NCF Makes the Sunday Times Best Places to Work for the Second Year
The National Care Forum (NCF) has again been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places To Work, making the prestigious list in the small…
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Health and Social Care
Surrey Care Home Bids Fond Farewell to Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice with Ceremony
Kings Lodge Care Home, Camberley, is waving farewell to the Phyllis Tuckwell In-Patient Unit which has been based there since 2023. Phyllis Tuckwell provides expert…
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Local Motorbiking Community Rallies Together for Parkstone Care Home Resident’s Special Wish
Dozens of local bikers united to surprise a Parkstone care home resident at his own motorbike rally. Tony, who lives in Alexandra House in Parkstone,…
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Rotherwood Healthcare Wins ‘Best for Resident Safety’ at the Care Home Awards 2026
Rotherwood Healthcare has been awarded the prestigious ‘Best for Resident Safety’ title at the nationally recognised Care Home Awards 2026. The award celebrates excellence across…
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Skilled Worker Visa Analysis Highlights Strong Long-Term Retention in Health and Care Sector
A newly published report from the Migration Advisory Committee has revealed that overseas workers employed in health and social care are among the most likely…
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Partnership Between Hitchin Home and Local College to Encourage Collaboration Between Generations.
A Hitchin home and a local college have joined forces to encourage intergenerational collaboration. MHA Elmside and North Hertfordshire College have been working together with…
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Music Therapy Boosts Mood and Mental Sharpness in Older Adults
New research from Middlesex University has found that taking part in musical activities improves thinking and mental wellbeing in healthy older adults. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology,…
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Sector Reacts to King’s Speech
The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism — and no shortage of concern — to this week’s King’s Speech, as the government…
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Chaplain at Southampton Home Launches Pub Club for Male and Female Residents
A chaplain at a Southampton home has launched a pub club aimed at both male and female residents. David Featch works as a chaplain at…
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Care England Calls for Adult Social Care to Become a Top Priority Following Local Elections
Care England has responded to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 136 English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting to…
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Unpaid Carers Reach “Tipping Point” Carers UK Report Reveals
Carers UK has published a major new report, The ‘tipping point’: when unpaid carers can no longer combine caring with paid employment. The report, supported by Standard…
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Do You Have a VE Commemoration Story to Share?
At THE CARER, we will be publishing a special VE Day commemorative feature celebrating the wonderful memories, stories and events taking place across the UK…
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NACC Representatives Attend Buckingham Palace Garden Party hosted by His Majesty The King
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) was invited by His Majesty The King to attend the first Buckingham Palace Garden Party of the year…
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Priory CEO Welcomes Care England Report Calling for Shift in How Adult Social Care is Understood and Funded
Priory chief executive Rebekah Cresswell has welcomed Care England’s new report, ‘The Power of Care: The system behind our society’, which calls for a fundamental…
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Macc Care Expands Midlands Portfolio with Opening of New 72-bed Shirley Care Home
A Midlands-based care provider has continued its expansion with the opening of a new 72-bed care home in Shirley, strengthening its presence across the region…
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