Category: Care sector news
CARE WORKERS MORE UNDER-APPRECIATED THAN NURSES ACCORDING TO LATEST POLL
Care workers have risen to second on a list of the most underappreciated public sector roles according to the British public - overtaking nurses. A survey by public sector membership club...
NEW CATEGORY ADDED TO NACC AWARDS 2020
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has added a new category to the NACC Awards for 2020: The Triumph Over Adversity Award The new award specifically honours the extraordinary...
NEW TRUSTEES TO HELP ‘BRING JOY’
North West-based charity, The Home Instead Senior Care Bring Joy Foundation, which works to bring joy into the lives of older people across the UK, has made three new appointments. Penny Hamer...
SAFETY ALERT: HSE ISSUES KN95 FACEMASK WARNING
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning against the use of KN95 facemasks as personal protective equipment (PPE). A safety alert was issued on 11 June 2020, urging all employers and...
CARE2CONNECT SETS UP CORONAVIRUS STAFF FUND
Care2Connect, the West Sussex home care provider, has introduced a new staff fund initiative to recognise the extraordinary efforts of its local care teams in responding to the coronavirus crisis. ...
NEW MIDLANDS-BASED OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR EDEN FUTURES
Eden Futures, a provider of supported living services, has appointed Lindsey Myers as its new regional operations director for the Midlands. With more than 20 years of experience in the...
NCF: "COVID-19 Testing Chaos Set to Continue for Social Care"
Despite the government’s efforts to develop a testing programme for social care, the testing arrangements remain chaotic, there is no reliable timescale for getting the test results and there...
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE NACC AWARDS 2020
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has launched the NACC Awards 2020. The prestigious awards welcome nominations from across the care catering sector to recognise and...
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES COVID-19 CARE HOME SUPPORT PACKAGE
A new £600m Infection Control Fund has been introduced to tackle the spread of COVID-19 in care homes in addition to £3.2bn of financial support made available to local authorities to...
HEALTH AND WELLBEING STILL A PRIORITY DURING COVID CRISIS
The British Geriatrics Society has warned that the lockdown and social distancing measures, meant to protect vulnerable older people from COVID-19, have led to dangerously low levels of physical...
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