NHS And Social Care Staff Burnout At Emergency Level Says Report
Staff “burnout” with staff in theNHS and social care in England has reached an “emergency” level and risks the future of the health service, MPs have warned.
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Hunters Down Make An Important Video
Hunters Down Care Home in Huntingdon are well known for their creativeness in making video’s. Residents and staff all enjoy taking part and were very excited in the newest video called “Wash Your Hands.”
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Older People Left At “Continued Risk” Says R&RA
The Relatives & Residents Association has expressed disappointment and despair at the Care Quality Commission’s abdication of responsibility which, it says has left older people in care at continued risk.
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Vaccine Status Drives Over One Million New Users To NHS App
Over 1.3 million new people have registered to use the NHS App since the addition of COVID-19 vaccine status was announced on 7 May.
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60 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine Administered In UK
Around 72% of UK adults have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the latest figures published today (Sunday 23 May) show.
Read more...Patients Moved Unlawfully From Hospitals To Scottish Care Comes During First Wave, Report Finds
A review of the legality of moves of patients from hospitals to care homes in Scotland at the height of the pandemic has found vulnerable people were transferred without due consent.
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World-First Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Study Launches In UK
Thousands of volunteers will receive a booster COVID-19 vaccine in a new clinical trial launching today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
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Government Sets Out New Action To Tackle B1.617.2 Variant
The government has outlined new decisive actions to halt the spread of the B1.617.2 variant of concern first identified in India.
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More Restrictions Eased for Care Homes
From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need…
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Pensioners Post Letters Across the Pond
RESIDENTS at a Kilmarnock care home have signed up to a novel pen pal partnership with another older people’s residence in Kilmarnock – but this…
Read more...All Staff at Encore Care Homes to Become Dementia Friends
Every member of the team at Encore Care Homes will undergo training to become a Dementia Friend. New and existing members of the team working…
Read more...Government to Launch 40,000 Person Daily Contact Testing Study
Daily coronavirus tests will be given to as many as 40,000 people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19,…
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Government Scraps Care Home Isolation Rule for Low Risk Visits Out
Care home residents will be able to leave their home for “low risk” visits without having to self-isolate for 14 days on their return the…
Read more...60 Million Pfizer/Biontech Vaccines Secured For UK Booster Programme
An extra 60 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine have been secured by the UK government to help support the booster Covid-19 vaccination programme beginning from the Autumn.
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National Care Forum Adds IHSCM Member Benefit
The National Care Forum has created a new partnership with The Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM) for the benefit of its members.
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