GMB Urges Labour to Support Call for Minimum £15 Hourly Rate Care Workers
A union leader is to call on the Labour Party to support its campaign for care workers to be paid £15 an hour GMB union…
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Social Care
Report Reveals 229% Rise in Social Care Needs Assessment Enquiries Compared to Pre Pandemic Figures
Today marks the release of national charity Access Social Care’s annual State of the Nation report, which reveals a staggering 229% increase in the number…
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TV Star Inspires People with Learning Disabilities in Charity’s Special Inspiration Session
Actor and reporter, Ruben Reuter, inspired people with care and support needs across the UK to follow their dreams, in a special virtual ‘Meet &…
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Local System Mismanagement-Lessons Must be Learned
Care England has called for lessons to be learned from the care hotel initiative deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive…
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Thank You’s All Round for National Carers Week
Middletown Grange care home in Hailey Nr Witney, run by Barchester Healthcare, are celebrating National Carers’ Week, which takes place from June 6-12. Residents wanted…
Read more...OU Carers Scholarship Open for Applications Until End of Month
The Open University’s (OU) Carers Scholarships Fund is open for applications until the 24 June 2022. Established to help carers overcome the many hurdles that…
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National Care Group Scoops Prestigious Industry Accolade
The National Care Group has fought off competition from across the country to be named ‘Complex Care Provider of the Year’ at the Health Investor…
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Window of Opportunity for Health and Social Care Collaboration
Care England, has welcomed the constructive independent review by General Messenger and Dame Pollard on health and social care leadership. Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief…
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Leadership Review Needs Care Reform Too Says Care Providers
A major shake-up of leadership in health and social care is worthless without a better deal for social care, providers said today. The Government has…
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Care Manager Receives Special Honour from the Queen
AN EAST-DURHAM-based care manager has been recognised for her services to Nursing in Social Care as part of The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022. Julie…
Read more...Family Visits Made Easier for Scotland’s Care Home Residents
New guidance reinforcing the expectation that people in adult care homes should be able to see their friends and family without restrictions has been published….
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Belong Co-Founder Awarded MBE in Queen’s Honours
One of the founders behind the Belong village model has been awarded an order of the Most Excellent British Empire in the Queen’s birthday honours…
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Post-Pandemic Boost for Powys Care Homes
A dozen care homes in Powys have been given a vote of confidence, after Powys County Council agreed a two-year contract extension with employee-owned provider…
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Lords Committee to Explore New Approaches to Adult Social Care
Later today (June 6), the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will hold evidence sessions with industry experts to explore asset-based approaches to care…
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Jubilee Celebrations Fit for a Queen
Excitement has been running high at Ashcombe House in Worting Road where residents and staff have been busy making Jubilee-themed decorations in preparation for a…
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