England records 62% rise in dementia diagnoses
Provisional figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show 344,000 patients in England had a recorded diagnosis of dementia in 2013-14. This is a rise from 319,000
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Care UK workers begin new strike in Doncaster
Care workers at Care UK in Doncaster have begun new strike action today for two weeks, after the company refused to discuss a wage rise this year. The action comes
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CQC finds Northamptonshire care home residents were at risk of scalding
A nursing home in Northamptonshire has been referred to the Health & Safety Executive after an inspection found it was running scalding hot water into its baths without staff realising.
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CQC asks providers input to new ‘fundamental standards’ of care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has drafted guidance on how the 46,000 health and adult social care providers and services that it regulates across England can meet the government’s new
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Dame Moira Gibb appointed Chair of skills organisations
Following the recent merger between Skills for Care and the National Skills Academy for Social Care (the Skills Academy), a competitive process to select a new Chair from November has
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Applications to England’s Care Accolades now open
Skills for Care have announced details for this years Care Accolades, rewarding the best in social care. They provide an opportunity to share best practice enabling the sector to make
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Government announce £20M funding to help children adopted from care
All schoolchildren adopted from care are to benefit from £20 million of additional pupil premium money to get the support they need to thrive at school – helping around an
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College to host first joint conference for principal social workers
Social work leaders from across England will be coming together for the first time tomorrow as they gather for a major conference hosted by The College of Social Work in
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Labour: Government orders failing victims of domestic violence
The government is failing victims of domestic violence by allowing more than 10,000 perpetrators to get away with a slap on the wrist, Labour’s Yvette Cooper said today. The Shadow
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North Yorkshire home to remove patients following CQC inspections
Management at The Alexander Court Care Home in Harrogate are taking steps to remove all nursing patients from their home. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) re-visited the home on 8
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