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L-R: Stocks Hall Staff Gwen Foster, Adele Sandison, Melanie Howard, Colin Pennington, Susan Gaskell.

CARE GROUP COMPLETES LGBT AWARENESS TRAINING FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Stocks Hall Nursing & Care Group has recently embraced and completed Older & Out - LGBT Awareness Training. The training, given by Age Concern Central Lancashire, seeks to increase...
DEMENTIA IN HOSPITALS

‘DEMENTIA TRAINING ON ITS OWN WILL NOT IMPROVE DEMENTIA CARE IN HOSPITALS’

Dementia awareness training as a single strategy will not improve dementia care in hospitals or outcomes for patients, according to new research from the University of Hertfordshire. The research,...
Over half of the British public are worried about being able to afford the cost of care, according to new research released by care home provider HC-One.

OVER HALF OF THE BRITISH PUBLIC WORRIES ABOUT COST OF CARE

Over half of the British public are worried about being able to afford the cost of care, according to new research released by care home provider HC-One. Reflecting on the care provider’s...
Laura Higginbottom, Managing Director at Horizon Care.

SHEFFIELD CARE HOME RATED ‘GOOD’ FOUR MONTHS AFTER OPENING

A Sheffield-based care centre which opened its doors at the end of last year has been awarded an overall ‘Good’ rating following its first visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). ...
DEMENTIA SURVEY READY TO CARE

ARE YOU PREPARED TO CARE?

Caring for people with dementia is mainly done by family members, yet how many feel obliged, rather than willing, to do so? This is the question being posed by researchers from the University of...
Seafarers’ Nursing Home staff experience life at sea to provide better resident care

Seafarers’ Nursing Home staff experience life at sea to provide better resident care

Belvedere House, of the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society, has launched a new training scheme to help staff better understand the life experiences of their residents who have lived and worked at...
End of life drama Homeward Bound wins national award

End of life drama Homeward Bound wins national award

A play exploring the struggles a pancreatic cancer patient endured at the end of his life has won the Partnership Working Award at this month's Patient Experience Network National Awards. ...
Marie Curie launches end of life resource to help frontline professionals

Marie Curie launches end of life resource to help frontline professionals

Marie Curie has launched a free online resource for health and social care professionals who don’t have expertise in palliative and end of life care. The charity has released the end of life...
First phase of multi-million Nottinghamshire care village creates 200 jobs

First phase of multi-million Nottinghamshire care village creates 200 jobs

The opening of Greenacres Grange marks the completion of the first phase of a multi-million pound new care village in Worksop. The town’s first care village, constructed by Horizon Care,...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes sets off for Antarctica’s Highest Mountain

Sir Ranulph Fiennes sets off for Antarctica’s Highest Mountain

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has set off to climb Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica, to raise money for Marie Curie. The 72 year old hopes to become the first person to have crossed...

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