Dementia Is “The UK’s Biggest Killer” Research Reveals
New analysis from Alzheimer’s Research UK, has confirmed that dementia continues to be the UK’s leading cause of death, accounting for more than one in…
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Healthcare
Cottingham Care Home Takes The Lead After Receiving National Accreditation
Magnolia House care home in Cottingham has recently become just one of three services in the country to achieve compliance to the new British Standard…
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Registration For The Care Show London, On 24-25 April At Excel London, Is Now Live
The Care Show will be bringing its celebration of the care sector to the nation’s capital for the first time this spring. Free to attend…
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Still Time For Government To Stop Strikes If It Puts Forward ‘Credible’ Final Offer, Says BMA
Responding to comments made by that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care suggesting that junior doctors walked out of talks before an…
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CQC Begins Rollout of New Assessment Framework
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced that it has begun the roll out of its a new assessment framework in the South region with…
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Getting Routines Right for People Living with Dementia
By Bernadette Mossman, Healthcare Director at Vida Healthcare (https://vidahealthcare.co.uk) Amidst 55 million global dementia cases and 10 million new diagnoses annually, emphasising specialised care routines…
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Longevity Experts Set Out Bold Solutions To Maximise The Opportunity Of Longer Lives
Financial incentives for exercising, a leg up to adulthood with a ‘decent start’ lump sum payment for school leavers and allowing bereaved or separated individuals…
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Staff At Parley Place Care Home Elf Themselves For Elf Day!
Staff at Parley Place Care Home in West Parley swapped their uniforms for costumes on National Elf Day and enjoyed a visit from some new…
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Dorset Care Chief Voices Fears For Sector Over Plans To Cut Net Migration
New plans to cut net migration will mean separating overseas care workers from their families and could destabilise the vulnerable social care sector, says Dorset…
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Section 114 Fear For Almost 1 In 5 Council Leaders After Cashless Autumn Statement
Almost one in five council leaders and chief executives in England surveyed by the Local Government Association think it is very or fairly likely that…
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Creative Health Could Help Ailing NHS Health And Social Care Systems Report Reveals
Today, Wednesday 6 December, the National Centre for Creative Health and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing have published a major report, the Creative Health Review: How Policy…
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Heart-Breaking Christmas For People With Dementia As One In Three Left Cut Off
Christmas will never be same for 65% of current carers who say dementia has “robbed” them of a carefree and joyful festive season, a new…
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Over 10,000 Autistic Adults Are Not Receiving The Social Care They Need
The Government is failing autistic adults, with over 10,000 people not receiving the care they are legally entitled to, putting them at risk of breakdown,…
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Government Announces Series of Immigration Reforms
The Government has announced a series of immigration reforms to reduce the level of legal migration, which has reached record-breaking figures in accordance with the…
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NHS Urges People To Get Winter Jabs With Two Weeks Until Online Bookings Close
With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to book…
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