Ex-Royal Navy Officer Celebrates 100th Birthday
A PENSIONER who has turned 100 this month has showed that age has no limits after revealing his secrets to a long and happy life….
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Health
Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
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Effects of the Pandemic Continue to Add Pressures on Mental Health Services Worsening Access to Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is highlighting the ongoing impact of the pandemic on mental health services, their staff and the people using them. In…
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Pet Ownership Could Help Preserve Memory and Thinking, Study Suggests
Researchers in the US have reported that long-term pet ownership is linked to lower levels of memory and thinking decline in those over the age…
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Care Leaders Condemn “Pay to Visit” Testing
CARE leaders today condemned plans to make care and nursing home visitors pay for Covid-19 tests. The Independent Care Group (ICG) urged the Government to…
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‘You Said, We Did’ Initiative at Wisden Court Care Home Put in Place to Meet Residents’ Wishes
The team at Wisden Court, in Stevenage, have put in place a brilliant initiative to help understand what changes residents would like to see within…
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JCVI Advises a Spring COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for the Most Vulnerable
Over-75s and people with suppressed immune systems in the UK are to be offered another Covid-19 booster vaccination in the coming weeks to increase potentially…
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Prime Minister Sets Out Plan for Living with COVID
All Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told MPs the…
Read more...New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental…
Read more...Calls to Create a New “Universal Social Care Service
Creating a universal care service could enable over 1.9 million extra people to access publicly funded care services and create almost a million new jobs,…
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Brewster House Organise their Own Crazy Hair Day
The team at Brewster House, in Maldon, Essex, had a very entertaining day in store for residents, with their crazy hair event! Staff sported their…
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People with Care and Support Needs Volunteer at International Football Tournament
One of the North East’s biggest social care providers, Community Integrated Care, has assisted 10 people with support needs to take part in a once…
Read more...Immigration Rules Now Relaxed to Recruit Overseas Care Staff
The immigration rules are, from today, February 15 to be relaxed to help resolve the staffing crisis in the care sector. Care homes and home…
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Healthcare Leaders Frustrated by Further Delay to NHS Recovery Plan
Responding to reports that the NHS elective care backlog recovery plan has been delayed Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Healthcare leaders…
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Government Launches Landmark Reviews to Tackle Health Disparities and Level Up Country
Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government’s announcement of leads for two significant independent…
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