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• NHS would fall over without staff from EU countries say Jeremy Hunt

  27-04-2017 14:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Responding to the Health Select Committee report on Brexit and health and social care, Nuffield Trust Chief Executive Nigel Edwards said:
   
  “The major implications for the NHS must not be overlooked in Brexit negotiations, and we support the call for a clear list of the issues to be planned for and who is in charge of doing so.
   
  “As Jeremy Hunt told the committee, the NHS would fall over without staff from EU countries. Not only do we need to try to secure their rights as
  
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• Triumphant London Marathon runners raise thousands for charity

  27-04-2017 13:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jewish Care runners Josh Domb, Yael Kohn, Daniel Carmel-Brown.
  Jewish Care’s team of four triumphant runners were proud to complete the 26.2 miles in the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise £20,000 to support the charity’s vital work. The runners were spurred on by the incredible atmosphere which saw over 40,000 participants take to the streets cheered on by 1000’s more supporters, including the Jewish Care support team along the route.
  27 year old, Josh Domb, who grew
  
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• Milton Keynes South MP performs topping out ceremony on new care home

  27-04-2017 12:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Iain Stewart – MP of Milton Keynes South
  Abdul Kachra – Chairman, Country Court Care
  David Hicks (back) – Group Estates Director, Country Court Care
  Al-karim Kachra – Finance Director, Country Court Care
  Alykhan Kachra – Managing Director, Country Court Care
  The MP for Milton Keynes South, Iain Stewart, recently performed a topping ceremony at a new care home in Newton Leys, called Lakeview Lodge. The care home, which officially opens its doors on Sunday 3th of Sept
  
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• West London homecare service marked ‘Outstanding’ by CQC

  27-04-2017 12:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A service that provides personal care and support at home to people living across the west London boroughs of Hounslow, Richmond, Hillingdon, Kingston and Wandsworth has been rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
  Royal Mencap Society – Domiciliary Care Services – West London, has been rated Outstanding for being caring, responsive and well-led. It was rated Good for being safe and effective, following the inspection in February 2017.
  The service, which provides personal c
  
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• Young boy surprises Garforth care home resident with a special donation

  27-04-2017 12:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A kind-hearted boy from Strawberry Fields Primary School, Garforth demonstrated the true meaning of Easter when he paid a surprise trip to a care home resident in Garforth recently.
  Young Calub Winterhalder struck up such a special bond with Augustus Court resident, Joyce Shaw, following an Intergenerational trip to the home with classmates, that when Easter Day arrived he donated an egg to his newfound friend.
  Joyce and other residents were enjoying a Mad Hatters Tea Party at the home
  
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• Newark care home residents rediscover their green fingers during ‘National Gardening Week’

  27-04-2017 11:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Staff at Bowbridge Court care home in Newark have been helping residents to rediscover their green fingers during National Gardening Week last week.Jean Gregory, who has lived at Bowbridge Court for just under a year, mentioned in a recent Social Committee Meeting how much she missed planting and pruning.  Jean, who is 88 years old, had always had a well-cared for garden at her home in Newark and missed pottering outside, especially during the Spring and Summer months.  Staff listened
  
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• London Marathon runners raise more than £9000 for disabled veterans

  27-04-2017 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Pauline Shaw with Surbiton Residents Jean and Bert
  The London Marathon remains one of the biggest charity fundraising events in the UK and this year veterans’ charity The Royal Star & Garter Homes was represented by three runners keen to go the extra mile to raise funds for the Charity they feel so passionately for.
   
  The 26.2-mile course was completed by Pauline Shaw, Director of Care and Service Development, Matt Petersen, a member of the Body of Governors for the Charity and Tr
  
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• Political parties must make a commitment to social care and the people it supports

  27-04-2017 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With six weeks to go before the general election on 8 June, VODG is calling on political parties to put human rights, social care funding and the workforce at the heart of their manifesto commitments. 
  Election campaigns must also be accessible to disabled people, argues VODG – the national charity that represents leading not-for-profit disability organisations – in its election 2017 position statement published today. The group is encouraging people who use services, care provi
  
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• Sunrise Senior Living UK nominated for prestigious motivational award

  27-04-2017 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Residents and staff at Sunrise Senior Living UK are celebrating after the care home provider was nominated for a prestigious award recognising the motivational benefits given to team members.
  For the second year running, Sunrise has been put forward for the Most Motivational Benefits prize at the esteemed Employee Benefits Awards.
  The award ceremony, now in its 15th year, recognises employers throughout British industry who develop innovative ways to engage and encourage their workforce. This ye
  
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• Care group makes pledge to improve social care with commitment to care staff

  27-04-2017 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A care home group in the South East, Forest Healthcare, has pledged to fight an industry-wide reputation for poor pay and conditions with a commitment to salaries above the living wage and career development packages via their Talent Strategy to attract and retain a higher calibre of carers and staff.  
  Forest Healthcare, which has 13 homes across the South East of England, has implemented the pledge for all care home workers across its homes.
   
  “We are part of an industry t
  
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• Could Parkinson's disease start in the gut?

  27-04-2017 00:31
  Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve, according to a study. The vagus nerve extends from the brainstem to the abdomen and controls unconscious body processes like heart rate and food digestion.
  
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