Home Care News
Funding announced to protect older people next winter
23 Apr 2014
Volunteer-led projects aimed at helping older people stay healthy over the winter period are set to benefit from £2m of funding, the Government has announced. Projects which will support potentially vulnerable older people over.....
Older women locked out of jobs market by caring responsibilities
15 Apr 2014
Many older women are unable to work traditional hours, as they are busy caring for ageing parents, children and grandchildren. As a result, they are either shunted into low paid jobs or locked out of the.....
Diagnosing diabetes in elderly should be 'a priority'
15 Apr 2014
Everyone entering older age should be screened for diabetes to prevent the worsening of complications associated with the condition, according to a leading expert. Professor Alan Sinclair, director of the.....
Kent County Council drastically cuts home care agencies
14 Apr 2014
Kent County Council has drastically reduced the number of home care agencies it works with from 120 to 23. The county council has awarded new contracts to 23 organisations to provide home care to over 6,000.....
CQC asks for views on 'new, independent and rigorous inspection regime'
10 Apr 2014
The Care Quality Commission is asking people who use and run health and adult social care services and the general public for their views on its new "rigorous" plans for inspecting and rating care services. Over.....
NHS could save £15 for every £1 invested in mental health early intervention
10 Apr 2014
Early intervention for mental health patients creates huge long term cost savings for the NHS and improves the lives of people struggling with illnesses such as schizophrenia and psychosis. The long term economic benefits of.....
Incoming ADASS president highlights responsibility to be ‘honest with public’
10 Apr 2014
Incoming president of the Association for Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) wants social care leaders to offer an honest and balanced view of social care to the public. Although David Pearson wants the challenges faced.....
Two Coventry City players show their support for dementia awareness
09 Apr 2014
University Hospital (UHCW), Coventry has received a visit from two local footballing favourites in support of its Forget-Me-Not campaign launched to raise awareness of dementia. Sky Blues goalkeeper Joe Murphy and midfielder Franck.....
Scientists turn back ageing process and regenerate living body parts for first time
09 Apr 2014
Scientists from Edinburgh University have succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. The team from the Medical Research Council Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh,.....
Third of UK adults would refuse to move ageing parents into their home
09 Apr 2014
The majority of adults would refuse, or need to seriously think about whether they would let their ageing parents move in with them if they required full time care. An in-depth study from Care UK of 2,000 people with parents.....
Training for school nurses to become young carers 'champions'
08 Apr 2014
A new approach to supporting young carers has been announced by the Department of Health and Public Health England which will see school nurses receive training and become young carer champions. School.....
Australian government announces migration opportunities for skilled carers from the UK
04 Apr 2014
The Australian Government has announced plans to increase its migrant intake quota by 30,000 next year, and is encouraging skilled health profesisonals in the UK to find out about the migration opportunities available to them. The.....
King's Fund claim health and social care system 'no longer fit for purpose'
03 Apr 2014
Independent charity The King’s Fund has called for the health and social care systems to be over hauled after claiming they are no longer fit for the twenty-first century. The report, chaired by Kate Barker, business economist.....
Government pledges £4.5m to autism strategy to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day
02 Apr 2014
To coincide with World Autism Awareness Day, the Government has pledged £4.5m to the new initiative Think Autism which will improve adult autism services and create community-led awareness and support programmes. The Government.....
Charity urges Government to reduce learning disability deaths
02 Apr 2014
Leading learning disability charity, Mencap, is calling for the Government to set up a full National Learning Disability Mortality Review, which could help the NHS take the steps needed to address the fact that 1,200 people with a.....