Labour Conference Leaves Care In The Cold Providers Say
SOCIAL CARE providers say the Labour government’s conference has so far left the care of older and vulnerable adults out in the cold. They are…
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Scottish Government’s Winter Preparedness Plan Must Address ‘Corridor Care’
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care to directly address the patient safety and dignity concerns…
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New Wycombe MP Joins Veterans For Crossword Challenge And Exercises During Care Home Visit
The new MP for Wycombe met residents and staff at a veterans’ care home in her constituency. Emma Reynolds visited Royal Star & Garter in…
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Wimbledon Common Care Home Resident Wins Global UN-Habitat Award
David Satterthwaite – Researcher, Nobel Prize Laureate and Senior Associate at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – has been awarded the UN-Habitat’s…
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Government Set To Engage With Social Care Sector Over Fair Pay Agreement
Care workers could see their first ever Fair Pay Agreement next year, under plans unveiled by care minister Stephen Kinnock. The undertaking comes in the…
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New Leadership For Cotswold Care Provider
Aura Care Living have appointed two new senior figures to their award-winning group. The care and retirement specialists, who have sites in Cirencester, Gloucestershire and…
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Surrey Care Home To Tackle Tough Mudder For New Tech
Ten team members and supporters of the Surrey-based maritime charity, The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, are gearing up to take on the Tough Mudder challenge…
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Replace The NHS With Social Health Insurance Says New IEA Paper
Reforming the National Health Service into a social health insurance (SHI) system could boost UK health outcomes to European levels a study has revealed. The new Government…
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New Whitepaper From Social Care Leaders Presents Blueprint For Labour To Support The Sector
A new whitepaper entitled Ready to Care: The First Steps to Fixing Social Care has been released with recommendations from 20 leading UK social care…
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Care Providers Welcomes Lib Dem Pledge On Social Care
Social Care providers have backed a major political party’s conference stance on social care. The care provider organisation, The Independent Care Group (ICG) welcomed today’s…
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Not Possible To Build An NHS For The Future Without Fixing Social Care Prime Minister Says
Fixing social care must be part of any plan to build an NHS for the future, the Prime Minister has said, but is a speech…
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Campaigners Back Study On Residential Care
SOCIAL CARE CAMPAIGNERS have backed a major new study which revealed that thousands of people thrive in care and nursing homes.And they have called on…
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DHSC Second Permanent Secretary Appointed
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced the appointment of Tom Riordan to the role of Second Permanent Secretary. The appointment has…
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Further Funding Cuts For Councils Would Be Disastrous Says LGA
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Local Government Authority (LGA) says the Government needs to take immediate steps to…
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Sector Responds to Devastating Darzi Report
Industry leaders have responded to the release of a devastating report which reveals that a decade of austerity has left the NHS in “critical condition”…
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