The NIHR has launched the first round of Strategic Infrastructure Partnerships (SIPs) – a funding opportunity to tackle some of the most pressing health and care challenges facing the UK.
Read more...Colleagues at Alston House Care Home are celebrating after winning the ‘Customer Excellence’ award at this year’s Eastleigh Business Improvement District [BID] awards.
Read more...Tributes have been pouring in after a “magnificent” social care champion announced he’s stepping down from two major frontline roles.
Read more...Care provider, Hadrian Healthcare, has now secured planning permission to build a new Residential Care Home in the picturesque market town of Penrith.
Read more...Researchers funded by Bristol-based charity BRACE Dementia Research have developed a potential new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s. Dr Kemp and his research team at the…
Read more...Complaints about adult social care in England rose by 22% last year, according to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s (LGSCO) Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints 2025-26, published today.
Read more...Residents, team members, and families from Archbridge Manor care home in Telford organised their own Memory Walk in honour of World Alzheimer’s Day.
Read more...Two of Belong’s pioneering care villages, Belong Warrington and Belong Newcastle-under-Lyme, have been awarded the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Award for their exceptional standard of end-of-life care, with both of the dementia specialist’s villages achieving the prestigious Platinum rating.
Read more...A Senedd member was moved to tears after joining residents at a North Wales dementia care home for a poignant sing-song.
Read more...Business property adviser, Christie & Co, has launched its ‘Care Market Review 2026’ report, revealing a sector that is moving forward with growing confidence, supported by strong investor demand and improving operational performance.
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that progress on mandatory learning disability and autism training is uneven, one year after the publication of the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice. Some providers are showing innovation, but others are not meeting the requirement at all.
Read more...Chartwell House by Boutique Care Homes, in Broadstairs, Kent, welcomed 11 learners from CXK’s Explore Health and Social Care Programme for a Dementia Friends awareness session, giving them a first taste of what a career in care could look like.
Read more...Catherine House Care Home has received a Gold award after being named a joint winner of the Courtyard category in the 2026 Frome in Bloom competition.
Read more...Residents and staff at a Derbyshire care home welcomed local firefighters for a special thank-you after crews worked through the night to tackle a serious fire metres from the home.
Read more...76 year old RAF veteran, Peter Heys, recently attended the Cosby Victory Show, where he watched wartime air show displays, battle re-enactments, vintage military vehicles, and enjoyed 1940s themed entertainment. The annual event takes place across a 100-acre farm in early September to honour the legacy and history of the 1940s and World War II.
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