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Vulnerable patients suffering due to poor hospital discharge, says Ombudsmen report

Vulnerable patients suffering due to poor hospital discharge, says Ombudsman report

Patients are being sent home alone, afraid and unable to cope and in some cases without their relatives or carers being told, according to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman....
Advice from ICN on keeping health systems resilient on International Nurses Day

Advice from ICN on health systems resilience on International Nurses Day

The International Council of Nurses has this year used International Nurses Day to offer advice on the issue of health systems resilience; which they define as the ability to prepare for and...
£1.4million clinical trial commissioned to improve muscle strength in older people

£1.4million clinical trial commissioned to improve muscle strength in older people

A UK-wide clinical trial is set to examine whether a commonly used heart pill and a food supplement could improve the muscle strength and overall health of older people. Researchers at the...
CQC calls for action to improve end of life care

More needs to be done to improve end of life care, says CQC

A review published by the CQC today has found that people from certain groups in society are experiencing poorer quality end of life care than others. The CQC review, entitled A Different Ending,...

Care providers will have to reject local authority clients to survive, says Nadra Ahmed

Nadra Ahmed OBE, Executive Chairman of the National Care Association (NCA) has said that the lack of 'sustainable funding’ in the care sector will mean providers are unable to accept Local...
Dementia UK Puckers Up for Red Lippy Day

Dementia UK Puckers Up for Red Lippy Day

Today marks Red Lippy Day - a campaign designed to raise funds for specialist dementia nurses, working in partnership with Dementia UK. Jules Osmany, from Northampton, launched #redlippyday in...
Bield Housing & Care award Bestway Wholesale new contract

Bield Housing & Care award Bestway Wholesale new contract

Scotland care provider Bield Housing & Care has awarded cash and carry operator Bestway Wholesale a new contract to supply its 50 developments with all food and beverages for the next three to...
Deb partners with WHO ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ Healthcare Campaign

Deb partners with WHO ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ Healthcare Campaign

Deb Group has joined forces with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands’ campaign day. The campaign, scheduled for tomorrow, seeks to drive hand...

CQC publish reports on 80 adult social care services in the Central region

Over the past week independent regulators CQC has published a further 80 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the Central region. Following recent...
Cherry juice significantly lowers high blood pressure, says Northumbria University

Cherry juice significantly lowers high blood pressure, says Northumbria University

New research from Northumbria University, Newcastle has shown that drinking tart Montmorency cherry juice can significantly reduce high blood pressure at a similar rate to that achieved by...

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