Occupancy levels across private care homes in the UK have returned to, and in some cases exceeded, the pre-pandemic long-term average to reach 88%, according…
Read more...A new survey highlights a serious risk to the care sector, as providers feel forced to redirect expenditure away from digital developments in order to…
Read more...A new survey reveals that less than half of the public (42%) trust the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The results highlight worrying concerns about the…
Read more...Researchers are leading a pioneering study to investigate a new laser-based test that could detect different types of dementia early in the disease. If successful,…
Read more...Business property adviser, Christie & Co, has launched its Care Market Review 2024 report, which analyses a range of topics relating to the UK healthcare…
Read more...A new Research Letter published in Palliative Medicine estimates that the palliative care needs of people living with dementia in England and Wales will be…
Read more...Researchers from Kent, in collaboration with the University of Surrey and the University of Hertfordshire, have developed a free guide to support care homes to…
Read more...New research shows that unpaid carers are much more likely to experience financial hardship, and that the rate of poverty is 50% higher for those…
Read more...Temporary NHS workers fear speaking up about patient safety due to discrimination, an investigation by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has found, with…
Read more...The healthcare watchdog is prosecuting care homes and registered providers more than ever before in its 15-year history, new analysis from full-service law firm Shakespeare…
Read more...A major research study has found that one in three dying people in England and Wales were severely or overwhelmingly affected by pain in the…
Read more...A new report from the Homecare Association reveals critical failures in the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) regulation of homecare services in England. This puts people…
Read more...Alzheimer’s Society will be investing £9million into funding three new Doctoral Training Centres designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their…
Read more...As the Paralympic Games begins in Paris, experts have said the health and wellbeing of disabled people in the UK is being “shockingly neglected”, in…
Read more...The National Institute for Health and Care Research has funded universities across 12 regions in England £33.2m to provide research training and engagement programmes for…
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