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Homes Together backs North Yorkshire’s £3.5bn Care Procurement Shake-Up, But Urges Focus on Younger Disabled Adults

A Harrogate-based specialist care provider has backed North Yorkshire Council’s plans to reshape how it buys adult social care, but says the needs of younger…

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Green-Fingered Elcia Lends Helping Hand to Keep Hospice Garden Looking its Best

A care home resident rolled up her sleeves to help maintain the garden at Winchester Hospice in a bid to give patients and their loved ones a more inviting outdoor space.

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Independent Care Group Calls on Chancellor to Deliver Immediate Social Care Action in Budget

Independent Care Group Calls on Chancellor to Deliver Immediate Social Care Action in Budget The Independent Care Group (ICG) is today urging Chancellor John Healey…

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New Skills Collective to Help Tackle Long-Term Workforce Challenges Across the Sector

A skills collective is bringing together workforce leaders, employers, educators, sector bodies, union representatives and people with lived experience to help shape the future of…

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“Care Market Must be Shaped Around People’s Needs” Warns Care Leader

Social care leader Mike Padgham has called for urgent action on funding and commissioning following today’s publication of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care…

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Dementia Diagnoses in England Reach Record High as NHS Meets Detection Target

The number of people formally diagnosed with dementia in England has reached a record 523,081, according to the latest figures, an increase of 10,615 from…

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My Choice Healthcare Celebrates Trio of Successes at Social Care Awards

Care provider My Choice Healthcare is celebrating huge success at this year’s Social Care Top 30 and Social Care Leadership Awards. CEO Bethan Evans was…

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Rapid Change and Inequality Shape Social Care, CQC Warns

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned that England’s social care market is undergoing rapid change, with no clear direction of travel, while persistent inequalities…

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95% of End-of-Life Care Comes from Carers and Family

The National End of Life Care Coalition (NEoLCC) launches a new report today that reveals how the vast majority of end-of-life care, bereavement support and…

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BN Care Expands South West Footprint with Acquisition of Two Devon Care Homes

BN Care has expanded its South West footprint with the acquisition of two established Devon care homes, marking a significant step towards its ambition of creating an integrated care pathway for older people across the region.

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Record Numbers Take Steps Towards a Dementia Cure as Walk For A Cure Raises More Than £600,000

A record 4,945 people signed up to Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Walk For A Cure this year, raising more than £600,000 for dementia research, the charity…

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Applications Open for Free Care Workforce Pathway Support Programme

Adult social care providers across England are being invited to apply for a free support programme designed to help organisations put the Care Workforce Pathway (the Pathway) into practice and strengthen workforce development.

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