Unison calls for Government to scrap cap on social care costs
The trade union Unison has joined forces with the National Pensioners Convention and is calling for the cap on social care costs to be scrapped. Instead they want social care
Read MoreThe trade union Unison has joined forces with the National Pensioners Convention and is calling for the cap on social care costs to be scrapped. Instead they want social care
Read MoreA former head of social services has been jailed for nine years for historic sex offences against a boy. Brian William O’Leary, 66, from Droitwich, was convicted at Worcester Crown
Read MoreBuckinghamshire-based care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust has appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new members come from a range of industry backgrounds, each bringing
Read MoreThe HSCIC has extended the consultation period on a draft list of conditions to be included in a proposed ‘Present on Admission flag’. There are a number of conditions that,
Read MoreFollowing its acquisition by Terra Firma last year, Four Seasons Health Care has undertaken a review of its strategy. As a result it plans to restructure its organisation to focus
Read MoreA cure for dementia may be within our grasp, according to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Drug companies are confident that a cure for dementia may be found by as early
Read MorePeople facing a slow or undignified death should be able to choose how, where and when they die, the chief of a leading care home chain will argue in a
Read MoreA CARER will be sentenced today after an 84-year-old woman with dementia nearly drowned in her care. The pensioner suffered brain damage when she became submerged in a bath at
Read MoreA NOTTS County Council social worker has received a prestigious national award for her support of people with mental health problems. Veronica Bell was presented with the Dignity in Care
Read MoreCash-strapped care workers will not be paid for travel times between appointments, after Richmond’s Conservatives refused a motion to change policy. Under contracts with Richmond Council, staff employed to provide
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