Scores of families and local businesses turned out to enjoy a Bideford care home’s summer open day. Kenwith Castle Care Village held an open day... Bideford Community Gathers At Care Village For Summer Open Day appeared first on The Carer.

The residents and staff at Elm Bank care home in Kettering were delighted in attending the local ‘Dementia Sings Out’ group. The group is held... Residents Sing For Joy With Local Dementia Sings Out Group appeared first on The Carer.

The NHS is “neither a leader nor a laggard” when compared to healthcare systems of similar countries, though on some critical measures of resources and... NHS Given Mixed Bill Of Health In New Study Of International Healthcare Systems appeared first on The Carer.

The NHS in England has renewed efforts to get more women attending cervical screenings, as large numbers of younger people continue to not attend when invited. Nurses ‘vital’ in push to improve cervical screening rates appeared first on Nursing Times.

Visits to heat exhaustion advice on the NHS website have more than doubled in the past 48 hours as temperatures surge in England. The warm weather comes at the same time as the NHS is facing major disruption with junior doctors launching industrial action from 7am tomorrow for five days. (7am Thursday 27 June until […]

Blueleaf Care has partnered with global leading continence brand, TENA, to help care homes deliver better outcomes for residents, promote best practice in continence care... Blueleaf And TENA Partner To Promote Best Practice And Sustainability In Continence Care With Bloom And Grow Workshops appeared first on The Carer.

By Gillian Ashcroft Campaigner for Social Care Reform, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Talk to anyone working within, or relying upon, the social care system in the... After Decades Of Dithering On Social Care Reform, The Next Government Needs To Deliver Urgent Action – Not More Empty Promises appeared first on The Carer.

Sian Rodger on the benefits of networks for connecting with other staff. ‘Networks allow us to break free from the constraints of silo working’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Chief Executive of Care England visited two of Orchard Care Homes’ Reconnect Communities and gave them high praise. Professor Green OBE, who is also... Pioneering’ Orchard Care Homes Communities Visited by Care England Chief appeared first on The Carer.

The Ark day service in Nottingham had a pair of special visitors when Humboldt penguins Pringle and Widget stopped by. Amazing Animals, which provides animal... Penguins Have Flipping Good Fun At Nottingham Day Service For Adults With Learning Disabilities appeared first on The Carer.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said his party’s pledge to provide a cancer specialist nurse for every patient is “personal”, as he reiterated his plans for health and social care. Cancer nurse pledge is ‘personal’, says Ed Davey appeared first on Nursing Times.

A large, US based study published in Neurology, has shown that drugs used to treat urinary symptoms due to an enlarged prostate, could potentially lower... Certain Prostate Drugs May Be Linked To Reduced Risk Of Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Study Finds appeared first on The Carer.