Disabled Sexagenarian Attends First Festival with Help from Carers
A sexagenarian with cerebral palsy joined the throngs of festival goers this summer by attending an outdoor music event in Romsey. Simon Pugsley, 60, lives…
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Alzheimer’s Research UK backs Government Vision for the Future of Clinical Research Delivery
Alzheimer’s Research UK welcomes new Government plans to make the UK a world leader in delivering cutting-edge clinical research, but says more must be done…
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Better Mental Health Support for People in Crisis
The Government has published a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century. This draft bill…
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Ex Bredon Women’s Institute President Turns ‘102’
Celebrations have been in full swing at Tewkesbury Fields care home in Gloucester as one of its residents reaches the fantastic age of 102 years…
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NHS Leaders Call for National Minimum Wage for Social Care to Avoid Staff Exodus
NHS leaders are calling on the Government to immediately implement a national care worker minimum wage of £10.50 an hour. They are warning that without…
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Maritime Charity Celebrates First in-Person AGM in Three Years
Maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, celebrated its 156th Annual General Meeting in-person for the first time since 2019 following the easing of COVID-19…
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Plan for Digital Health and Social Care Will Help Alleviate Staffing Pressures Across the NHS
The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the plan for digital health and social care announced today by the Department for Health and…
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Community Open Event for Leicester Based Care Home to Showcase “Award Winning Garden”
A Leicester based care home will be hosting an open community garden event to showcase their award winning garden to the public. MHA Aigburth, in…
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Tour de Barchester – Local Care Home Workers Take on Charity Cycling Challenge
Staff from Barchester Healthcare’s care homes up and down the country are taking on a gruelling 211 mile cycling challenge from Bradford to London to…
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Care Forum Wales Welcomes “Landmark” Care Funding Reform
A landmark decision by Gwynedd Council to fund nearer to the “true cost” of running care homes will ramp up pressure on other local authorities…
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Former Nurse Celebrates 103rd Birthday in Brecon
A great-grandmother who set up the Aberhonndu Women’s Institute in the 1950’s has celebrated an impressive milestone with family and friends at a Powys care…
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Carers Welcome Investment in Digital Care…
…But Warn Other Reforms Mustn’t be Delayed CARE providers have welcomed Government investment in new technology but warned that major reform of the sector must…
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Care Residents Experience the Joys of Singing with Vocal Coach Dan Cooper
To mark World Music Day, staff and residents at Hugh Myddelton House care home in Southgate were treated to an hour in the company of…
Read more...Integrated Care Systems Launching a New Era for Health and Social Care
From 1st July 2022, Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will change the way health and care services are planned, paid for and delivered across England. From…
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Four Seasons Health Care Group to Sell 111 Homes
Christie Group plc (CTG.L), has announced that its agency and advisory business, Christie & Co, has been instructed by the Four Seasons Health Care Group…
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