Alpacas Gloria and Gaynor Visit Care Home Residents
The metre-tall, 70kg animals were visiting residents at Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea. They immediately made themselves at home, settling in the lounge and…
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Social Care
Rising Admissions To A&E For People With Dementia Due To ‘Threadbare’ Social Care System, Charity Warns
Over 50,000 avoidable emergency admissions for people with dementia last year 70% increase over last five years, tallying with cuts in social care funding 1…
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Apetito Signs Up To World-Leading Pact To Tackle Plastic Pollution
Apetito, creator and supplier of meals to the health and social care sector, has today joined several of the UK’s leading brands to help tackle…
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Allied Struggle Signals Tipping Point For Social Care
The battle for survival of provider Allied Healthcare signals a descent into crisis for social care and the government must act or thousands more old…
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NHS Needs An Extra £50bn a Year by 2030, Warns Lord Darzi
The NHS will require an extra £50bn a year by 2030 in order to meet demand, Professor Lord Ara Darzi has said. The Labour peer’s…
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NHS England Chief Executive Reopens ‘Dementia Tax’ Debate
The NHS England chief executive, Simon Stevens, has reopened the debate on the “dementia tax” during a House of Commons inquiry. Pensioners’ homes should be used…
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Ombudsman Warns Councils Not To Charge For First Six Weeks Of Intermediate Care
Councils cannot charge people for the first six weeks of intermediate care, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has warned, follow ing an investigation…
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Balhousie Care Group’s Dementia Initiatives Achieve Award Shortlistings
Balhousie Care Group’s innovative steps to address dementia in its care homes have been recognised with two industry award shortlistings. The Perth-based group, which numbers…
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Carers: Contribute to State of Caring Survey 2018
Each year Carers UK runs the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family…
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The Princess Royal Officially Opens The Chocolate Quarter
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham on Friday 13 April, 2018.To mark the Grand Opening of The Chocolate…
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Public Debate On Social Care ‘Most Essential Task’, New Adass President Outlines In Inaugural Speech
PUBLIC DEBATE ON SOCIAL CARE ‘MOST ESSENTIAL TASK’, NEW ADASS PRESIDENT OUTLINES IN INAUGURAL SPEECH Helping the public to recognise the importance of social care…
Read more...Care England Calls For Parity Of Esteem Between The NHS And Social Care Workforce
Care England has called for a parity of esteem between the NHS and social care workforce. The call was made in the body’s response to…
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Summer Pressures Set To Equal Winter Crises
Doctors have warned of a ‘round-the-year crisis’ in the NHS after projections pointed towards a summer of strain – with pressures on services similar to…
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Just and ILC-UK ‘Innovating for Ageing’ Project Calls For Submissions On Problems Relating To Consumer Vulnerability
Innovating for Ageing – a joint initiative between Just Group and ILC-UK – today launched an invitation for submissions from organisations and individuals who understand…
Read more...#WeSupportSTOMP – One Year On for Social Care
A commitment to the STOMP (STopping Over-Medication of People with a learning disability, autism or both) campaign has been steadily building in social care. One year on since VODG…
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