Hewitt Independent Review of ICSs Published
Patricia Hewitt’s independent review into Integrated Care Systems (ICS) has been published, the Government has today announced. The Secretary of State for Health and Social…
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Social Care
Social Care Workforce Funding to be Halved
Funding promised to develop the social care workforce in England has been halved, the government has confirmed. In 2021 the government promised “at least” £500…
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National Care Service Bill ‘Lacks Fundamental Detail’, Says RCN Scotand in Letter to New Minister
RCN Scotland has expressed ‘serious concerns’ about the Scottish government’s National Care Service Bill. In a letter on the 3rd April to Maree Todd MSP,…
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Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare this April 03 Apr 2023
Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare this April and is encouraging all social care organisations and people working in social care to join in. The #CelebratingSocialCare…
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Only one in seven of the British public are satisfied with social care services, according to analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey by the…
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Mayor Thanks Staff at West Sussex Care Home for their Commitment to Care
Staff at a care home in Crawley have been recognised for their long service. Burleys Wood held a celebration where guests – including the mayor…
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‘Exceptional’ Belong Crewe Named National Winners at Great British Care Awards
Compassionate Crewe carers at Belong on Brookhouse Drive have been announced as winners of the Palliative Carer Award at this year’s Great British Care Awards…
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Resident Visits Country of Origin and Credits Care Home for His Journey
It was a dream come true for a resident at an Aylesbury home as he was able to visit the country of his origin. Joao…
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ARC England CEO Barometer Survey Shows Provider Confidence in Sector is Declining
The Association For Real Change (ARC England) Learning Disability Research Unit has published the findings of the first CEO Barometer, which found that the overall…
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Spring Lambs Delight Care Home Residents
A woman who used to work as a cleaner at a Wellington care home has returned to visit the residents of Camelot House and Lodge…
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England’s Largest Councils Need to Make £1bn Worth of Savings Despite Council Tax Rises
New research shows that England’s largest councils will need to make at least £1bn in savings to balance their 2023/24 budgets, despite many of them…
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Four OSJCT Care Employees Reach LinCA Care Awards Final
Four finalists from Lincolnshire care homes run by The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) will be attending the Lincolnshire Care Association (LinCA) Care…
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Pet Therapy comes to The Oaks Care Home
The residents of The Oaks Care Home welcomed two newborn lambs, a couple of ferrets and a cat called Tash as part of a pet…
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Four Oakland Care Homes Named in UK’s Top 100
Care home provider, Oakland Care, have achieved the remarkable feat of four of their nine homes featuring in the Luxury Care Home Guide for 2023….
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Children’s Bells Ring Out to Wow Dorset Care Home Residents
Handbell ringers as young as ten staged an ‘a-pealing’ afternoon of songs at a Dorset care home, encouraging residents to join in. Colten Care’s Bourne…
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