Engage: Time to celebrate nursing in social care
Last Sunday I had the privilege of taking part in the Royal College of Nursing 100th anniversary Congress which was held in Glasgow for the first time. Together with the
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Tag: Care Homes
Brexit impact fears as figures show one in 20 NHS workers are from the EU
Brexit could have a “huge impact” on the NHS workforce, a leading auditor has warned as figures show that one in every 20 NHS workers in England come from the
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Nursing Associate role risks diluting profession and confusing patients, RCN conference
Plans to create a new nursing support role risk “diluting” the profession and confusing patients, a medical conference has heard. The UK Government announced proposals in December to introduce nursing
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Care home fined £190,000 after disabled resident dies following shower fall
A West Yorkshire care provider has been fined £190,000 following the death of a disabled resident who broke his neck at a nursing home. The Care Quality Commission prosecuted Leeds-based
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Guidance: Falls and fractures in care homes – Care Inspectorate good practice resource
The Care Inspectorate has launched a new good practice resource full of information on how best to prevent and manage falls. It will be distributed to every care home in
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Welsh care home manager wins recognition for ground-breaking training programme
A manager at a care home in Newport, South Wales, has won praise for delivering a ground-breaking training programme that has just been shortlisted for an NHS Wales Award. Edgar
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Report: HC-One Care Assistant Development Programme programme – SCIE evaluation
A new report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, published today, evaluates care home provider HC-One’s Care Assistant Development Programme (CADP). The programme, which has received RCN Accreditation, consists
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Welsh care homes shortlisted for NHS Awards in Advance Care Planning
Five care homes in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area have completed an NHS training programme – and have now been shortlisted for the NHS Awards, along with the Health
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Winterbourne View families demand PM acts to shut ‘outdated care units’
Families of victims of the Winterbourne View scandal have written to the Prime Minister demanding he shuts outdated care home institutions. In an open letter they express “anger” at the
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Care worker who tried to murder colleagues by poisoning receives life sentence
A care worker who used eye drops and a bleach-based cleaning fluid to poison colleagues at a residential home has been given a life sentence. Former special constable Melissa Swift
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