Key Target Hit with 8,500 Extra Mental Health Workers in the NHS
People across England will benefit from faster and better mental health support with 8,500 additional mental health workers recruited since the end of June 2024,…
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Health and Social Care
Double Accolade for Local Care Home Grove Court
Grove Court in Woodbridge, Suffolk, has two big reasons to celebrate! It has achieved a perfect 10 on Carehome.co.uk, the highest achievable review score and…
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Angus Nurse Wins Care Home Nurse of the Year Award
Scottish care home providers, BCG, is celebrating one of its very special nurses, after she has been recognised as the very best in the country…
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Love of the Profession Sees Oakland Care Staff Clock Up 150 Years of Loyal Service in Hastings
Staff at Oakland Care’s home in Hastings are celebrating more than 150 years of caring for the town’s residents. 17 members of the team at…
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1,001 Care Residents Reveal Britain’s Perfect Cuppa for Time for a Cuppa Week
Strong, black, properly brewed and best enjoyed first thing in the morning – that’s the verdict from 1,001 care residents across the Midlands, who have…
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Bring Social Work Funding Support in Line with Nursing and Teaching, says LGA
More than half (52 per cent) of adult social workers experience increased severity and complexity of need in their caseloads, while capacity and resources do…
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Radical “Beyond Caring” Report Calls for New National Fund to Fix Later-Life Social Care Crisis
A major new report, Beyond Caring, has set out a sweeping proposal to overhaul how later-life social care is funded in England—arguing that the current…
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SCIE Launches Care Equity Evidence Hub
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has today (April 20) launched its Care Equity Evidence Hub—an online resource bringing together research, data, and practice…
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Bingo Fundraiser Raises over £1k for Yeovil Dementia Care Home
A bingo evening at Yeovil’s Quicksilver Mail Pub raised £1100 in aid of the residents’ fund for people living at specialist dementia care home, Chestnut…
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Major Independent Review Casts Doubt on Benefits of Leading Alzheimer’s Drugs
A landmark analysis by the Cochrane Collaboration has found that the newest class of Alzheimer’s treatments offers benefits too small to make a real difference…
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Skills for Care Dedicates April to #CelebratingSocialCare for Fifth Year
Skills for Care has launched the fifth annual #CelebratingSocialCare campaign, dedicating the entire month of April 2026 to recognising and honouring the vital work carried…
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TLC Cooperscroft Care Home Hosts Birds of Prey Event for the Community
In a celebration of International Birds Day, TLC Cooperscroft Care Home welcomed Falconry UK for a special event that brought residents and the wider community…
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Unison Calls for Visa Reform and Social Care Investment
UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan hosted her first event in the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 25 March alongside migrant worker members, calling for visa…
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Ardtully Care Home in Ingatestone Recognised as One of the Top 20 Rated Care Homes in the East of England
Ardtully Care Home in Ingatestone,Essex part of Premium Care Group, has been recognised as one of the Top 20 Rated Care Homes in the East…
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Northwest’s Oldest Person Celebrates 112th Birthday in Formby
Officially the oldest person in the Northwest of England, and the fifth oldest person in the UK, Marjorie Hodnett Aylward, affectionately known as ‘Aunt Marj’…
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