Wain House Care Home Secures Prestigious Town Pride Award
Avante Care & Support has announced that its newest facility, Wain House Care Home, has been officially honoured with a Town Pride Award Commendation. The…
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Social Care “Defenceless” While Government Declares Victory on Migration says Care England
Reacting to yesterday’s immigration statistics, Care England warns that the figures reveal the human cost of chasing political headlines. A sector in workforce crisis, stripped…
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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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Penhurst Gardens Care Home Celebrates Resident and WWII Veteran’s 105th Birthday Milestone
A Chipping Norton care home has marked an extraordinary milestone, celebrating the 105th birthday of much-loved resident and Second World War veteran, Joan Ramsay. As…
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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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Government Urged to Introduce Maximum Workplace Temperatures As Heatwave Risks Grow
The government is being urged to introduce legally enforceable maximum workplace temperatures as concerns mount over the impact of rising heat levels on staff safety…
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RAF Veteran Ed Trains for Worthing 10K Finish After Life-Changing Rehabilitation
An RAF veteran who was left paralysed by a stroke has vowed to cross the finishing line of the Worthing 10K on his own two…
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Boots Hearingcare Joins Alzheimer’s Research UK to Raise Awareness Of Hearing Loss And Dementia Risk
Nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented by tackling 14 modifiable health and lifestyle factors — yet one of the most significant, hearing…
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1.8 Million People Still Vulnerable to Covid 19 Face a Mental Health Crisis
Levels of depression and anxiety remain high and largely unrecognised among an estimated 1.8 million clinically vulnerable people in the UK, many of whom continue…
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Kent and Medway Research Leading the Way in Transforming Dementia Diagnosis and Care
People across Kent and Medway are set to benefit from faster, more accessible dementia diagnosis, as innovative new research is announced. This Dementia Action Week,…
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Marie Curie Announces New £500,000 ‘Care Close To Home’ Research Fund
Marie Curie, the UK’s leading end of life charity, is today announcing funding to support research into improving palliative and end of life care in…
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Families Face Dementia Care Postcode Lottery, Warns Carehome.co.uk
Families across the UK are facing a dementia care “postcode lottery”, with the availability of advanced dementia support ranging from 57% of care homes in…
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Transparency, Trust and Supporting the Care Workforce
By Jayne Connery, Founder and Director of Care Campaign for the Vulnerable (CCFTV) – www.carecampaignforthevulnerable.com</strong> When I founded Care Campaign for the Vulnerable over a…
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Community Comes Together for the Great Ferndown Memory Quest
Parley Place care home in West Parley set up a fun event around Ferndown in the prelude to Dementia Action Week on behalf of Ferndown…
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Government to Transform Mental Health Care with New Strategy
Frontline workers, clinicians and mental health experts are being invited to share their views on how to transform mental health care for children and adults…
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