Louise Ansari recruited as national director at Healthwatch England
Louise Ansari has been appointed national director at Healthwatch England, taking over from Imelda Redmond.
Ansari has a background in health communications, social policy and...
Vegetarians and vegans in care settings facing ‘daily challenges’
Better awareness is needed to protect philosophical or religious beliefs when providing food to people in care settings.
An all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on vegetarianism...
New Care opens its ninth property Bridgewater Manor
New Care has opened its ninth property and its first in the metropolitan borough of Salford in the North West.
On the site of a...
MPs to examine how to end staff drain in health and social care
An inquiry has been launched to look at the reasons behind staff leaving the health and social care sectors and how to tackle the...
Increased referrals leads to recruitment drive at Eden Futures
Eden Futures needs to recruit more staff to meet high levels of referrals for placements at its supported living setting in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
The setting,...
Wales to examine creation of a National Care Service
A group will be set up to investigate the creation of a national care service in Wales.
Details have been set out in a co-operation...
Silbury Finance provides £39m loan for retirement village
Silbury Finance has provided a fund managed by Schroders Capital and advised by Octopus Real Estate with a £39.3m senior loan to fund the...
No time to delay
Jo Moseley, practice support lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, advises care homes and their workers not to delay if they wish to claim medical exemption...
Charities call for social care ‘workforce crisis’ to be addressed
The National Care Forum (NCF) has called on the health and social care secretary to take immediate steps to ensure older people are not...
Children’s care system ‘becoming unsustainable’
The number of children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade – up from 69,000 in...
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