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TOMORROW’S CARE AWARDS: ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

TOMORROW’S CARE AWARDS: ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS

It has been a difficult year but we are looking ahead and want to celebrate the best products and services in the care industry. We are therefore now accepting entries for the Tomorrow’s Care...
BLUEBIRD CARE NOMINATED FOR FRANCHISING AWARD

BLUEBIRD CARE NOMINATED FOR MAJOR FRANCHISING AWARD

In-home care provider Bluebird Care has been shortlisted in the Business Transformation category at the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 30 November. ...
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING UK SHORTLISTED FOR RISK MITIGATION AWARD

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING UK SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD

Care home provider, Sunrise Senior Living UK, has been shortlisted for Best Approach to Risk Mitigation in the Excellence in Procurement Awards 2020. These are the top procurement awards in the UK,...
REPEAT TESTING FOR CARE HOMES

REPEAT TESTING FOR CARE HOMES

The UK government has announced that approximately 10,000 people in care homes will be given repeat testing as part of a new government study into coronavirus to understand more about its spread in...
CARE WORKERS MORE UNDER-APPRECIATED THAN NURSES ACCORDING TO LATEST POLL

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...
CARE WORKERS MORE UNDER-APPRECIATED THAN NURSES ACCORDING TO LATEST POLL

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

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’

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...
HSE ISSUES KN95 FACEMASK WARNING

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 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. ...

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