Coast To Coast Pedal Power All For Charity
Riding on the success of British cyclists in this year’s European tours, an intrepid group of staff from a specialist dementia care village operator in…
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Charities
Three-Quarters Of Adults In England Back Free Personal Care For Over-65s, Says Charity
Independent Age is calling for free personal care for all those who need it in England, who are aged 65 and over, to help solve…
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Hill Care Team’s Snowdon Summit Nets Over £1,400 For Charity
A TEAM from Chesterfield care home group Hill Care has raised over a thousand pounds for the Stroke Association after climbing one of the UK’s…
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A Successful Year Tackling Isolation In The New Forest
New Forest Live at Home, run by the charity MHA, is tackling isolation across the New Forest District to help older people live independently for…
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10-Mile Sponsored Walk Helps Pay For Care Home Seaside Trip
CARE home staff raised hundreds of pounds to treat their residents to a trip to the seaside after completing a 10-mile sponsored walk. Workers at…
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Fundraisers Bring Life-Changing Results
Trekking up Mount Snowdon and cycling from Manchester to Blackpool were just two of the challenges that have brought life-changing benefits to residents living with…
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Counties Set out Social Care policy Positions in New Report
England’s largest councils have backed government plans to introduce a cap on care – but warn that it must be fully-funded otherwise it will inadvertently…
Read more...Barnsley Based Business Take on the Yorkshire Three Peaks in Support of The Care Workers Charity
On Friday 13th July, five of the Countrywide team took on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for their chosen charity; The Care…
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Court of Appeal Overturns £400m Sleep-in Shift Ruling
The Court of Appeal has reversed an Employment Tribunal judgment which could have cost the care sector £400m in back pay to staff. The ruling relates…
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Nurseplus Team Complete 20-mile Trek for Charity
Enthusiastic ramblers from Nurseplus’ Eastbourne branch completed a 20-mile walk to Lewes recently, raising £500 for its chosen charity partner, Leonard Cheshire. A team of…
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Hallmark Care Homes to Host Care Sector Charity Ball
Hallmark Care Homes in association with Care England will attempt to raise £100,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The Care Workers Charity at a glittering…
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Unfunded Increases In The NMW Are Pushing The Learning Disability Sector To The Brink
Hft, a national charity that supports adults with learning disabilities, has submitted evidence to a Low Pay Commission consultation on the impact of National Minimum…
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Great Wall of China Walk Marks 1-Year Charity Partnership
Nurseplus’ Managing Director has committed to the Great Wall of China Trek, marking a one-year partnership with disability charity Leonard Cheshire. Pamela Bruce is training…
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New Research By Mencap Shows Rise In Demand For Specialised Supported Housing
New research commissioned by the learning disability charity Mencap, in partnership with Housing LIN, has revealed that the Specialised Supported Housing (SHH) sector is more…
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Suffolk Man With Early Onset Alzheimer’s To Lead Team On Dementia Help Charity Cycle Challenge
A man from Suffolk, who was diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s at the age of 50, is taking his passion for cycling to a new level…
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