Alpacas Gloria and Gaynor Visit Care Home Residents
The metre-tall, 70kg animals were visiting residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. They immediately made themselves at home, settling in the lounge and…
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Healthcare
Barchester Healthcare Honour Nurses On International Nurses’ Day
Care home provider Barchester Healthcare has paid special tribute to all of their nurses and support functions throughout the company on International Nurses Day, to…
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NHS Needs An Extra £50bn a Year by 2030, Warns Lord Darzi
The NHS will require an extra £50bn a year by 2030 in order to meet demand, Professor Lord Ara Darzi has said. The Labour peer’s…
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Allied Healthcare Seeks Company Voluntary Arrangement
Allied Healthcare is to seek a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to ensure it can continue to operate in the increasingly difficult homecare market. Allied Healthcare’s proposed…
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Most Independent Acute Hospitals are Providing Good Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England. CQC has…
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Balhousie Care Group’s Dementia Initiatives Achieve Award Shortlistings
Balhousie Care Group’s innovative steps to address dementia in its care homes have been recognised with two industry award shortlistings. The Perth-based group, which numbers…
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Carers: Contribute to State of Caring Survey 2018
Each year Carers UK runs the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family…
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The Princess Royal Officially Opens The Chocolate Quarter
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham on Friday 13 April, 2018.To mark the Grand Opening of The Chocolate…
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Professionals In The Healthcare Sector Want Their Personal Data Edited Or Deleted When GDPR Comes In
Survey says 78 per cent in the sector intend to take advantage of new ‘right to erasure’ Almost four in five people who work in…
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Funding System Failing People With Continuing Healthcare Needs
The Public Accounts Committee report says Government must take steps to improve complex process beset with delays and poor-quality assessments. Care compromised too often due…
Read more...Working Around the Clock to provide Social Care at Christmas
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 370 councils in England and Wales, says thousands of social care staff up and down the…
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apetito Tops Sustainable Fish Cities Caterers League Table for 2017
apetito, supplier of meals to the health and social care sector, has topped the Sustainable Fish Cities caterers league table for 2017. The league table…
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Charity Event Explores Improving Activity in Care Homes
Care home providers across Halton and Merseyside came together at the Halton Stadium last week for a special event, exploring new ways to support care…
Read more...Call for PM to Make Social Care a New Year Resolution
A social care provider is calling on the Prime Minister to make looking after our oldest and most vulnerable top of her New Year…
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Knight Frank Predicts National Crisis in Care Home Industry
– 6,600 care homes at risk of closure over the next 5 years – – Will cost £15 billion to replace closed homes – –…
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