CQC Leader Faces Worried Care Providers
Social care providers from across the region are set to quiz a leading regulator on how they can raise standards whilst coping with the current…
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Report Suggests One In Three Dementia Cases May Be Preventable
A new report has estimated that a third of dementia cases could potentially be prevented if nine different risk factors could be eliminated. The Lancet…
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Belong Atherton Resident Hits The High Notes In School Brass Band Performance
Staff at Belong Atherton care village have made a dream come true for lifelong music fan, 85 year-old Edith Ibbotson, by arranging for her to…
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Mental Health Providers Should To Adopt “Quality Improvement”
Mental health providers should to adopt quality improvement to improve patient care, a new report from The King’s Fund finds. Quality improvement, the continual change…
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NACC Training & Development Forum 2017 – A Time For Learning, Debate And Celebration
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Training & Development Forum 2017 on 4-6 October at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, will bring the…
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Summer Fayre Success For Halton View Care Home
DISNEY and Nickelodeon cartoon characters made a special appearance at a Widnes care home summer fayre. The family friendly event was also attended by Halton’s…
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“Care homes integral to health and social care system”
Lead author Professor Claire Goodman from the University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, said: “It is essential that residents in…
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It Is Time For The NHS To See Care Homes As Partners Not Problems, Major Three-Year Study Finds
Research identifies how the NHS and care homes can work better together to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare to the half million people in residential…
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Campaign To End 15-Minute Care Visits Taken To Heart Of Government
One in five councils provided rushed visits for personal care of disabled people despite Government guidance 10,000 plus people have signed petition to end ‘flying’…
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Adult Social Care Workforce Continues To Grow
New analysis from Skills for Care shows the adult social care workforce continues to grow with 1.45 million people now offering care and support in…
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Care Home Manager Skydives For Charity
The manager of Littleport Grange, the Minster-run care home in Ely, has soared to new heights and raised over £1,000 in sponsorship and donations by…
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Millions Awarded For Global Health Research Into Dementia
Experts in ageing have been awarded £2 million from the Department of Health to focus on dementia care and prevention on a global scale. With…
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LGA Responds To MENCAP Care Crisis Warning
Responding to the warning by the Royal Mencap Society that the survival of care providers is at risk due to a dispute over sleep-in pay…
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Care England Announces Date Of Judicial Review Against Essex County Council
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has announced that the date for the hearing of its Judicial Review…
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Deputy Mayor Reopens Colchester’s Most Luxurious Care Home Following £1.2 Million Refurbishment
The Oaks Care Home in Colchester was officially reopened on Friday 14th July by the Deputy Mayor of Colchester, Cllr Peter Chillingworth, with residents, relatives…
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