“Trailblazer” Nurse Makes History As The First In Wales To Prescribe Care Home Meds
A care home nurse has won a major award after creating history by becoming the first in Wales to qualify to prescribe medication to residents.
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MPs Reject Assisted Dying Bill, Ending Latest Bid to Change the Law
Members of Parliament have voted down proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, drawing to a close the most sustained parliamentary effort in…
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Socialite Lady C’s Summer Ball extravaganza raises £10k for Worthing care home
TV personality and author Lady Colin Campbell raised nearly £10,000 for a Worthing care home when she held her annual charity summer ball earlier this…
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MPs Endorse Government’s Pick for New CQC Chair
The Health and Social Care Committee has endorsed the government’s intention to hire Baroness Julia Neuberger as Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). MPs have…
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Government Launches Survey to Hear Directly from England’s Adult Social Care Workforce
Thousands of adult social care professionals, including nurses and care workers, are being invited to share their experiences as the Government gathers evidence to shape…
Read more...‘Broken’ End of Life Care is ‘Devastating Families,’ Marie Curie Warns
End of life charity Marie Curie has written an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham today urging him to match words with action as…
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Scotland’s Social Service Workforce Reached Record High in 2025
Scotland’s social service workforce reached its highest recorded level in 2025, with 215,890 people working across the sector. That’s according to a new Official Statistics…
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Oadby Care Home Resident with Dementia Returns to Work
A resident at Oadby Manor in Leicester, has swapped the care home for the counter of a local newsagent after staff helped her fulfil her…
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Care Sector Warns Earned Settlement Plans Could Deepen Workforce Crisis
Adult social care organisations and migrant health and care workers are warning that proposed changes to the UK’s settlement system could place further pressure on…
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Sunderland Care Home Marks Veteran Friendly Accreditation with End-of-Summer Celebration
Residents, families and members of the local community came together at Archers Court Care Home in Sunderland last week for a special afternoon celebrating the…
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Surrey and Borders Leads European Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has this week become the first site in the UK and Europe and the third in the world…
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Care Home Occupancy Edges Up as Digital Records Reach Record Levels, Latest DHSC figures show
Care home occupancy across England has continued a gradual climb through the summer, according to the latest quarterly adult social care provider statistics published by…
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Gloucestershire Cheese-Rolling Tradition Comes to County Care Home for Second Year
Stratton Court retirement village and care home in Cirencester, is bringing back its wonderfully whacky Gloucestershire cheese-rolling event for a second year, and this time…
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Boroughbridge Manor Marks Onam with Colourful Pookalam Celebration
Boroughbridge Manor, a care home in Boroughbridge, recently came together to celebrate Onam, the vibrant ten-day harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India. Residents, relatives and…
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Nurses Release Song to Raise Funds for Hospice Care
A palliative care nurse who works at St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne has written and released a song with friends and colleagues in a bid…
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