Residents from Green Lodge Care Home experienced an unforgettable day after taking to the ice at Billingham Forum last week – fulfilling lifelong dreams, rekindling... A Wish Come True: Billingham Care Home Resident Skates Again After Decades appeared first on The Carer.

The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network has announced a new initiative to explore the safe and effective adoption of artificial intelligence across mental health services,... New Partnership To Explore The Role Of AI In Mental Health Services appeared first on The Carer.

A care home resident who served in the RAF’s search and rescue team has experienced a memorable day out after being invited to a Veterans’... Former RAF Serviceman Enjoys Special Veterans’ Lunch at Brize Norton appeared first on The Carer.

Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures... NHS Facing ‘Worst Case Scenario’ December Amid ‘Super Flu’ Surge appeared first on The Carer.

The festive season can be a joyful time, but for many working in social work, social care and children and young people services it can also mean time away from loved ones to provide care and support for others. This can feel isolating and emotionally demanding.

Emma Westcott, Executive Director of Strategy and Insight

For the fifth time, Barchester Healthcare’s CEO, Dr Pete Calveley, has been honoured at the HealthInvestor Power List award ceremony. Dr Calveley was named the... Dr Pete Calveley Is HealthInvestor Power List Winner appeared first on The Carer.

Care England has partnered with the RSPCA to produce comprehensive guidance on pets and companion animals in residential care settings, addressing a significant gap in... Care England and RSPCA Launch Guidance on Pets in Care Homes appeared first on The Carer.

A patient survey on NHS maternity services has found that mothers from ‘deprived’ neighbourhoods and with long-term mental health conditions were more likely to feel dissatisfied with treatment. Mothers with mental health conditions or from deprived neighbourhoods ‘most likely’ to report dissatisfying care appeared first on Nursing Times.

Nearly one in five emergency department patients in the UK is being cared for, at any one time, in corridors, waiting rooms and other non-standard ‘overflow’ spaces, according to researchers. Nearly one in five A&E patients cared for in corridors or waiting rooms appeared first on Nursing Times.

A national patient safety alert has been issued by the NHS England National Patient Safety team – in collaboration with the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine – about the risk of harm from incorrectly assembled breathing circuits lacking a proper exhalation route for patients receiving invasive or non-invasive ventilatory support. Risk associated with adult breathing […]

Hospital patients taking multiple medications may be more likely to develop pressure ulcers irrespective of other risk factors, a new study has shown. Multiple drugs related to pressure ulcer risk in hospital patients appeared first on Nursing Times.