The Forgotten Workforce – Recruiting and Retaining Personal Assistants
A survey by Think Local Act Personal and the Local Government Association reveals that people who draw on care and support are finding it very…
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Social Care
New Care Celebrates Ice Cream Month with Mr Whippy
To celebrate National Ice Cream Month, care home operator New Care brought smiles to its residents and care teams across the UK with a surprise…
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Residents from OSJCT Spencer Court Care Home Help to test Blenheim Palace’s Accessibility Features
Care home residents from the Orders of St John Care Trust’s Spencer Court, including a former tour guide, recently visited Blenheim Palace to help inform…
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Care Group Throws Wimbledon Party to Mark Launch of Tennis Charity Supporting Youth Players
With Wimbledon concluding at the weekend, a South East care group has thrown a tennis-themed garden party to mark the launch of a new charity…
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Hit Song Inspires Idea to Keep Manchester Care Home Residents Fit and Active
The Proclaimers’ hit song ‘I’m Gonna Be (500 miles)’ has been used as inspiration by a Manchester care home to help keep its residents fit and…
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Caring Homes Group Celebrate Princess Royal Training Award with HRH Princess Anne
Caring Homes, an independent national network of residential, nursing and dementia care homes, celebrates receiving Princess Royal Training Award (PRTA) by Her Royal Highness The…
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Care Home Residents and Local Beaver Group Come Together for ‘Memory Box’ Community Project
Residents at Signature at Camberley, have recently come together with the Farnborough Tenth Beaver Group to create ‘memory boxes’ as part of a community project….
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Government Announces Change to Adult Social Care Reforms
The government has announced a change to its adult social care charging reforms in England. These changes will, the government say end the lottery of…
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Anger Over More Delays to Care Reform
CARE providers have reacted angrily to further delays to promised reform and called on candidates for the vacant Prime Minister’s job to make social care…
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R&RA Calls for ‘Urgent’ Implementation of Updated COVID Guidance
The COVID guidance for social care has finally been updated, which integrates many of the changes called for back in April by the Relatives &…
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New Campaign Supports Care Sector To Cut Energy Bills
As the cost-of-living crisis hits Britain, a unique campaign has launched to support people who access and deliver social care to cut their energy bills….
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Healthcare Vacancies Show Signs of Stabilising While Applications Rise
Following a peak in hiring towards the end of last year, healthcare job vacancies have dropped, though application numbers are showing some signs of positivity….
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Steve Barclay Appointed New Heath Secretary
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Steve Barclay, former chief of staff at Number 10, as his new health secretary. The appointment follows the resignation…
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Celebrities Stand in Solidarity with Care Workers to Celebrate #GladtoCare Awareness Week 2022
Celebrities, YouTube stars and renowned wellbeing hosts have shown their solidarity with care workers to celebrate a national annual awareness week dedicated to the social…
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Minister for Care to Give Evidence to Lords Adult Social Care Committee
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will question the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP, Minister for Care and Mental Health, as it continues…
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