Care UK Calls for More Recognition for the Work Nurses Do in Care Homes
As International Nurses Day dawns, Care UK’s most senior nurse, Rachel Gilbert has called on everyone to remember that nurses don’t just do an amazing…
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Providers Call for Support as Battle Cost of Living Crisis Increases
CARE providers have today called on the Government for support as they battle a cost-of-living crisis in the wake of Covid-19 hardships. The Independent Care…
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Local Care Home Resident Ruby Celebrates 101st birthday
An Oxfordshire care home resident has just celebrated her 101st birthday with friends and family. Ruby Riches, who is a resident at Rosebank care home…
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Kneading the Way, Care Home Residents Celebrate Real Bread Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green had a fantastic time celebrating Real Bread Week, surely one of the best…
Read more...Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
Read more...New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental…
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People with Care and Support Needs Volunteer at International Football Tournament
One of the North East’s biggest social care providers, Community Integrated Care, has assisted 10 people with support needs to take part in a once…
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Providers Welcome Chance to Recruit from Overseas
CARE providers have today welcomed the opportunity to recruit staff from overseas again but warned that bureaucracy is slowing down the process. From today care…
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More Doctors and Nurses Working in NHS
There are record numbers of doctors (over 127,700) and nurses (almost 310,100) working in the NHS for the third month running, according to the latest
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UK Marks 132 Million Life-Saving Covid-19 Vaccinations in 2021
Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all four nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British…
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NHS Plans New Nightingale Facilities in Response to Omicron
The NHS is setting up new Nightingale surge hubs at hospitals across the country as part of preparations for a potential wave of Omicron admissions….
Read more...Government Provides Extra £60 Million to Local Authorities for Adult Social Care Over January 2022
The government will provide an extra £60 million to local authorities to support the adult social care response to COVID-19 in January, Minister for Care…
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Welcome for extra £60m to aid care staff crisis
CARE providers today welcomed a £60m Government cash injection for the sector but wished it had come sooner. The Independent Care Group (ICG) says every…
Read more...Government Must Listen to Those Needing Care in 2022
THE Government must listen to the needs of older and vulnerable people who need care and start taking meaningful action in 2022, a campaigner said…
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From Café to Care Village – Coffee Shop Manager Finds Calling in Social Care
A former coffee shop manager has progressed to one of the top roles at the Belong care village in Newcastle-under-Lyme after leaving her previous job…
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