Lib Dems Announce £8bn Plan To Fix Health And Social Care Crisis
The Liberal Democrats have promised an £8bn package for health and care services in England in their election manifesto. At the launch of the party’s…
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Healthcare
Birmingham Care Home Joins the Cycle Relay to Raise Funds for Huntington’s Disease
Exemplar Health Care’s Otterburn care home is gearing up to participate in the Dudley to Redditch section of the Great British Care Cycle Relay on…
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NPA Warns That Pharmacy Closures Are At Record High Levels
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned of ‘skyrocketing’ levels of pharmacy closures this year. New analysis by the NPA, which represents independent community pharmacies across the…
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62% Of Over 75s Still Waiting For Clear Government Policy On Social Care To Start Planning
Research from retirement specialist Just Group has revealed that 62% of over 75’s are waiting for clear Government social care policies. Over three in five…
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Green Party Pledges “Game Changing” £50bn per year to NHS and Social Care
The Green Party has called on the next government to invest an extra £50bn a year to support the NHS and social care financed by…
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Conservatives Pledge To Bring Care “Closer To Home”
The Conservative Party has announced a pledge to build 100 new GP surgeries and ‘modernise’ a further 150, should they win the upcoming general election….
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BMA Lays Out Manifesto For Next Government
Without looking after and retaining doctors, the next Government has no hope of improving peoples’ health or of high-quality treatment being readily available, pushing the…
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One Month Left To Get Spring Covid Jab As NHS Rolls Out Joint Appointment Booking
With only one month left of this year’s spring covid vaccine programme, the NHS is urging all eligible people who haven’t yet had their top-up…
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Lib Dems Pledge Free Personal Care For Elderly And Disabled
The Liberal Democrats have said that free personal care would be offered to older or disabled people at home, if they were the government. Leader…
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Cornerstone Healthcare Group Joins Forces with CWC
Cornerstone Healthcare Group will join forces with the Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) to support care workers in need. Established in 2009, the Care Workers Charity…
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Scottish Researchers Awarded £100k To Drive Forward A Cure For Dementia
Researchers based at leading Scottish Universities have received support from Alzheimer’s Research UK, helping them to develop future treatments for dementia. The £100k is part…
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Exemplar Health Care Welcomes New Sexuality Champions
Exemplar Health Care, has welcomed its first group of Sexuality Champions to encourage and normalise conversations about friendships, sexuality and intimacy within care homes. Working…
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Corridor Care’ Becoming ‘Normalised’ And Is Major Threat To Patient Safety
Every day in Scotland patients are being cared for in corridors and other inappropriate settings and left without access to essential equipment and facilities, it…
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Local Care Home Launches Dementia Support Café With Support From Chippenham Police
In order to support residents’ relatives and friends, and the local community, Barchester’s Cepen Lodge Care Home in Chippenham is launching a regular monthly dementia…
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Junior Doctors Announce New Strike Dates In England Ahead Of General Election
Junior doctors in England have announced new strike dates ahead of the General Election as Rishi Sunak continues to refuse to meet junior doctors’ demands…
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