Category: Social care
MENTAL HEALTH LAWS TO UNDERGO LANDMARK REFORM
People with mental health issues who are detained under the Mental Health Act will benefit from landmark reforms which provide more control over their care and treatment, the government has...
VISITOR COVID TESTING PILOT LAUNCHED IN CARE HOMES
Family members or friends of those living in care homes will be given regular COVID-19 testing to allow them to visit their loved ones, as a new pilot launches today Monday 16th November. The...
FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY SUPPORTS ‘MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL’
In support of World Mental Health Day, a charity committed to supporting older people in the UK has reaffirmed its commitment to the mental wellbeing of its residents and service users. This...
CARE UK TO SPONSOR THE BIG DRAW FESTIVAL 2020
Care UK is the official health and social care sponsor of The Big Draw Festival 2020, which this year is themed: The Big Green Draw: A Climate of Change. For the second year running, Care...
COMPLETING THE PICTURE DIGITAL FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE THIS OCTOBER
An annual event for the medical device industry will this year take place in the form of a digital festival, organisers have announced. Completing the Picture is a much-respected,...
CARE COST CAP SUPPORT IS HIGHER THAN EVER, RESEARCH FINDS
A cap on care costs is the most preferred option by people in the UK when it comes to funding long-term care, new research has found. The latest report from care finance specialist Just...
SOCIAL CARE BOSS LEADS SECTOR FLU VACCINATION CAMPAIGN
A top healthcare boss is pleading with health and social care staff not to miss having the annual flu vaccine this year, to protect the sector at an increasingly difficult time. Uptake from...
CITY & GUILDS JOINS FORCES WITH FUTURELEARN
City & Guilds has partnered with the social learning platform FutureLearn, to turn the tide on unemployment in the UK and help individuals who work in industries impacted by COVID-19 to reskill and...
LEGACY GIFTS TRANSFORM GARDEN INTO ALLOTMENT
A group of adults with learning disabilities from Cornwall has been reaping the rewards of a charity grant and are now growing, cooking and eating food grown in their very own allotment. ...
GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF BEING ‘SLOW’ AND ‘INCONSISTENT’ WITH SOCIAL CARE
A new report published by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has accused the Government of being “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent” in their approach to social care in the...
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