The data has been published as part of an expansion of the monthly Recorded Dementia Diagnoses report, and accounts for figures submitted by 98.8% of GPs in England. The report found that: 9.4 per cent of patients with a recorded dementia ...

THE BORO’s under-23s played Santa Claus when they delivered gifts to elderly care home residents in Middlesbrough. The Middlesbrough Football Club youngsters visited The Gables Care Home, on Highfield Road, as part of their annual Christmas community visits. Defenders Nathan ...

This year Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Healthcare team, has raised a staggering £37,072 during their annual Elf Week – a fundraising event to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society UK. Over 200 retail sites entered into the festive spirit, dressing up with ...

Responding to NHS guidance for England on what should be done to prepare for a no deal Brexit, Niall Dickson, co-chair of the Brexit Health Alliance, said: “We can now see that a ‘no deal’ Brexit will force the NHS and ...

93% of the social care workforce want more face-to-face training, according to a 2017 Health Education England survey. Our educational board games make face-to-face training cost-effective and convenient for care homes. Cost effective: no expensive trainer is needed because game ...

Geopace Training has a nationwide reputation for teaching phlebotomy to the highest of standards – students travel from across the country and even internationally to be trained by experienced by Geopace tutors. Each class lasts two full days and at ...

A recent study by the CLG Committee found that 27% of care staff have no dementia training and 24% have administered medication without adequate training. This is a symptom of insufficient training across the care sector. It is not unsurprising ...

Laser Systems and Laser Learning are delighted to announce that their care CPD short courses and care certificate online course are now endorsed by Skills for Care. To achieve this endorsement, Skills for Care required Laser Systems to demonstrate: • ...

A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care provider, Dementia Matters (previously known as Dementia Care), has launched the new Dementia Matters Academy ...

A pioneering new training programme is helping people to secure work within the North East’s adult social care sector. Dementia support charity and residential care provider, Dementia Matters (previously known as Dementia Care), has launched the new Dementia Matters Academy ...