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Orchard Care Homes’ Chief Commercial Officer Honoured at Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards 2025
Chief Commercial Officer of orchard Care Homes Deborah Johnson, has been named the winner of the Business Transformation Award at the Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards 2025.... Orchard Care Homes’ Chief Commercial Officer Honoured at Yorkshire Finance Leaders Awards 2025 appeared first on The Carer.
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Coins And Covid Tests Amongst Items Planted By Residents And Staff From Altrincham Home In Time Capsule
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Social Care Commission Should Consider National System To Assess People’s Needs, Says The King’s Fund Think Tank
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‘The current approach to international recruitment often operates in silos’
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Patient safety: transforming a hospital-wide daily staff huddle
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