Category: Care staff
NHS SEEKS OUT ‘STANDOUT STARS’ TO MARK 70 YEARS
Health and care staff who have gone over and above the call of duty could receive UK-wide recognition as part of the NHS’ 70th birthday celebrations. Patients, staff and the public are being...
NACC CARE CHEF OF THE YEAR 2018 FINALISTS CONFIRMED
The 12 finalists for the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2018 culinary competition have been confirmed. Following a series of regional heats, the National Association of Care Catering is one step....jpg "(L-R: Billie Elliott - Commissioning Apprentice, Nicola Yates - Commissioning Manager, Natalia Lysiuk - Head of Commissioning, Rebecca Wright - Commissioning Manager)")
HEATHCOTES TO OPEN NEW SERVICES IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Heathcotes Group will soon be opening two new residential care services in Newark which the company has developed in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council. The two neighbouring...
Marie Curie launches end of life resource to help frontline professionals
Marie Curie has launched a free online resource for health and social care professionals who don’t have expertise in palliative and end of life care. The charity has released the end of life...
Over half of British adults believe abuse and neglect common in care homes
53% of British adults believe abuse and neglect in care homes is commonplace in care homes according to a survey from charity Independent Age. Those surveyed cited personal experience as the reason...
Older people paying the price for cuts to social care, says health think tanks
The care and support older people receive increasingly depends on their location and savings, according to a new report by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust. The study from the health think...
Scots over 70 missing out on palliative and end of life care, says Marie Curie
More needs to be done to ensure Scots over 70 do not miss out on palliative care due to confusion amongst healthcare professionals, a new report has found. The study, undertaken by the University...
NACC welcomes all Sunrise and Gracewell care homes
Care providers Sunrise Senior Living and Gracewell Healthcare have signed up all of their sites to the National Association of Care Catering (NACC). Sunrise, who acquired Gracewell in...East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices awarded Outstanding rating by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) in Milton, Cambridgeshire to be Outstanding overall following an inspection...
Industry leaders speak out about next step after Brexit vote
Industry leaders have voiced their concerns about the impact last Thursday’s vote to leave the European Union will have on the UK’s NHS, healthcare and social care services. ...
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