Government Must Seize Opportunity To Strengthen Social Care
The opportunity to shore up the fragile social care system must not be overlooked in the forthcoming autumn budget, according to a new report on…
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1.4% Increase In People Paying For Some Of Their Social Care
The proportion of people receiving council funded or managed care, who report that they or their family pay for some of their care and support…
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Matt Hancock To Pump £240m Into Social Care In Bid To Stave Off Winter Crisis
The secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock has announced funding for social care totalling £240m. The money is intended to help reduce delayed…
Read more...Social Care Needs A Year Round Funding Solution That Works
The Secretary of State’s announcement of £240million to help local authorities alleviate winter pressures on the NHS is welcome says the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group…
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Ray’s MBE Presentation to Mark NHS’s 70th Anniversary
RAY Allison MBE held a presentation on his award for services to the NHS at the Hartlepool care home where he lives. The health service’s…
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12% Drop in Mental Health Nurses Shows NHS Under ‘Severe Strain’
Statistics published by NHS Digital today are evidence of a service under severe strain, says the Mental Health Network. Workforce statistics show 35,674 registered nurses…
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Wellbeing Session Gets Care Home Residents Mobilised
PETERLEE care home residents have been put through their paces by a specialist exercise company for the elderly. Pulse Health, Fitness and Wellbeing held an…
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Non-UK Egg White Recall Leads to Renewed Calls for Higher Food Safety Standards
British Lion eggs is renewing its calls for the EU to raise egg and egg processing safety standards across Europe following the Food Standards Agency…
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The Care Show: Speaker Spotlight
Is Wellbeing the Catalyst for Staff Retention and Quality Care? Ahead of The Care Show 2018 (17-18 October, NEC Birmingham), The Carer talks to Sophie…
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Hull Kingston Rovers Give Care Residents a Technology Warm Up
Players from Hull Kingston Rovers recently visited a specialist dementia home to help residents try out the latest virtual reality technology. Residents at Hica Group’s…
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McCain Foodservice Launches ‘Healthcare Heroes Guide’
As a nation, our eating habits are continually transforming and now, more than ever, healthcare caterers should be doing what they can to keep up…
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LGA Responds to Healthwatch England Report on Social Care and Carers
Responding to Healthwatch England’s report into Social Care and carers, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said: “With people…
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CQC Inspection Regime Having an Impact but There is Room for Improvement
Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “Ofsted-style” inspection and rating regime is a significant improvement on the system it replaced, but it could be made more…
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Campaigner For Adult Social Care Vouchers Responds To LGA Green Paper Questions
Following the recent publication of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) Green Paper, ‘The lives we want to lead’, a campaigner for the introduction of an…
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Skills For Care Publishes Latest Adult Social Care Workforce Figures
Skills for Care has published two workforce reports presenting a detailed overview of the adult social care workforce in England. The ‘State of the adult…
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