Since leaving school many years ago my chosen career path has always been in the caring profession from mental health, autism, general nursing and now dementia care. My interest in dementia care all started back in 1999 when my mum’s ...

The Court of Appeal will tomorrow (Friday 13 July at 10am) deliver its long-awaited decision on whether care-providers must pay National Minimum Wage to staff working sleep-in shifts. If the Courts uphold earlier Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions ...

The manager of nursing and residential home, Fremantle Court, run by local care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, presented Stoke Mandeville Ambulance Service with special cakes to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday, as part of wider celebrations across the ...

The latest figures from the NMC show that the number of EU midwives and nurses leaving the register has increased by 29%. Between April 2017 and March 2018 3964 people from the EU left the NMC register. Over the same ...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England. CQC has inspected and rated over 200 independent hospitals in England,  at an overall level, for their ...

Dementia UK recognises the achievements of three pioneering Admiral Nurses for people living with dementia Dementia UK, a charity providing specialist dementia support, has awarded three of its Admiral Nurses for 20 years’ of service. The awards recognized Alison Coignard, ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland is launching a new exhibition to highlight the important role nursing plays during conflicts. For Queen and Country: Nursing, Trauma and War will tell the stories of defence nursing providing skilled, compassionate care ...

Families living with dementia in Purbeck now have access to specialist dementia support – thanks to incredible local fundraising efforts. A special event at Durlston Castle in Swanage marked the launch of Dorset’s first community-based Admiral Nurse service. It celebrated ...

‘Variation in job titles within the nursing workforce’- a new study that will be published on Thursday 7 September 2017) in The Journal of Clinical Nursing, warns of a significant risk to patient safety that threatens to undermine public confidence in the ...

Amy Childs, Consultant Nurse with the Danshell Group, has received national recognition as a winner at the prestigious National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards 2017. The awards ceremony was hosted by actress Sally Phillips to celebrate excellence in the support ...