Swansea University academics call for policy makers, regulators and healthcare professionals to adopt a structured medicine monitoring system after research showed a positive impact on the care of people living
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A music therapy charity is teaming up with a care home in the Scottish Highlands to improve the care of elderly residents living with dementia. London-based Music as Therapy International,
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The social care sector’s reliance on beds from private firms is growing, according to a new report. Some 84% of social care beds are now provided by the private sector,
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The inquest into the death at a care home of a brain injury patient who allegedly choked on a marshmallow has been delayed to allow police time to decide whether
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The sentencing of a “doctor” who admitted failing to give evidence to the inquest of a mentally ill teenager has been adjourned as he “seeks further legal advice in relation
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A new initiative will see students and care home residents in Sheffield join together to create friendships and combat loneliness. The ‘Together’ initiative has been launched in partnership with Student.com,
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Around 150 residents of a retirement complex have been evacuated from their homes after the building was ravaged by fire, police said. Firefighters in Crewe have been battling through the
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Police are investigating allegations of child cruelty relating to a care home in Bristol. St Christopher’s care home has closed and some members of staff have been suspended while the
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A care home for older people in Bathgate must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by vulnerable residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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A new initiative connecting supported living homes using Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been launched by Vodafone and Mencap. The innovative Connected Living project uses technology to enhance the
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