New App Launched By Vida Healthcare To Keep Families Connected
Dementia care specialist Vida Healthcare has launched a revolutionary new app to keep its residents and their families connected during COVID-19 and beyond.
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Dementia Researchers Call For Urgent Action To Prevent Setbacks In Treatment Search
Nearly 300 researchers have called for urgent government action to prevent a major setback to the search for new dementia treatments as a result of COVID-19.
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New Measures To Support Deployment Of Safe Covid-19 Vaccines For UK
A raft of measures to allow the safe future mass rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine have been outlined by the government.
The new rules and safeguards
Read more...Life Beyond Covid-Care England Submits Evidence
Care England, has submitted evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Life Beyond COVID.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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Health And Care Inspections Should Not Resume Until After Winter – NHS Confederation
The NHS Confederation is calling on regulators in health and social care to suspend inspections until after winter, allowing providers to address issues like exhaustion among staff
Read more...NHS Nurse Numbers Continue To Rise With 13,840 More Than Last Year
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,840 compared to last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,306, figures published today up until the end of May show.
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Relaunch Of The Health And Wellbeing Alliance: Call For Refreshed Membership
Charities are being urged to join the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Health and Wellbeing Alliance, following its relaunch on Saturday 15 August
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Research Reveals Virus Transmission Risk Faced By Healthcare Staff
The risks faced by healthcare workers treating patients with viruses which can be transmitted through the air are highlighted by new research published today by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Read more...New Research Reveals The Barriers And Benefits To Technology Use Experienced By Social Care Providers During Covid-19
New research has been published revealing the latest data and information on how social care providers have been using technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more...NHS Employers Welcomes Funding For Research Projects To Investigate COVID-19 And Ethnicity
A total of £4.3 million of funding has been awarded to six new research projects to investigate COVID-19 and ethnicity by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR),
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Local Hospice To Host Virtual Memorial Service For Those Affected By Bereavement And Loss In Birmingham’s Care Homes
Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice is warmly inviting relatives, friends and care workers to come together online to remember those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city’s care homes.
Read more...New Research Reveals The Barriers And Benefits To Technology Use Experienced By Social Care Providers During Covid-19
New research has been published revealing the latest data and information on how social care providers have been using technology during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Austerity ‘Ripped Resilience Out Of Health And Care Service’ Before Covid-19 Crisis Hit, Says IPPR
Austerity ‘ripped resilience out of health and care service’ before Covid-19 crisis hit, says IPPR
Underinvestment in social and community care left four in five hospitals with ‘dangerously low’ spare beds as crisis hit
Read more...Lords Urge Government To Prepare Now To Try To Avert Winter COVID-19 Spike
In a letter sent to the Prime Minister, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee strongly recommends that the Government undertake significant preparations over the next two months to reduce the likelihood of a winter COVID-19 resurgence.
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“Catastrophic” Care Home Deaths Highlight Need For Urgent Reforms
Catastrophic failings that led to the “grim an unnecessary” death toll from Covid-19 in care homes have highlighted the need for urgent reforms, according to a social care leader.
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