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NCF responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

NCF RESPONDS TO CHANCELLOR’S SPRING STATEMENT

The National Care Forum (NCF), an association for not-for-profit social care, has responded to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. Despite the government’s intention not to portray it as...
New Report Highlights Urgent Need for Reform in Social Care

NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED FOR REFORM IN SOCIAL CARE

The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has today published a landmark report summarising key insights from a series of roundtable discussions on the future of adult social care in England. Held in...
Lianne Harvey and Matthew Seager - photo credit Tom Dixon (m)

MUSIC FOR DEMENTIA SUPPORTS CARE STAFF TO HARNESS THE POWER OF MUSIC

Care staff can look forward to free tickets to an award-winning play about the power of music and an innovative partnership with Care Home Open Week. Music for Dementia has launched two new...
Aria Care Celebrates Successful Merger

ARIA CARE CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL MERGER

Following the acquisition of Future Care Group’s 18 homes in July 2024, Aria Care marked the completion of the merger with celebrations for colleagues, residents and families across the 18 new...
Watford care home apprentice shares journey to mark National Apprenticeship Week

CARE HOME APPRENTICE SHARES JOURNEY TO MARK NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

With the UK unemployment rate increasing to 4.4% between September to November 2024, career schemes such as apprenticeships are an important pathway to support people into the workplace.  To...
Care Workers’ Charity National Care Service Roundtable Findings Launch Event

CARE WORKERS’ CHARITY TO HOST NATIONAL CARE SERVICE ROUNDTABLE FINDINGS EVENT

The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) is set to unveil the findings from its recent roundtable discussions on the future of adult social care in England at an exclusive online launch event on 6th...
Care Provider Alliance (CPA) calls for acceleration of commission schedule

CARE PROVIDER ALLIANCE (CPA) CALLS FOR ACCELERATION OF COMMISSION SCHEDULE

The government has announced an independent commission into adult social care to be chaired by The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB; the aim is to inform government of the work needed to deliver...
GHM Cares launches new resident telephone service for care homes

GHM CARE LAUNCHES NEW RESIDENT TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR CARE HOMES

GHM Care has launched a new resident telephone service that not only future proofs residents for the Analogue Switch Off but uses the latest in digital technology to avoid cabling and unpopular...
FourNet & Alzheimer’s Society Win Gold at ECCCSA Awards - Image credit: ECCCSA

FOURNET & ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY WIN GOLD AT ECCCSA AWARDS

Digital transformation and customer experience specialists FourNet and Alzheimer’s Society have won gold at the prestigious European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards (ECCCSA)...
Digital Care Hub on care providers digital transformation plans

75% of care providers will ‘reduce or stop digital transformation’

A new survey highlights a serious risk to the care sector, as providers feel forced to redirect expenditure away from digital developments in order to pay for increased workforce costs. Three...

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