Social care staff of all ages who have direct hands-on duties are eligible to receive the flu vaccine this year. Appointment booking is open now.

A Kent-based care home entrepreneur has been recognised on the global stage after being named a winner in the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in... Kent Care Home Leader Wins International Business Award appeared first on The Carer.

Lili Hyland argues why she believes training as a nursing associate should in future be the main route into nursing rather than university degrees. ‘The nursing associate model immerses students in care from the beginning’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

This article explores polypharmacy and the risk of adverse effects of medication in older people. The perils and pitfalls of medication in the older person appeared first on Nursing Times.

Residents at HC-One’s Greenacres Care Home in Meltham, Holmfirth, were treated to an afternoon of music, memories, and community spirit when the Lindley Community Brass... Holmfirth Care Home Residents Enjoy Special Brass Band Performance appeared first on The Carer.

Residents from Hilton Park Care Home in Bottisham took a nostalgic trip down memory lane when they visited the Bottisham Airfield Museum. The Museum was... Hilton Park Residents Enjoy a Trip to Bottisham Air Museum appeared first on The Carer.

A dazzling line-up of vintage and classic cars from members of the Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club (TYMC) at Middleton Hall Retirement Village helped to raise... Teesside Yesteryear Motor Club’s car show at Middleton Hall Retirement Village raises funds for Zoe’s Place appeared first on The Carer.

Melbourn Springs Care Home has proudly donated £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints, Melbourn, supporting essential refurbishment works that will help preserve the... Melbourn Springs Donates £900 to The Parish Church of All Saints for Refurbishment Works appeared first on The Carer.

NHS Confederation mental health director Rebecca Gray has expressed concern over the disparity in detention rates of mental patients, based on ethnicity, in the recent... Mental Health Act Detention Data Continues to Show Worrying Disparities Based on Ethnicity appeared first on The Carer.

England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and growing reliance on unpaid carers, according to a new paper for... Number of Full-Time Unpaid Carers Soars by 70 Per Cent- Now at “Breaking Point” appeared first on The Carer.

A bout of the common bladder infection, cystitis, may signal the presence of urogenital cancers in middle aged adults, according to Scandinavian researchers. Cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle age appeared first on Nursing Times.

Nursing and midwifery unions have will no longer engage with the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) process and have called on the government to enter direct negotiations with them to determine health staff pay. Healthcare unions reject PRB process for deciding NHS pay appeared first on Nursing Times.