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Construction begins in Morpeth on 55-apartment retirement home

Construction begins in Morpeth on 55-apartment retirement home

Work has started on site for the construction of William Turner Court in Morpeth, a 55 apartment Retirement Living development for McCarthy and Stone, designed by Box Architects.  The...
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...
Women are under-represented on NHS boards, says NHS Confederation

Women are under-represented on NHS boards, says NHS Confederation

The NHS Confederation report, Women on NHS Boards: 50:50 by 2020, is the first in-depth look at data relating to female representation on NHS boards.   It shows there are still gaps to be...
Scottish student carers urge decision makers to improve support for carers in education

Scottish student carers urge decision makers to improve support for carers in education

Scottish student carers who provide unpaid care while studying called on decision makers to ensure student carers have a fairer chance to succeed in their education and have access to relevant...
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 & MND Association join forces to improve MND palliative care

Marie Curie & MND Association join forces to improve MND palliative care

Marie Curie and the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association have announced the funding of three new research studies that aim to improve the quality of palliative and end of life care received by...
Age UK launches Spirit of Age Awards

Age UK launches Spirit of Age Awards

Age UK's Spirit of Age Awards has been launched to recognise those who have made an important contribution to support older people. The charity aims to reward individuals who are supporting older...
The question of whether enough is being done to protect chemotherapy nurses from exposure to hazardous drugs has been raised following new research from MindMetre.

DOES MORE NEED TO BE DONE TO PREVENT HARM TO CHEMOTHERAPY NURSES?

The question of whether enough is being done to protect chemotherapy nurses from exposure to hazardous drugs has been raised following new research from MindMetre. Independent research organisation...
MUM AND DAUGHTER CARE TEAM

MUM’S THE WORD AT ROYAL ALFRED SEAFARERS’ SOCIETY

A mother and daughter team at the Banstead-based care home of the Royal Alfred Seafarers’ Society are highlighting the benefits of families working together, as they celebrate Mother’s...
New CQC objectives to target inequality in health and social care

New CQC objectives to target inequality in health and social care

The Care Quality Commission have today published new equality objectives in a bid to improve access to good quality health and social care services across the UK. The CQC have said that in spite...

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