Matt Hancock launches ‘prevention is better than cure’ initiative
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has published his vision for how he aims to change the government’s approach to prevention, paving the way for a green paper in 2019. The…
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has published his vision for how he aims to change the government’s approach to prevention, paving the way for a green paper in 2019. The…
A care home in Romsey welcomed the Mobile Virtual Dementia Tour last week. The Mobile Virtual Dementia Tour is an innovative dementia training programmes designed to give people the opportunity…
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has expressed deep concern about the future of Allied Healthcare. Allied Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest healthcare providers and announced in April that…
Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has expressed significant concerns about poor commissioning impacting on a providers’ ability to deliver services and plan…
The demand for Government action on the sleep-in crisis is increasing ahead of the first anniversary of a controversial compliance scheme. In November 2017, social care employers were being encouraged…
A care home in Tonbridge, Kent has been improving their garden to promote its residents’ independence and their gardening skills. Residents at Barnes Lodge Residential Care Home have been spending…
Residents and care team at a Wokingham care home are thrilled after receiving a ‘good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) at their last inspection. Suffolk Lodge, run by…
The Alzheimer’s Society has developed a workshop to help care homes tackle the stigma around sex and the intimacy needs of people living with dementia, which will launch at the…
Care home residents in Skelmersdale, Lancashire were entertained by a singing priest and GP last week. Reverend doctor Anne Kazich bought her guitar to Aaron Crest Care Home and lead…
A care home in Worcester has been awarded an ‘outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) during their previous inspections earlier this year. CQC inspectors found staff at Perry…