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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’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
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...
Surrey Freemasons’ grant helps communication for adults with profound learning disabilities
A group of Surrey residents who find it challenging to communicate because of their profound and multiple learning disabilities are being helped thanks to a £15,000 grant from the Masonic...
Bereaved older women struggle with loneliness more than older men, Independent Age survey reveals
Almost twice as many women aged 65 and over say that feelings of loneliness were the thing they found most difficult following bereavement, compared to men of the same age (30% versus 17%...
Charities join forces to Build Carer Friendly Communities
Eight major charities have joined together in a bid to build carer friendly communities. Carers UK, Age UK, Carers Trust, Independent Age, Macmillan Cancer Support, Motor Neurone Disease...
Council tax rises will not fix local government funding crisis, says LGA
Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further deep cuts to local services next year, the Local Government Association has today warned. Analysis from...
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...
Times running out to save social care system, says Age UK
A new report from Age UK has concluded that the UK is ‘living on borrowed time’ in saving the social care system from complete collapse. The report, ‘The Health and Care of...
Teesside care homes gear up for Alzheimer’s cycle challenge
Care homes across Teesside are taking part in a relay cycling endurance challenge to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Five homes across Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees and...
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