Baroness Casey Launches the Big Conversation on Care with the Public
Baroness Casey of Blackstock has launched The Big Conversation on Care, the most ambitious public conversation in a generation, handing the public a direct role…
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Social Care
A Toast to Tradition: Celebrating Afternoon Tea Week in Care Homes Across the UK
From 10th to 16th August 2026, care homes up and down the country will once again be reaching for their finest china, plumping up their scones, and polishing their teapots in celebration of Afternoon Tea Week — one of the most delightfully British traditions in the residential and nursing care calendar.
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Sector Gives Cautious Welcome to Prime Ministers Speech on Social Care
The care sector has today given a cautious welcome to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s landmark speech on adult social care, in which he vowed to fix England’s “broken” system and pledged that his government would succeed where “successive administrations have ducked the issue for too long.”
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PM Pledges to End “Decades of Political Drift” on Social Care
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to fix England’s broken social care system, announcing an accelerated timetable for the National Care Service commission and a new cross-party push…
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Carluke Care Home and Street Level Partnership Blossoms as Generations Come Together
A new partnership between Milton Grange Care Home in Carluke and local youth charity Street Level is helping transform the home’s gardens while uniting different generations through shared community projects.
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Care Workers’ Charity Helps CQC Launch New Guide
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has welcomed the publication of the Care Workers’ guide to CQC, a new resource on the Care Quality Commission’s website co-produced with care workers from CWC’s Care Worker Advisory Board and Champions Project.
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Loveday and Co Appoints Petra Ionescu as Director of Operations
Later living and clinical care provider Loveday & Co has announced the appointment of Petra Ionescu as its Director of Operations.
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Social Care- Time for Problem-Solving, Not Point-Scoring says Burnham
Visiting a care home today [Wednesday 29th July], the Prime Minister will say he is making the choice to fix the broken social care system by finding common ground across party lines to tackle the big issues.
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How E-Invoicing Can Unlock New Standards For Care Providers
The UK has a financial accuracy problem. According to HMRC’s latest estimates, the tax gap — the difference between the tax expected to be paid and the amount actually collected…
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Romford Care Home Raises Record £500 for Havering Dementia Action Alliance at Annual Charity Car Wash
Residents, team members, families and volunteers at Romford Care Home came together once again for the home’s much-loved annual Charity Car Wash, raising a record-breaking…
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90-Year-Old Woking Ballerina Pliés Once Again
A Woking care home resident and former ballerina has had her wish of a special day celebrating her love of the dance granted thanks to a local ballet school.
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Ati2ude Care acquires Ty Pentwyn Care Home in Treorchy
An experienced care sector professional has realised a long-held ambition to own and lead her own care home business following the acquisition of Tŷ Pentwyn Care Home in Treorchy, supported by a seven-figure loan from the Development Bank of Wales.
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Residents Enjoy a Bit of Sparkle from Chrystal and Friends
Residents, staff and guests at Elgar Court care home in Malvern, have been eagerly awaiting the visit from the Drag Queen Artists…
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Open Letter Calls on Prime Minister to Tackle Health Inequalities for People with Learning Disabilities
Members of Learning Disability England (LDE) have delivered an open letter to 10 Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to make improving the health…
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Care England Rates the Last government “Requires Improvement” on Social Care
Care England has today published Two Years of Promises, a scorecard grading the government’s delivery against every commitment in Labour’s 2024 manifesto that bears on…
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