By Martin Lowthian, Quality and Governance Specialist, Access Health, Support and Care (www.theaccessgroup.com) The critical problems facing the care sector remain relatively constant year on…
Read more...By Rob Henry, Head of Culinary Solutions and Compliance at EF-Group (www.ef-group.co.uk) For any of us, maintaining a good, balanced diet is key to maintaining…
Read more...Spring has officially sprung! And with the weather getting warmer, it won’t be long before summer comes knocking at the door. But while we look…
Read more...By Ian Pace, Partner in Weightmans’ employment law team (www.weightmans.com/people/ian-pace/) A raft of changes to employment rights legislation recently came into effect, and it’s important…
Read more...Independent Care Group chair Mike Padgham writes exclusively for The Carer The time for debate and discussion is done – we need a National Care…
Read more...By Mitesh Dhanak, Chair of the Organising Committee of Championing Social Care and Founder of Precious Homes (www.precious-homes.co.uk) News about understaffing in the care sector…
Read more...By: Gerald Oppenheim, Chief Executive of the Fundraising Regulator (www.fundraisingpreference.org.uk) As we mark Carers Week, we are reminded that care workers perform one of the…
Read more...By Jo Crossland, Head of Dementia Care, Avery Healthcare (www.averyhealthcare.co.uk) Mood-altering or behaviour modifying medication to treat ‘behaviour’ in dementia care has long been a…
Read more...By Suman Saha, Co-founder and Medical Director at Doctify (https://www.doctify.com/uk) Word of mouth in social care is now taking place online. As a digital-first society,…
Read more...By Hourglass’ CEO Richard Robinson. Sadly, the abuse of older people is not a new issue, but one that has now reached a critical threshold…
Read more...Evolve Care Group’s (www.evolvecaregroup.com) writer Beth Tingle, covers the life histories surrounding the organisations many care and nursing homes and the extraordinary people that live…
Read more...By Denis Kinane, Immunologist and Founding Scientist at Cignpost Diagnostics (www.cignpostdiagnostics.com) Last week, it was reported that the UK Health Security Agency, the public health…
Read more...By Sadie Besley, senior operations director, Randstad UK (www.randstad.co.uk) Care homes are suffering epic staff shortages. Staff burnout is sky high; some care teams have…
Read more...By Dan Sullivan, National Compliance Coordinator at NTH Solutions (www.nthsolutions.co.uk) The last two years have seen a new level of scrutiny on cleanliness and safety…
Read more...By Julie Butcher- Head of Marketing at Webbox (www.webbox.co.uk) Dogs are wonderful animals. They’re incredibly loyal, loving, and make great companions too. And these fantastic…
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