Category: Social care
PM ANNOUNCES £5,000 ANNUAL PAYMENT FOR NURSING STUDENTS
Nursing students are set to benefit from guaranteed additional support of at least £5,000 per year to help with living costs, the Prime Minister has confirmed. The new universal offer will be...SOCIAL CARE ALBA ADDRESSES LONELINESS CRISIS IN SCOTLAND
Care and support provider Social Care Alba is working hard to address the public health crisis of loneliness in Scotland this festive season by ensuring that all of its service users receive as much...INDEPENDENT AGE CALLS FOR REFERRALS TO NEW SERVICE
A new service for elderly people who are feeling lonely will launch in Barking & Dagenham and Havering in January, providing support and advice on making new local connections. Reconnections by...NEW FRAMEWORK LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN SOCIAL CARE
A new practical resource, the Learning and Development framework supporting occupational therapists new or returning to work in adult social care, has been launched for use across the UK. ...CARE RECRUITMENT PROJECT LAUNCHED IN PREPARATION FOR BREXIT
Novacare, service and solution provider for the care industry, has launched a project to support the care industry with the recruitment and retention of staff in preparation for Brexit and the...GOVERNMENT’S SOCIAL CARE APPROACH REQUIRES URGENT CHANGE, CHARITIES WARN
Following the release of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, published today 15th October, a number of leading charities within the care sector have spoken out criticising the...THE NACC APPOINTS NEW NATIONAL CHAIR
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has appointed Sue Cawthray, Chief Executive Officer of Harrogate Neighbours Housing Association, as its new National Chair. The appointment was...RETIRING HC-ONE CHAIRMAN PRESENTED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dr Chai Patel CBE FRCP, Founder and retiring Chairman of HC-One, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Knight Frank Healthcare & Senior Living Dinner 2019. This prestigious prize is...BELONG APPOINTS NICOLA BROOKS AS NEW CHAIR
Nicola Brooks, the Vice-chair of not-for-profit care village operator Belong, has been appointed Chair of the organisation. Nicola succeeds the outgoing Roger Hoyle, who has stepped down after four...ADULT SOCIAL CARE CONTRIBUTES £40.5 BILLION TO ECONOMY
Adult social care’s economic contribution has increased to £40.5 billion, according to research carried out by Skills for Care. The new figure was revealed in Skills for Care’s...
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