Pioneering Framework Agreement To Support Mental Health Services Goes Live
Corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched a new £70m framework agreement designed to speed up the time it takes for…
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Social Care
Visa Reforms Needed To Keep Care Sector From Collapse, Says UNISON
Trade Union UNISON has warned that new immigration rules laid down in Parliament on Wednesday 12 March 2025 will impact the recruitment of overseas health and…
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Cutting Edge Tech Introduced In Social Care
Editorial credit: Fred Duval / Shutterstock.com Care leaders will be trained to use the latest cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time…
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PM Unveils New £600m Health Data Service To Transform Medical Research In The UK
The Prime Minister has today announced a major overhaul of the way researchers access NHS data, in a move that could unlock faster progress towards…
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New Research To Tackle Challenges Facing NHS And Care Workforce
£24m will be invested in 5 innovative new research partnerships designed to tackle major challenges facing NHS and social care staff. Workforce sustainability is a…
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Care Home Wins National Social Care Awards
A Wigan-based care home has won a national award which recognises the outstanding contribution that the team has given to the lives of the home’s…
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Streeting Tells Health Conference: ‘The Challenge Is Enormous’
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke at UNISON’s annual health conference yesterday (9th April) at the ACC Liverpool. During his keynote speech Mr…
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Inverness MP Launches Report On Highlands Social Care Crisis
Liberal Democrat MP for Inverness, Skye and West-Ross-shire, Angus MacDonald, recently launched a comprehensive report on the social care crisis in the Highlands, which calls on…
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UHUK Celebrates Outstanding Contributions to Urgent Care
Urgent Health UK (UHUK), the national federation for social enterprise urgent and integrated care providers, has recognised four exceptional individuals for their dedication, leadership, and…
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New Initiative Launched To Unlock Conversations And Memories Proving To Be A Success At Penarth Home
The Key to me Programme is made up of four components A new initiative launched by Methodist Homes (MHA designed to unlock conversations is proving…
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AI in Social Care Summit: Charting a Course for Responsible Use of AI in Social Care
The Oxford Project on the responsible use of Generative AI in Social Care recently convened in Oxford, with 150 participants from adult social care, civil…
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Corby MP Visits Local Care Home To Discuss The Future Of Adult Social Care
Lee Barron MP (Labour, Corby and East Northamptonshire) visited Redmond House, a Voyage Care Residential Care Home to meet with colleagues and the people supported…
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Sector Leaders Pen Open Letter To Chancellor Outlining Concerns About ENICS Increases And Extensions
The National Care Forum (NCF) and Methodist Homes (MHA) have released an open letter expressing deep concerns about the impact the increases in and extensions…
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NI Hike Could Force Vital Carer Support Centres To Close Carers Trust Warns
The Government’s hike in employer National Insurance contributions will cost Carers Trust’s network of local carer organisations a massive £3.3m and could send some of…
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Care England Response to Public Satisfaction with Social Care Hitting Record Low
Today, Care England warns that the alarming drop in public satisfaction is a direct consequence of the deepening crisis in social care, one that the…
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