Overseas Recruitment Yields Success for North Yorkshire Care Provider
A North Yorkshire care provider has spoken of the excellent partnership overseas care workers have formed with existing staff to provide vital care for vulnerable…
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New Guidance On Vitamin D Supplements For Residents In Adult Care Homes
The Care Inspectorate (Scotland) has this month published new guidance on offering vitamin D nutritional supplements to eligible residents in adult care homes. Vitamin D is important…
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NHS Workforce “Dangerously low” with Patient Demand Soaring, Scottish Government Warned
The Scottish government must take serious action in 2024 to secure the future of the NHS after a snap survey from BMA Scotland revealed that…
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Frome Nursing Home Winter Wonderland
Frome Nursing Home opens its doors and welcomes the Frome community in to experience its wonderful Winter Wonderland. The home transformed into a festive haven,…
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Life Expectancy Decline Hits Economy and Workforce
Life expectancy for people aged over 50 has started to fall, new research from the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC) reveals The think tank…
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Barchester Chacombe park care home in Banbury got in the Christmas spirit by visiting Blenheim Palace and some Christmas markets. Residents had a wish to…
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Government Must Ditch ‘Catastrophic’ Plans for Migrant Care Workers Unison says
The government must scrap ‘catastrophic’ new visa rules aimed at migrant care workers, say UNISON and the National Care Forum (NCF). In a letter to health…
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Junior Doctor Strikes Could Cause Significant Impact To Patients And Services
Speaking as junior doctors across England prepare to strike Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the impact on frontline services is likely…
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Health Innovation West Midlands Shares Details Of Transformative Health And Care Projects
Representatives from across the health and care sector descended upon Birmingham, to take part and learn from the transformational health innovations and projects spearheaded by…
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Strikes Set To Severely Disrupt The NHS Over The Holidays Warns Top Doctor
The NHS is facing weeks of major disruption at a time when services are already under significant winter pressure, England’s top doctor has warned today….
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Government Settlement – County Authorities ‘Bitterly Disappointed’
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has announced the provisional local government settlement 2024/25, confirming that the government will provide no additional…
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6.5% Increase In Council Funding Not Enough Sector Says
A 6.5% increase in funding for local councils in England is unlikely to quell fears of a wave of de facto town hall bankruptcies, and…
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MHA Hosts Annual Award Ceremony To Highlight And Appreciate Staff
Methodist Homes (MHA) recently held their annual OSCARs awards. The OSCARs awards ceremony was part of the organisation’s managers conference and was the first in…
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NICE Gets Ready To Assess New Dementia Treatments
Recent breakthroughs in our understanding of the disease have begun to shed light on its complex nature and new treatments have begun to emerge including…
Read more...NHS Waiting List Falls but Backlog of 7.7million Still Cause for Concern
Waiting lists for routine NHS ops have fallen, in a sign that hospitals are finally getting a grip on the massive backlog. Over 7.7million procedures like hip…
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