Free training for healthcare professionals that work with people with dementia
Vivid Care will host a free webinar to provide training and support for occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals working with people that have…
New prototype cots to be demonstrated at Kidz to Adultz South to gain valuable visitor feedback
A specialist in sleeping solutions for children with disabilities, Theraposture, will be demonstrating two exciting new prototype care cots for visitor feedback at Kidz to…
National Office for Care and Support to focus on the improvement of social care services
A new National Office for Care and Support that focuses on innovation, improvement, and transformation of adult and children’s services has been launched. Minister for…
North West England train stations install information panels with Makaton symbols
Information panels with Makaton symbols that promote walks, trails, cycle routes, nature reserves, and heritage attractions have been installed at six train stations across Cumbria…
Review into duty of candour to ensure that healthcare providers are adhering to best practice
A review into how patients and their families are kept informed when healthcare goes wrong has been launched by the UK Government. A new call…
Report finds 3.7 million working-age adults will be living with major illness by 2040
Action from government, public services and employers is needed to address rising levels of ill-health in England, a new report published by the Health Foundation…
£9m funding to give people who access social care more choice in Scotland
More than £9 million is being made available over the next three years to give people who access social care more choice and control over…
New online hub to improve and share support for unpaid carers
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley At this year’s Spring Seminar, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) will launch…
New guidance to ensure people are properly informed on how personal health information is used
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is supporting health and social care organisations to ensure they are being transparent with people about how their personal information…
Survey finds just 12 percent of people aged 55 plus would feel confident about hearing aid use
New research investigating societal attitudes towards hearing loss has found that a third of UK adults would feel uncomfortable wearing hearing aids in public. The…