Home Care News
Nuisance callers to be fined up to £500,000
25 Feb 2015
Changes to the law made by the Government will make it easier to fine nuisance call companies for making unwanted marketing calls and texts. From 6 April 2015, businesses behind these types of calls can be fined up to £500,000.....
Growing support for Sporting Network looking to help adults with memory loss
24 Feb 2015
Funding has been announced for 55 new weekly sporting memories groups across Scotland’s central belt, after the Sporting Memories Network launched a successful bid with the Lottery-funded Life Changes Trust Dementia Programme. The.....
Dementia research to get boost in participants from new online and telephone service
24 Feb 2015
A new online and telephone service has been launched making it easier for people to take part in research into dementia. Join Dementia Research hopes to speed up the pace of dementia research by allowing.....
Social Care Bill for Wales looks to award success as well as identify failure
24 Feb 2015
A new Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill has been introduced before the National Assembly today, which makes several alterations to existing legislation in order to strengthen both the performance and accountability.....
Government pledges to invest over £300m in dementia research
23 Feb 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a new, long-term strategy over the next five years to combat dementia, which includes investing £300m in research into the disease. The announcement comes hot on.....
Dementia Friends campaign reaches one million goal
23 Feb 2015
Over one million people have signed up in support of Dementia Friends, a campaign run by Alzheimer’s Society to change the public perception of the illness, surpassing the charity’s goal. The programme was launched just over.....
Care Show 2015 to focus on Big Debate ahead of General Election
20 Feb 2015
Arguably the biggest dates on the care sector calendar, the bi-annual Care Shows continue to go from strength to strength, offering innovative products a way into the market and giving key industry debate a platform to flourish. Held.....
Cost of new drugs could be putting NHS patients at risk
19 Feb 2015
The NHS could be paying over the odds for new drugs and could be causing more harm than good, research by health economists at the University of York has revealed today. The study looked at the implication.....
New study explores how countries can accelerate healthcare innovation
18 Feb 2015
Health services and care providers need the time and space to learn and adopt new methods, researchers at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) have urged. An ongoing WISH study, ‘Global Diffusion.....
Resource launched to aid end of life discussions with young adults
18 Feb 2015
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has launched a new resource for families and professionals to use when having end of life discussions with young adults. Working in collaboration with charity, Together for Short.....
15-minute visits condemned by minister for care and support
17 Feb 2015
Minister for care and support, Norman Lamb, recently visited leading West Yorkshire care provider Czajka Care Group to get an insight into how home care is being provided and where improvements need to be made. Mr.....
New pilot scheme announced to help carers stay in employment
16 Feb 2015
Government ministers have announced plans for a new series of pilots to help explore how carers balance their roles as carers and other work responsibilities. Minister for Women and Equalities, Nicky Morgan and minister for care.....
New £30m research alliance will fast-track treatments for dementia
16 Feb 2015
Alzheimer’s Research UK, has announced a £30m research collaboration, which will see nearly a hundred new research scientists fast-tracking the development of new treatments for dementia. The three flagship.....
Longevity think tank questions impact of trusting in online health information services
12 Feb 2015
A new report on ‘Next Generation Health Consumers’, undertaken by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK), has warned that older generations could suffer if plans to move health information services online or over the phone happen.....
Researchers explore how people’s relationship with money impacts their health
12 Feb 2015
A major study into the possibility micro loans could offer people with low incomes to improve their health has been announced by Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU.) The ‘Fair credit, health and well-being’ project will explore.....
'Passionate' home care worker becomes Dementia Friends Champion
11 Feb 2015
Right at Home Preston has celebrated the success of home care professional Sharon Collinson, who has become a Dementia Friends Champion and been commended for her passion about caring. In her role as a Dementia Friends Champion,.....
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People launches Great British Dog Walk charity event
10 Feb 2015
The Great British Dog Walk has been launched by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, a charity which trains dogs to support deaf people. The initiative has been created to encourage as many people as possible to.....
NHS may have to cope with an additional one million 50-plus people with serious illnesses in ten years
09 Feb 2015
According to research providing the first estimate of the overall prevalence of serious illnesses among older people in England and the UK, the number of people over 50 with a serious illness is set to increase. However, improvements.....
Student voters want older generation protected from austerity cuts
06 Feb 2015
The majority of students want older people protected from the effects of austerity and showed strong support for the older generation, a poll of over 2,500 students registered to vote has revealed. Over half of students felt.....
Proud young carers feeling the strain of caring for loved ones
04 Feb 2015
Young carers are feeling under pressure to care for their loved ones which is having a negative impact on their own personal well-being, reports UK carers charity Carers Trust. The charity conducted the survey of 350 unpaid young.....