LGA Responds To Age UK Report On Social Care Delayed Transfers Of Care
Responding to a report by Age UK on delayed transfers of care attributable to social care and the need to put adult social care on… Read More
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Social Care
Carers at Colten Take Next Career Step
South coast care home operator Colten Care has seen its latest cohort of care staff pass an in-house training course to take up new clinical… Read More
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Care Home Residents Need their General Practitioners
Care England has criticised a GPs vote to remove home visits from their core work. The recent proposal from the Kent GP Local Medical Committee… Read More
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Up To 90,000 Social Care Workers Needed Immediately To Meet Manifesto Pledges
New analysis reveals that up to 90,000 home care workers for the over 65s are needed immediately if the main parties’ manifesto pledges to expand… Read More
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Conservatives Pledge Extra Funding For Social Care
The Conservatives have pledged to inject an extra £1 billion per year in social care over the next five years to “stabilise” the system and… Read More
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When Are Covert Recordings Deemed Acceptable?
Tina Chander is a partner and head of the Employment team at leading Midlands law firm, Wright Hassall Over the last decade, the issue of… Read More
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Mental Health Must Be Priority For Next Government
Responding to the Conservative Party’s manifesto for the 2019 General Election, Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Mental Health Network, which is part of the… Read More
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Conservative Manifesto Makes Welcome Promises On Staffing But Falls Short On Social Care
Responding to the Conservative Party’s manifesto for the 2019 General Election, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare… Read More
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Liberal Democrats Pledge £35bn For Health And Social Care
In a commitment to alleviate the chronic health and social care crisis the Liberal Democrats have promised to inject £35 billion into the NHS and… Read More
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What Technology Can Reveal About Your Care Home and How it Can Help Ensure it Meets CQC Standards
Changes to the PIR or Provider Information Return only came into force in August, but they herald an important sea-change in the inspection process. In… Read More
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Cardboard Cut-Outs Stand In For Absent Party Leaders
Call for firm election pledges over social care Life-size cardboard cut-outs of the three main party leaders took to the stage today when the politicians… Read More
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Hospice Dementia Service Named ‘Best Team’ In National Awards
St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham, has been honoured with a national award at the prestigious Dementia Care Awards at a high-profile Gala Night held earlier this… Read More
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Barchester Healthcare Acquires 24 brighterkind Care Homes from Private Equity Firm Terra Firma
Barchester Healthcare has purchased 24 brighterkind care homes from Terra Firma, for an undisclosed sum. Barchester has more than 12,000 beds and looks after 11,000… Read More
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Brunelcare Lead the Way with Mindfulness
Brunelcare, a Bristol based charity providing housing, care and support for older people in the South West for over 75 years, is set to open… Read More
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Could You Win The £1000 Cosyfeet OT Award?
The Cosyfeet Occupational Therapy Award 2020 is now open for entries. This £1000 award will be presented to an OT student or qualified OT planning… Read More
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