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NHS SHORTCOMINGS DRIVING PATIENTS TO PRIVATE HEALTHCARE
There has been rapid growth in the self-pay private healthcare market, driven by pressure on NHS funding and lengthening waiting lists, and the wide variety of prices available to patients who are...
NEW APP LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT UK VETERANS
A new smartphone app is being developed to help UK veterans find the services they need; whether that's health services, jobs or housing. The app is being developed by a partnership between....jpg "Caroline Price, Home Manager at HC-One’s Meadowlands Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has shaved her head to raise awareness and over £1200 for Macmillan Cancer Support.")
CARE HOME MANAGER BRAVES THE SHAVE FOR MACMILLAN
Caroline Price, Home Manager at HC-One’s Meadowlands Care Home in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has shaved her head to raise awareness and over £1200 for Macmillan Cancer Support. ...
NEW GUIDELINES COULD STOP HEALTHCARE LOCUMS BEING UNFAIRLY TAXED
Over 2,500 UK healthcare professionals and providers will today (Monday 4th September) receive new guidelines on the correct imposition of new tax rules that could see locums lose 30-50% of their....jpg "World War II Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran Isabelle Mullen has celebrated her 100th birthday at Waverley Lodge Care Home.")
WW2 AIR FORCE VETERAN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY
World War II Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) veteran Isabelle Mullen has celebrated her 100th birthday at Waverley Lodge Care Home. The home, in Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, threw a...
NEW RECRUIT HELPS CARE HOME RESIDENTS GET SHIP-SHAPE
Banstead-based maritime charity the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society has appointed a new Activities Coordinator to help residents with a range of activities to boost their mental and physical...
MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY BRINGS WONDERLAND TO RUNCORN
Wonderland came to Runcorn this summer as Simonsfield Care Home hosted a mad hatter’s tea party to raise money for its residents. A trip down the rabbit hole saw appearances from Alice, the...
HEATHCOTES GROUP OPENS NEW SERVICES IN CHESTERFIELD
Care provider Heathcotes Group has opened a new specialist facility in Chesterfield following the completion of two new-build services, each accommodating eight residents. Located off Cuttholme...
CARE GROUP COMPLETES LGBT AWARENESS TRAINING FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group has recently embraced and completed Older & Out - LGBT Awareness Training. The training, given by Age Concern Central Lancashire, seeks to increase...
SOCIABLE WORKPLACES MAY BE LINKED TO GREATER COGNITIVE DECLINE IN LATER LIFE
Workers retiring from occupations which involve high levels of social stimulation may be at greater risk of accelerated cognitive decline in later life, according to research published in Age and...
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