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Record Numbers Take Steps Towards a Dementia Cure as Walk For A Cure Raises More Than £600,000

A record 4,945 people signed up to Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Walk For A Cure this year, raising more than £600,000 for dementia research, the charity…

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Applications Open for Free Care Workforce Pathway Support Programme

Adult social care providers across England are being invited to apply for a free support programme designed to help organisations put the Care Workforce Pathway (the Pathway) into practice and strengthen workforce development.

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14 Charities Call for Urgent Action to Fix NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding

Fourteen health and care charities are calling on the Government to launch a full, independent review of NHS continuing healthcare (CHC), warning that families facing…

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Three Quarters of Public Back NHS Funding for Alzheimer’s treatments

Three quarters (75%) of people believe the NHS should fund new treatments that slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, even if the benefits are modest,…

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Care Sector “Something of an Afterthought” with no So-Called ‘Protective Ring’, Inquiry Finds

The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness (Heather) Hallett, has today published her sixth report. She concludes that, in the early stages of the…

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Newcastle Care Home Worker Celebrates 35 Years of Service

A committed Newcastle care professional who has spent 35 years caring for residents and supporting colleagues has celebrated a remarkable milestone with Solehawk Ltd. Linda…

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Covid Inquiry to Publish Major Report on Pandemic’s Impact on Adult Social Care

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is due to publish its report examining the impact of the pandemic on adult social care Later today (Tuesday, October 20),…

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Black Swan Care Group Staff Recognised at Awards Ceremony

The dedication and outstanding contributions of staff across Black Swan Care Group’s 24 care homes in East Anglia have been celebrated at the company’s annual…

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Self-Funding Care Residents are Being Caught in a Hidden Funding Gap Report Reveals

A new report from Care England reveals how sustained funding pressures are resulting in local authorities arranging care for self-funding older people at rates that…

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Alzheimer’s Research UK Calls for Dedicated Dementia Drugs Fund

Alzheimer’s Research UK is calling on the Government to establish a dedicated Dementia Drugs Fund that would create a route for promising new treatments to…

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‘38 Years of Caring’: Colten Care Stalwart Marian Retires with Golden Farewell

One of the longest-serving team members at a top south coast care home provider has retired after a remarkable 38 years – and a surprise…

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