New practical, hands-on training to prepare new home carers for their role
Carers and managers from Poole-based home care provider GoodOaks Home Care visited AECC University College to take part in innovative new training designed to replicate…
New service centre to efficiently deliver community equipment to residents in Essex
Medequip, the provider of the Essex Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS), has announced the grand opening of its Braintree Service Centre in Essex, which…
Integrated Community Services in Norfolk and Waveney to reuse 60 percent of equipment
Norfolk County Council has launched a contract with specialist supplier of community equipment Medequip to provide Integrated Community Equipment Services (ICES) across Norfolk and Waveney…
Scottish Government invests a further £3.6m to the Hospital at Home project
The Scottish Government has announced that a further £ million has been allocated to the Hospital at Home project to provide a safe, patient-centred alternative…
Guest article: Therapy staff could monitor patients at home by working closely with local care providers
Proposing steps that can be taken to help to reform health and social care, Max Parmentier, co-founder and CEO of birdie, says by working closely…
ADASS President says social care winter plan is a ‘welcome start, but there is more to do’
Following the publication of the new ‘Adult social care: coronavirus (COVID-19) winter plan 2020 to 2021’ by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC),…
Guidance for local authorities, CCGs and home care providers about delivering care amid coronavirus pandemic
Public Health England (PHE) has issued new guidance about home care provision which sets out key messages to support planning and preparation in the event…
National agency says home care could be the answer to the adult and elderly care sector “crisis”
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing taxpayers nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance…
Care home service to embrace “cutting-edge” tech to transform the patient experience
Credit: Healthcare Business National care home group Kingsley Healthcare will launch a new service offering called Kingsley Home Care Services, offering patients hourly care and…
Demand for complete monitoring systems grows globally
Demand for real-time continuous data, including personal health information, early warning scores, and alerting when a patient's condition is deteriorating, is on the rise and…