Crisis and inpatient mental health services require a major overhaul to provide care which is timely, compassionate and effective, a new report has said today.... Major Investment Needed To Overhaul Inconsistent Mental Health Crisis Care, Says New Report appeared first on The Carer.

A resident who lives at Roman House in Basingstoke, part of Salutem Care and Education, has completed an extraordinary challenge scaling the O2 in London... Basingstoke Care Home Resident Conquers London’s O2 and Smashes Fundraising Goal appeared first on The Carer.

Residents at HC-One’s Coppice Lodge Care Home in Arnold, Nottingham, brought history to life on Friday, August 15, with a heartfelt celebration to honour Victory... Arnold Care Home Marks VJ Day’s 80th Anniversary with Music and Memories appeared first on The Carer.

Residents and team members at Chorleywood Manor Care Home recently completed a charity event to raise crucial funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital’s new children’s... Chorleywood Manor Care Home’s Charity Walk Raises Funds for Great Ormond Street appeared first on The Carer.

A review of the current literature supporting health professionals in managing a vancomycin-resistant enterococci outbreak found six areas to consider Managing an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci appeared first on Nursing Times.

Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bite-sized CPD. Test your knowledge on managing an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci appeared first on Nursing Times.

More than 100,000 people in England have now been tested for hepatitis C through the NHS’s confidential home testing service, in a major milestone towards eliminating the virus as a public health threat. England is one of the few countries in the world on track to eliminate hepatitis C well before the World Health Organization’s […]

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness to practise caseload at screening has fallen to the lowest level in five years, it has announced. NMC fitness to practise screening caseload falls to five-year low appeared first on Nursing Times.

Staff at a specialist dementia care home in Wellington are celebrating confirmation of their fifth successive accreditation, with full marks for the third time in... National Recognition For Wellington Care Home Five Times In A Row appeared first on The Carer.

Residents at an Altrincham home made the short trip to the Imperial War Museum North to brush up on their modern British history. Eight residents... Residents at Altrincham Home Embark On Visit to War Museum to Brush Up On Modern British History appeared first on The Carer.

HC-One Scotland’s Kinnaird Manor Care Home in Camelon, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, was visited on Tuesday 12th August by MP for Falkirk, Euan Stainbank. Residents and colleagues... Residents at Falkirk Care Home Enjoy Visit from MP appeared first on The Carer.

One of the sector’s most recognisable voice has delivered an uncompromising message to Government: stop the rhetoric and start providing proper funding for social care.... “Social Care Doesn’t Need Fixing – It Needs Funding!” appeared first on The Carer.