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CQC appoints first National Guardian for freedom to speak up in the NHS

CQC appoints first National Guardian for freedom to speak up in the NHS

The Care Quality Commission has appointed Dame Eileen Sills DBE as the first National Guardian for speaking up safely within the NHS. As the National Guardian for the freedom to speak up, Dame...
Cleeve Care Group Investment Boosts Service Delivery

Cleeve Care Group Investment Boosts Service Delivery

The Cleeve Care Group has invested over £700,000 in a fleet of vehicles for its community carers and Rapid Response rescue service to ensure all patients receive services in all weather...
Leeds Beckett University evaluate Dementia Diaries project

Leeds Beckett University evaluate Dementia Diaries project

Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are set to evaluate the Dementia Diaries project established to bring together people’s experiences of living with dementia as a series of audio...
CQC responds to Public Accounts Committee report on progress

CQC responds to Public Account Committee report on progress

The CQC has responded to the Public Account Committee’s report out on its performance as the country’s regulator of health and adult social care.  The report acknowledges that...
Healthcare businesses must ride out the skills shortage, says Hitachi Capital

Healthcare businesses must ride out the skills shortage, says Hitachi Capital

Research conducted by Hitachi Capital, with healthcare recruitment companies, has shown the healthcare sector is facing a growing skills crisis, causing temporary workers to snap up job...
Corrie Stars Drop Into Lever Edge Care Home

Corrie Stars Drop Into Lever Edge Care Home

Residents at Lever Edge Care Home in Bolton were pleasantly surprised when a handful of Coronation Street stars popped in on the 29th November for a visit. Cobbles favourites including Catherine...
ORCHARD CARE HOMES ACQUIRES LEYTON HOMES GROUP

ORCHARD CARE HOMES ACQUIRES LEYTON HOMES GROUP

Orchard Care Homes, a provider of residential elderly care homes across the UK, has completed the acquisition of 21 homes from the Leyton Healthcare portfolio.   Speaking about the...
Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today

Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today

Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are meeting at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and...
Inspiring Excellence

Inspiring Excellence

Orchard Care Homes has established a new award scheme that recognises and gives credit to the cooks and kitchens of each home. The scheme has been set up as part of the company’s national...
Salford care home chef wins Akari Care Master Chef 2015

Salford care home chef wins Akari Care Master Chef 2015

A chef from Beech House care home, in Salford, has been crowned ‘Akari Care Master Chef 2015’. Michael Byrne was chosen as the winner across Akari Care’s 39 homes throughout the...

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