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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Health
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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Scrapping Mandatory Vaccination Policy is the Right Move says BMA
The British Medical Association says that the Government’s decision to scrap the policy requiring NHS workers in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a…
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Don’t Betray the Millions Who Can’t Get Care-Says Care Group
CARE providers are pleading with the Government not to betray millions of people who can’t get the care they need by going back on a…
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Second Ground-Breaking Antiviral to be Deployed to Country’s Most Vulnerable
Thousands of the country’s most vulnerable will be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral – Pfizer’s PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid®) – from Thursday 10 February,…
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NHS Launches Landmark Mental Health Campaign with ‘Help!’ from The Beatles
Today, (January 17) the NHS will launch a new landmark campaign using the iconic Beatles song ‘Help!” to get the nation taking better care of their mental health.
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NHS Leaders Warn of Dangerous Complacency Around Omicron Threat
The NHS is still facing several weeks of intense winter pressures, with health leaders urging politicians to avoid complacency around the ongoing threat posed by the virus.
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New Global Standards to Enhance the Quality of Life for Older People
This week, two new international standards aimed at enhancing the quality of life for older people were approved by ISO (International Standardization Organisation).
Read more...Omicron Cash Grants in England Available for Today
Businesses in England most impacted by the Omicron variant will be able to tap into a multimillion-pound support package in the coming weeks, as the government today
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Dementia Friendly Walking award presented to Walk on Hebrides
This well-established Health Walk project in the Outer Hebrides has received the National walking charity Paths for All’s Dementia Friendly Walking accreditation.
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Local Care Home Joins Thousands of Residents for Annual ‘Pub Quiz’
Barchester’s Upton Bay care home, in Poole, got into the Christmas spirit by joining a virtual afternoon of festivities along with the staff and residents…
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Revitalise Chief Executive Awarded CBE in New Year Honours List
Janine Tregelles, Chief Executive of Revitalise, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list for her Services to Learning Disability. Janine has…
Read more...Government Provides Extra £60 Million to Local Authorities for Adult Social Care Over January 2022
The government will provide an extra £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January, Minister for Care…
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Tree Plantation Ceremony in Memory of Former Staff Member who Passed Away at Penarth Care Home
Staff and residents at a care home in Penarth planted a memorial tree for a former colleague who sadly passed away. Jackie Osborn worked at…
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