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Skills for Care has launched new resources on the topic of mental health to help social care staff ensure people with learning disabilities get the support they need.

NEW RESOURCES LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Skills for Care has launched new resources on the topic of mental health to help social care staff ensure people with learning disabilities get the support they need. The resources, launched as...
John Woodward OBE, one of the driving forces behind the introduction of childcare vouchers in 2005, is campaigning for a similar scheme to end the adult social care crisis.

BACKBENCH MPS URGED TO SUPPORT ADULT SOCIAL CARE CAMPAIGN

Following the latest delay to the social care green paper, a campaigner for the introduction of an adult social care voucher scheme is calling on backbench MPs to put pressure on the government to...
Oake Meadows Work Placement

OAKE MEADOWS SUPPORTS FUTURE GENERATION OF CARE PROFESSIONALS

Oake Meadows care home in Taunton is supporting local college students looking for work experience opportunities in the health and social care sector. Vicky Hunt, 18, and Kanisha Foster, 18, from...
HC-One Best Flu Fighter Campaign

HC-ONE RECOGNISED AT NHS FLU FIGHTER AWARDS 2019

Staff and residents from care group HC-One are in high spirits after the organisation scooped the accolade for ‘Best Flu Fighter Care Campaign’ at the annual NHS Flu Fighter Awards. The...
Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care, has been granted an extra year’s funding to support its work.

5G HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PILOT GETS FUNDING TO EXTEND

Europe’s first dedicated 5G health and social care pilot, Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care, has been granted an extra year’s funding to support its work. The announcement was jointly...
The Grove Discharge Unit at Clatterbridge Hospital, the new facility that has been set up to provide intermediate care, was officially opened last week.

WIRRAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST AND FOUR SEASONS OPEN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Clatterbridge Hospital has partnered with Four Seasons Health Care to set up and jointly operate a new 30-bedded intermediate care...
The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society is celebrating International Women’s Day on 8th March by raising awareness of the social care industry’s dependence on dedicated female care workers.

ROYAL ALFRED CELEBRATES FEMALE STAFF ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

The Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society is celebrating International Women’s Day on 8th March by raising awareness of the social care industry’s dependence on dedicated female care...
Orbis Seeks Staff for New School

ORBIS ANNOUNCES RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN FOR NEW SPECIALIST SCHOOL

Orbis, a leading UK care provider, which is opening a state-of-the-art school in Tewkesbury, is on the lookout for people interested in working with children with autism. Abbey Rose will provide...
Coping with cancer and dementia

THE CHALLENGES OF LIVING WITH CANCER AND DEMENTIA

Debby Veigas is an End of Life Care specialist dementia Admiral Nurse based at Wakefield Hospice, trained and supported in her role by Dementia UK. For this year’s World Cancer Day, Debby...
Skills for Care is seeking social care and health employers willing to host a graduate within their organisation as part of a programme designed to develop future leaders in the social care and health sectors.

SKILLS FOR CARE SEEKS HOSTS FOR GRADUATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Skills for Care is seeking social care and health employers willing to host a graduate within their organisation as part of a programme designed to develop future leaders in the social care and...

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