An Altrincham home decided to arrange a surprise birthday party for their longest serving staff member. MHA Handsworth arranged a surprise 80th birthday party for... Altrincham Home Holds Surprise Birthday Party For Staff Member Who Has Been Working At Home For 32 Years appeared first on The Carer.

Exemplar Health Care, a provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, has begun construction for its latest care home... Work Starts on Much Needed Complex Needs Care Home In Bury appeared first on The Carer.

NHS staff have ramped up the flu vaccination campaign by jabbing almost a quarter of a million more people this winter compared to last winter. Services across the country have faced extreme pressures from one of the worst winters on record with 5,408 patients a day in hospital with flu in the first week of […]

The UK’s adult social care sector is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to the latest Sector Pulse Check Report by learning disability charity Hft... Social Care On The Brink: Urgent Multi-Year Funding Called For To Avert Collapse appeared first on The Carer.

Tallis House Care Home, part of the Runwood Homes Group, marked a remarkable milestone by celebrating resident Ruby’s 103rd birthday with a special guest –... Tallis House Celebrates Ruby’s 103rd Birthday with the Major of Waltham Abbey appeared first on The Carer.

International collaborative teaching sessions were delivered between the UK and Indonesia, with benefits and challenges for both nursing students and academics. Transnational nursing education: benefits and considerations appeared first on Nursing Times.

Hundreds of thousands more people will be sent a home-testing kit that can help to detect signs of bowel cancer, as the NHS expands its lifesaving screening programme to those aged 50 in England. People aged 50 and 52 are now starting to automatically receive a home test kit every two years by post when […]

Living in a family where there is genetic risk for dementia significantly affects choices about having children and how to parent, according to a study by UK researchers. Those with genetic dementia risk struggle with family planning decisions appeared first on Nursing Times.

A review of available study evidence has indicated the average life expectancy for men and women, plus the likely time before being admitted to a care home, following a diagnosis of dementia. Researchers shed light on average prognosis after dementia diagnosis appeared first on Nursing Times.

Nurses and other healthcare staff in Northern Ireland are “trying to find their way through a system that is in crisis”, the former chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing has warned. Pat Cullen: Northern Ireland healthcare system is ‘in crisis’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

The tacit knowledge of experts in clinical practice can be elicited to bring less experienced nurses valuable clinical insight. Learning from experts: capturing the tacit knowledge of nursing practice appeared first on Nursing Times.

Anna Selby explains why championing courage, leading by example and a proactive approach are all key to speaking up when nurses are concerned about the quality or safety of a care home. ‘Nurses can change lives when they speak their minds’ appeared first on Nursing Times.