Hospitals Under Pressure With Three Times More Flu Patients Than Last Year
England’s top doctor has warned pressure on NHS hospitals this winter is “not letting up”, with thousands more patients in hospital compared to the same…
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One Fifth Of Care Workers Managing Multiple Jobs
Almost a fifth (19%) of British care workers now have more than one job with different employers. The finding is one of many in a…
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Call For Urgent Action To Combat Social Care Staffing Crisis In Wales
Mary Wimbury, chief executive of Care Forum Wales A social care champion has called for urgent action to combat the staffing crisis affecting care homes…
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Call For Radical Refocusing Of Health And Care System To Put Primary And Community Services At Its Core
· ‘Answer to over-crowded hospitals is not more hospitals.’ · 30 years of policy and implementation failure in moving ‘care closer to home’ · Need…
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Blood Tests May Predict Dementia 15 Year Before Diagnosis
A blood test that looks for changes in certain proteins could predict dementia up to 15 years before diagnosis, research suggests. Scientists have identified 11…
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Grand Opening Of New Nursing Home In Leicester
Exemplar Health Care has marked the official opening of Greenacre Park, located on Elmdon Drive. Cutting the ribbon was The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor…
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The Welsh Government Confirms Spring Care Home COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Programme
The Welsh Government has confirmed that a spring COVID-19 booster vaccination programme will begin on 1st April for the most vulnerable, including people over 75….
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BMA Asks NHS Leaders To Help Bring An End To Strike Action
The BMA has written to NHS Employers leaders to ask them to agree to a move which may avert further strike action. Junior doctors in…
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Care England Issues A Call to Arms-Champion Change in Care
Care England is issuing a sector wide “Call to Arms” as part of its forthcoming annual conference next month. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive…
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1.4 million More People at Risk of Severe COVID-19 to Have Access to Antiviral Paxlovid
A further 1.4 million people who have an increased risk for progression to severe COVID-19 will be eligible for Paxlovid if they test positive following…
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Oaklands House Launches Hungry Hearts Lunch Club
Oaklands House care home, a member of the Healthcare Homes group, is excited to announce the launch of the “Hungry Hearts Lunch Club” – a…
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JCVI Urges Covid-19 Vaccinations for Care Residents
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced its advice to Government for the COVID-19 vaccine programme in spring this year, and is urging care…
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Social Care Can Help Hospital Crisis Say Providers
Social care providers are offering to meet with health trust chiefs to see if they can work together to ease serious pressures on hospitals in…
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Stern Letter Expresses Deep Concern Following New CQC Inspection Regime
The National Care Association (NCA) has expressed “deep concern” at care regulator the CQC, saying it does not have adequate empathy towards care providers. Calling…
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New Disability Action Plan To Make UK Most Accessible Place In The World
The government has launched its new Disability Action Plan – 32 steps it is taking to make the UK the most accessible place in the world for…
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