Junior Doctors In England Vote To Accept Pay Offer
The BMA’s junior doctors committee (JDC) in England has accepted the Government’s pay offer, with 66% of junior doctors voting in favour of the deal….
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DHSC Second Permanent Secretary Appointed
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced the appointment of Tom Riordan to the role of Second Permanent Secretary. The appointment has…
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Hampshire Care Home Teams Up With Local Gym To Fight Dementia
Portsdown View care home recently participated in a ‘coffee and cake afternoon’ at Pompey Health & Fitness Club to help raise funds for Dementia UK….
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Further Funding Cuts For Councils Would Be Disastrous Says LGA
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Local Government Authority (LGA) says the Government needs to take immediate steps to…
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Sector Responds to Devastating Darzi Report
Industry leaders have responded to the release of a devastating report which reveals that a decade of austerity has left the NHS in “critical condition”…
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‘Major Surgery, Not Sticking Plaster Solutions’ Needed To Rebuild NHS
Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer will today pledge the ‘biggest reimagining of our NHS since its birth’ in a “reform or die” speech this morning…
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10 Million Being Let Down By Mental Health Prevention Plans
A new report by the Mental Health Foundation, Planning for Prevention, has highlighted that an estimated 10 million people across England – almost 1 in…
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Funding Shortfall of £4bn Leaves Councils on a Precipice
Councils across England, Scotland and Wales have a collective hole in their finances amounting to more than £4bn for the coming financial year, way beyond…
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New Care Home Watchdog Standards Considered By City Council
Residential and nursing homes in Stoke-on-Trent could have to reach new standards to be awarded future contracts from the city council. Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s Cabinet…
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Dementia Less Common Among People Taking Certain Diabetes Drugs
People who take certain drugs for type 2 diabetes appear to have a lower risk of dementia, according to new research published in the BMJ….
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Temporary NHS Staff ‘Fearful’ Of Speaking Up About Patient Safety Issues Report Reveals
Temporary NHS workers fear speaking up about patient safety due to discrimination, an investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has found, with…
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Care Cost Cap ‘Undeliverable’ Says Labour Peer
Baroness Gillian Merron has ruled out a care cost cap as “undeliverable” following a contentious debate in the House of Lords earlier this week. The…
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CQC Prosecutions Surge By 700%, According To New Analysis
The healthcare watchdog is prosecuting care homes and registered providers more than ever before in its 15-year history, new analysis from full-service law firm Shakespeare…
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No Red Cards Or Off-Sides – Just Plenty Of Goal Scoring At Bernard Sunley Care Home
The ‘Beautiful Game’ has kicked off at Bernard Sunley, the Woking-based residential, nursing and dementia care home run by charity Friends of the Elderly, with…
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Campaigner’s Open Letter To Prime Minister
A SOCIAL CARE leader has written an open letter to the Prime Minister, urging him to end the scandal of 1.6m older, vulnerable and disabled…
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