Mind Responds To Annual Mental Health Act Statistics
Annual figures for detentions under the Mental Health Act in England, covering April 2024 to March 2025, have today been published by the NHS. Under…
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NACC Celebrate 2025 Award Winners
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham (1st – 2nd October 2025) to celebrate the great and the good of care catering…
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NHS Waiting Lists Drive Patients To Risky Choices — With Many Delaying Cancer Checks As Trust In AI Surges
A new study has revealed how NHS waiting lists are pushing patients into risky choices – with some delaying or even avoiding care altogether, despite…
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Ilona Tomza Crowned as the 2025 NACC Care Chef of the Year
Ilona Tomza of Porthaven Care Homes of has been crowned National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2025. Ilona was crowned…
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Analysis Reveals Unfair “Luck Of The Draw” In Access To NHS Funded Care Packages
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) – a package of free health and social care provided outside of hospital which the NHS pays for – is failing…
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‘The 10-Year Health Plan Will Fail Without Us’-Sector Leaders Call For Parity With The NHS
More than 20 CEOs and Directors from across social care gathered in London last week for a roundtable organised by The Access Group and Casson…
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Plan to Deport Legal Migrants “Potentially Catastrophic” Warns Social Care Champion
A social care champion says Reform UK’s “potentially catastrophic” plan to threaten legal immigrants with deportation would put vulnerable people at risk in Wales. Mario…
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‘More Than A Parent’: New Short Film Highlights Suicide Risk for Parents Caring For Disabled Children
A new short film, based on University of Birmingham research, is sharing the voices of, and crisis facing, parent carers in the UK. More than…
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Kent Care Home Leader Wins International Business Award
A Kent-based care home entrepreneur has been recognised on the global stage after being named a winner in the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in…
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Holmfirth Care Home Residents Enjoy Special Brass Band Performance
Residents at HC-One’s Greenacres Care Home in Meltham, Holmfirth, were treated to an afternoon of music, memories, and community spirit when the Lindley Community Brass…
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Hilton Park Residents Enjoy a Trip to Bottisham Air Museum
Residents from Hilton Park Care Home in Bottisham took a nostalgic trip down memory lane when they visited the Bottisham Airfield Museum. The Museum was…
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Melbourn Springs Donates £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints for Refurbishment Works
Melbourn Springs Care Home has proudly donated £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints, Melbourn, supporting essential refurbishment works that will help preserve the…
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Mental Health Act Detention Data Continues to Show Worrying Disparities Based on Ethnicity
NHS Confederation mental health director Rebecca Gray has expressed concern over the disparity in detention rates of mental patients, based on ethnicity, in the recent…
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Number of Full-Time Unpaid Carers Soars by 70 Per Cent- Now at “Breaking Point”
England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and growing reliance on unpaid carers, according to a new paper for…
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Care England Report Highlights Transformative Impact of Physical Activity in Care Homes
A new report published by Care England shines a spotlight on how regular, inclusive physical activity is improving the health, confidence, and wellbeing of older…
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