One in eight older people ‘living with unmet care need,’ charity warns
Almost 700,000 older people in need of some sort of care or support are being left to fend for themselves, a charity has warned. Age UK said 696,500 people who
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New dementia framework for health & social care workers launches in Wales
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Well-being and Sport Vaughan Gething AM is today launching a new training resource that will help provide better, more consistent care and support for people with
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Engage: In praise of those providing care and support in Wales
Children and adults with disabilities and health conditions, no matter how complex, want to receive their care and support at home and in their local communities. This is what is
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£800m NHS contract to outsource care ‘collapsed after catalogue of failures’
A “catalogue of failures” resulted in the collapse of an £800 million NHS contract to outsource care of older and mentally ill people, the Commons spending watchdog warned. An influential
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Patients ‘21% more likely to die in hospitals with less-qualified nursing staff’
Patients are a fifth more likely to die in hospitals where nurses are replaced with less-qualified staff, new research suggests. The study found patients were more likely to die and
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Widespread social stigma is crippling conversations about care in Scotland, BUPA
A widespread stigma surrounding care homes is crippling conversations about provision of care in later life and threatening to undermine their value, according to new research from Bupa UK.
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Diabetes Scotland calls for better delivery of NHS care services
A charity is calling for action to improve the delivery of diabetes care after a drop in NHS performance. Diabetes Scotland made the call on World Diabetes Day as it
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Transgender teenager wins £4,750 damages after human rights breached by Council
Council bosses have paid a vulnerable transgender teenager nearly £5,000 damages after a member of staff breached his human rights by revealing personal information. The teenager, now 17, had taken
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NISCC seeks feedback as it reviews Code of Practice for social care employers
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) are reviewing their Code of Practice for Employers of Social Care Workers and are seeking need your views on the draft revised standards.
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Local Government Ombudsman report rise in complaints about adult social care
Complaints about care provided in people’s homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says. The Local
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