Cambridgeshire county Council have come under fire as they have spent £85,000 in a single week on the social bill for a single child. This is a sum of over £4.42 million a year on…
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Over 60’s are Not Planning for Later Life
Date: Nov 2023
Less than one third of adults who are over the age of 60 now have a clear plan in place when it comes to later life care. A lot of them have come out to…
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A Worlds First - Vision Restoration for US Military Veteran
Date: Nov 2023
Surgeons in New York recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone by performing what they believe is the world's first complete eye transplant on Aaron James, a 46-year-old military veteran. The surgery, which took 21 hours, included…
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NHS England is implementing a nationwide early warning system designed to assist medical professionals in promptly recognising and treating deteriorating child patients while prioritising parents' concerns. This standardised system will monitor scores for vital signs…
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Major Review of Cervical Screening in Northern Ireland: 17,500 Women to Have Smear Tests Rechecked
Date: Nov 2023
Around 17,500 women in Northern Ireland are set to have their cervical screening results reviewed as part of a significant re-evaluation process dating back to 2008. This follows a report from the Royal College of…
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If you work in private nursing, homecare, social workers groups or even if you support bespoke care packages for mental health then you should know that the NHS Workforce Plan isn’t going to have an…
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What do you Need to Know about the Revised Code of Practice?
Date: Oct 2023
What do you need to know about the revised code of practice? If you work in homecare or if you like to offer bespoke care packages to social workers and those who work in mental…
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Study has Looked at the Impact of Changes to the Visa System
Date: Oct 2023
If you work in homecare or if you want to go into private nursing and into bespoke care packages, then you should now that social workers and mental health workers are trying to make changes…
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The Homecare Association have said that they want to call on the government to try and change end of life care for the better. If you work in homecare or if you work in private…
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The Government is Now Allocating £50m to Local Authorities
Date: Sep 2023
The government have worked very hard to allocate more funding to local authorities. They are doing everything they can to give support to older people and they are also trying to support those who may…
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After revealing that he had been accused of being too negative about the state of social care, it seems that the IGC Chair, who is Mike Padgham has fought back. He has said that it…
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Researchers from Sheffield, and even Hull, are being asked to give their views on end-of-life care. They are being asked to see if they will interview care workers as well as finding out if anything…
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