Alliance has increased the available funds and aims to help organisations become sustainable, improve existing services or ...

Sunrise of Westbourne have been awarded the Quality Hallmark Award at Platinum status for their End of Life Care, following a reaccreditation by the Gold Standards Framework (GSF). The award came after the community, which provides high quality, personalised nursing, ...

A DAREDEVIL 70-year-old nurse will take on three zip lining challenges in just two hours to raise funds for a children’s hospice. Sue Shooter will soar over Penrhyn Quarry, in Wales, for a total of nearly 2km in aid of ...