Maria’s Sound of Music Delights Care Home Residents
Gap year student Maria Jimenez is delighting residents at a dementia care home in Bridgwater by playing her guitar to accompany impromptu karaoke sessions, as…
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Health and Social Care
CQC Publishes Pilot Adult Social Care Assessment Results
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the findings of its 5 pilot assessments, assessing how local authorities meet their duties under Part 1 of…
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Department For Health And Social Care Announces New NIHR Research Delivery Network
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a new NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) will commence in 2024. It will support…
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One In Six Scale-Up Businesses Are In The Health And Social Work Sector Research Reveals
OakNorth Bank has published new research with the Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think tank, revealing the outsized impact of scale-up businesses on the UK…
Read more...Sector Reacts to CQC Annual State of Care Report
Change has to come now, social care campaigners say Leading figures from the adult social care sector have reacted to the quality Care, Commissions Annual…
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Brian Preston Named as NACC Care Chef of the Year 2023
Brian Preston of Lister House, Royal British Legion has been crowned National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2023. Brain’s success…
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Age UK Calls For Shift Towards Joined Up Health And Social Care
A major new report from Age UK, ‘The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2023’, documents how our health and care…
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Hartford Care Acquires Two Newly Built Care Homes in Hampshire
Hartford Care has acquired two newly built state-of-the-art residential care homes in Alton and Southampton in Hampshire. The new home in Alton will be the…
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Well-Known Scots Entrepreneur Finally Graduates – 45 Years Later!
Well-known Scottish businessman and philanthropist Robert Kilgour today (Thursday, June 29) received his degree from Stirling University – 45 years after leaving the university without…
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Report Reveals Shortage-Hit Care Sector Turns To International Recruitment
UK health and care sector employers have benefited from a boom in international recruitment at a time of significant staff shortages. But if high reliance…
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What Have I Done To Deserve This? Hospice Hosts Free Online Workshop Addressing Needs Of LGBTQIA+ Community Living With Advanced Ill Health
Mark Pedder, Lecturer Practitioner in Palliative & End of Life Care, Keech Hospice Care (Left) and Roger Kelly, Complementary Therapist, Keech Hospice Care (Right) On…
Read more...Government Publishes Response To Committee’s Integrated Care Systems Report
The Government Response to the Committee’s report, Integrated Care Systems: autonomy and accountability, has been published today by the Department of Health and Social Care….
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Welsh Government Pledges £30m Investment In Community Care To Reduce Pressure On Hospitals
The Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan and Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan for Wales have set out how they will…
Read more...How to Implement a Preventative Social Care Agenda Still Not Completely Understood Researchers Reveal
Despite promises to implement more preventative social care strategies the government does not understand what preventative care looks like researchers have revealed. Swansea University researchers…
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Lords Committee Hears From Senior DHSC Officials On Tackling Barriers To Health Integration
Today, Monday 5 June the House of Lords Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee will hold two evidence sessions including one with senior policy…
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