Category: Social care
RETIRING HC-ONE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dr Chai Patel CBE FRCP, Founder and retiring Chairman of HC-One, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Knight Frank Healthcare & Senior Living Dinner 2019. This prestigious prize is...BELONG APPOINTS NICOLA BROOKS AS NEW CHAIR
Nicola Brooks, the Vice-chair of not-for-profit care village operator Belong, has been appointed Chair of the organisation. Nicola succeeds the outgoing Roger Hoyle, who has stepped down after four...ADULT SOCIAL CARE CONTRIBUTES £40.5 BILLION TO ECONOMY
Adult social care’s economic contribution has increased to £40.5 billion, according to research carried out by Skills for Care. The new figure was revealed in Skills for Care’s...CAMPAIGNERS PRESENT FREE PERSONAL CARE PETITION TO PM
A petition calling on the government to introduce free personal care for older people, signed by more than 13,000 people in just over two weeks, has been presented to the Prime Minister. Staff and...MINISTER FOR CARE SUPPORTS SOCIAL CARE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN
The adult social care sector is being urged by the Minister for Care to back the next phase of a recruitment campaign launched by the Department of Health and Social Care. The first phase of the...SKILLS FOR CARE SIGNS COMMITMENT TO BETTER MENTAL HEALTH
Skills for Care has signed up to the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health , which brings organisations together to tackle poor mental health. The Prevention Concordat, co-ordinated by...ADULT SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE GROWS TO 1.49 MILLION PEOPLE
The adult social care workforce in England has grown to 1.49 million workers, according to a new report from Skills for Care. The latest jump in worker numbers was revealed in Skills for...CAROLINE DINENAGE TO SPEAK AT FUTURE OF CARE CONFERENCE
The Minister of State for Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, will deliver the keynote speech at the Future of Care Conference. The Minister will join a roster of leading experts and high-profile care...PM’S SOCIAL CARE PLEDGE WILL BE TOUGHER THAN BREXIT, WARNS CARE EXPERT
Following Boris Johnson’s first speech as Prime Minister, which included a pledge to improve the state of social care, experts in care and protection have voiced their concerns on his promises...HOME INSTEAD CELEBRATES 50th OUTSTANDING RATING
Home Instead Senior Care, an award-winning homecare provider, has received its 50th outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Wirral office became Home Instead’s 50th...
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