Category: Mental Health
CARE DIRECTOR HIGHLIGHTED IN CQC CELEBRATION OF NHS
Tracy Johnson, Director of Operations at Chesterfield-based Heathcotes Group, has been highlighted as an outstanding individual in health and social care as part of a new publication celebrating 70....jpg "ENCORE FRESH AIR PLEDGE")
ENCORE CARE HOMES OFFERS ‘BREATH OF FRESH CARE’
Encore Care Homes has pledged to offer every resident the opportunity to spend one hour outdoors every week to boost their health and wellbeing. Staff at the firm, which manages three care homes in...
INACTIVITY IMPACTS OLDER PEOPLE’S MUSCLES MORE SEVERELY
According to a recent study published in The Journal of Physiology, researchers have documented how the same period of inactivity has a greater and more severe impact on the muscle power of the...
NEW APP LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT UK VETERANS
A new smartphone app is being developed to help UK veterans find the services they need; whether that's health services, jobs or housing. The app is being developed by a partnership between...
HEATHCOTES GROUP OPENS TWO NEW FACILITIES NEAR NOTTINGHAM
Care provider Heathcotes Group is opening two new facilities near Nottingham following the redevelopment of its original estate in Hucknall. The two newly-refurbished buildings at Watnall Road...
HEATHCOTES SEEKS INCREASED AWARENESS FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS
To mark the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, care provider Heathcotes Group is seeking to increase awareness of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and highlight the need for more...
CQC confronts poorly performing NHS trusts about community mental health care
The Deputy Chief Inspector of hospitals and the quality regulator’s lead for mental health, Dr Paul Lelliott, has written to poorly performing NHS and community mental health providers...
‘Sandwich Caring’ placing strain on UK carers, warns Macmillan Cancer Support
Around 110,000 people in the UK are caring for a parent with cancer, with 89%, working either full or part time, new research from Macmillan Cancer Support has shown. The cancer charity has warned...
Government announce first wave of successful bids to £15million mental health fund
The government has today announced the first successful wave of bids to a £15million fund to improve the care and facilities available for individuals suffering a mental health crisis. ...
NHS Foundation Trust fined over patient canoe suicide
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has been fined for safety failings after a patient drowned during a canoeing activity event. Mansoor Elahi, 31, from Rochdale was an inpatient at Birch Hill...
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