New Chief Exec Faces Challenge To Ensure CQC Is Fit For Future
A Public Accounts Committee report on CQC has said that action is needed by the regulator on publication of reports, staffing assumptions, intelligence-gathering and more….
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Decimation Of Trading Standards Services Leaving Older People Open To Fraud
Dramatic cuts in Trading Standards budgets since 2010 are leaving millions of older people at greater risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to a…
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Award Winner For ‘Top 20 Recommended Care Home 2018’
Fairmile Grange care home in Christchurch as received the Carehome.co.uk award for ‘Top 20 Recommended Care Home (South West England) 2018’. Fairmile Grange, the private…
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King’s Fund Report Shows “We Have Turned Back Clock To Bad Old Days”, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to the King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “We…
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LGA Responds To Latest Delayed Transfers Of Care Figures
Responding to the latest figures published today by NHS England on the delayed transfers of care, Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government…
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Children Create History At Care Home
Imaginative youngsters have placed memory sticks filled with art representing both life today and the future in a time capsule at a beautiful new care…
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Hallmark Care Home Shortlisted For Prestigious Design Award
Hallmark Care Homes’ facility in Royal Tunbridge Wells has been shortlisted for an esteemed design award. Chamberlain Court Care Home, which opened in July 2017,…
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Combined Care Initiative Benefits Old And Young In Romsey
– Encouraging greater happiness, mental stimulation and increased longevity amongst their elderly residents, Abbotswood Court care home in Romsey has been welcoming pre-school children from nearby…
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ADASS Responds To Nao Report On Financial Sustainability Of Local Authorities
Responding to the National Audit Office’s report into the financial sustainability of local authorities, Margaret Willcox, President of the Association of Directors of Adult Social…
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The King’s Fund is calling on the NHS to ensure that the way waiting time targets are implemented prevents increasing numbers of patients from facing…
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1in 10 Councils Face “Exhausting Reserves” as Social Care Costs Mount
The financial health of local authorities across England is getting worse, says a report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The report, published today, highlights…
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CARE home residents cast aside the past to try something new on National Old Stuff Day.
CARE home residents cast aside the past to try something new on National Old Stuff Day. Those living at Deangate Care Home, in Barnsley, joined others around the country…
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Narrowing Of NHS Gender Divide But Men Still The Majority In Senior Roles
The proportion of Hospital and Community doctors who are women has grown every year since 2009,3analysis of NHS workforce statistics4 by NHS Digital for International Women’s Day shows. The figures show…
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Sanctuary Care And NAPA Mark 20 Year Anniversary
With fine china, vintage decorations and sweet treats galore, there was plenty to celebrate as Sanctuary Care and activities charity NAPA marked joint 20th year anniversaries. The leading care…
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Caborough Care Launches New Fitness Programme
Older persons care provider, Borough Care, is launching a new fitness programme for residents and staff, which it will be rolling out across its Stockport care homes. SMILE –…
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