CQC Chief Admits ‘We Got Things Wrong’ And Announces More Inspections
The Care Quality Commission’s new chief executive has admitted that the regulator “got things wrong” during the rollout of its new inspection regime and announced…
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Healthcare
People Needing More Care And Support, Pushing Councils To Overspend, Says ADASS Survey
People needing more intense care and support after hospital, pushing local councils to overspend, according to a new survey. People are needing more complex care…
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Junior Doctors Attend First Meeting with New Government
BMA junior doctors committee co-chairs Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi attended their first meeting with the newly appointed Secretary of State for Health…
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CCFTV Writes to the Newly Appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Care Campaign for the Vulnerable (CCFTV) has formally written to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting MP. expressing…
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‘Bernie Smith Cup’ Charity Football Tournament Raises £1100 For The Matt Hampson Foundation
Exemplar Health Care’s Yarningdale care home in Codnor hosted a fiercely competitive five-a-side charity football tournament to raise money for charity. The inaugural Bernie Smith…
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FA And Alzheimer’s Society Announce Extension Of Charity Partnership For Fourth Year
The Football Association (FA) and Alzheimer’s Society have today announced a further extension to its charity partnership until July 2025. Alzheimer’s Society became the official…
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Improving NHS Performance Not Going To Be Quick Or Easy
NHS staff managed a record number of A&E attendances for any June and more than half a million emergency admissions, new figures show. Hospitals reported…
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86-Year-Old Terry Walden Takes To The Skies For The Rowans Hospice In Memory Of Beloved Wife
On Saturday 27th July 2024, Terry Walden, an 86-year-old local hero, will be taking on an extraordinary challenge to raise funds for The Rowans Hospice….
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NHS Waiting Times Slower To Recover In England Than In Similar Countries
The NHS in England is lagging behind other high-income countries on how quickly it is recovering from the pandemic when it comes to average (median)…
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HC-One Brings Home Managers Together For Leadership Conference
Care provider HC-One brought together its home managers, operational teams and support office colleagues for its ‘Even Better Together’ leadership conference in June. The event,…
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Labour Appoints New Health and Social Care Ministers
Two new health and social care ministers have been named, as prime minister Sir Keir Starmer continues to form his government after last week’s general…
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Care Leader Congratulates New Labour MP
A leading North Yorkshire social care campaigner has congratulated his new constituency MP and sent a message of hope that the new Labour government will…
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BMA Offers to ‘Work Together to Get the NHS Back On Its Feet’ in Letter to New Health Secretary
Professor Philip Banfield, BMA chair of council, has written today to the newly-appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, offering to…
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Time for Political Silence on Social Care to End Says Care Leader
Social care is one of the biggest challenges the new government will face – but it was almost completely absent from the General Election campaign…
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The Carer General Election Live – Sector Leaders Share their Views on Labour’s Historic General Election Win
The ballots have been counted; it has been confirmed that Labour have won the general election with a convincing majority. Sir Keir Starmer, MP for…
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