The health and social care secretary completed a night shift at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London in a bid to understand the work of nurses. Matt Hancock…
MPs believe councils should receive more funding for adult social care services, a new poll suggests. The Local Government Association (LGA) conducted the survey and found 84% of cross-party MPs…
The health secretary has announced paper prescriptions will all but disappear under a shakeup to allow more electronic authorising of medicines. Current regulations in place that prevent GPs sending…
A group of students in Bourne have painted a colourful seaside mural on the wall of a care home as part of a community project. The students carried out…
A care home in Manchester is now facing closure following the cancellation of its local authority contract. Viewpark care home, Moston, Manchester, received an ‘Inadequate’ and placed into special measures…
Care UK’s first every circus day has been deemed a success as representatives from ten Care UK homes and local people came to experience the day. The Care UK team…
A care home in Oulton Broad, Suffolk, invited families to a 1950s and 60s themed open day on 18 August. Lilac Lodge and Lavender Cottage care home in Gorleston Road,…
A recent study found that caregivers to a person with dementia perceived their sleep as poor, with their quality of sleep was even worse. The study was carried out by…
A care home in Bierley Lane, Bradford, branded ‘inadequate’ by the health watchdog, is no longer in special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Concerns were…
A senior Tory MP has said no to proposals for a ‘cash Isa’ after it emerged ministers were considering a tax-free personal saving scheme to cover the rising costs…
