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• Social care funding must match increase in NHS funding says LGA

  18-06-2018 17:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  Responding to today’s keynote speech by Theresa May on funding for the NHS, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:
   
  “The long-term funding for the NHS needs to be matched by a significant investment in adult social care and public health services otherwise it won’t be as effective or as sustainable.
   
  “If we are to reduce increasing pressures and avoid a year-round crisis in A&E, then invest
  
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• Social care needs a cash injection now | Letters

  18-06-2018 13:10
  Squeezing council funding in this area is ultimately a false economy, writes Alex Khaldi of Grant ThorntonYour article (Adult social care services on brink of collapse, survey shows, 12 June) sets out the stark reality facing our social care sector. The report by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is right in saying that councils cannot go on without sustainable long-term funding. Frankly, the fact that we still have councils left standing, delivering and innovating in th
  
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• Children bring joy to residents at Scarborough nursing home

  18-06-2018 11:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Scarborough nursing home is bringing joy into the lives of its residents by welcoming young children through its doors.
  Saint Cecilia’s Nursing Home regularly has visits from youngsters from Wheatcroft School and a local childminder’s group.
  And the home’s owner says both generations gain a great deal from the visits.
  Wheatcroft School has been bringing groups of children to the Filey Road nursing home for a few months now. When they visit, the children do things like arts an
  
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• Buckinghamshire care provider commits to making a difference to people’s lives

  18-06-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Care provider and charity, The Fremantle Trust, supported Alzheimer’s Society in its  commitment to making a difference to people’s lives during Dementia Action Week.
  This year’s campaign not only served to raise awareness and educate people about living with dementia, but also demonstrated how small actions can have a big impact when it comes to the quality of day-to-day life.
  Carey Lodge residential home in Wing held a series of activities to mark the week, including the
  
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• Charity commission head urged to mediate in row over care workers' pay

  18-06-2018 09:15
  Charity alliance warns back pay bill for sleep-in shifts poses ‘biggest threat to social care any of us has seen’Charities facing what they say will be ruinous bills for back pay for care workers’ sleep-in shifts are calling on the new chair of the Charity Commission to intervene in their dispute with ministers.
  The #SolveSleepInsAlliance, which claims to represent charities and other providers of half of all care services for people with learning disabilities, has written to T
  
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• Care home MD shortlisted for Barclays Yorkshire Women in Business Awards 2018

  18-06-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The managing director of the Hill Care Group joins other nominees who have made an outstanding contribution to business in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
   
  Wendy has been the head of Hill Care, which has its headquarters in Chesterfield and homes across the North, since 2006.
   
  She has overseen the company’s growth from two homes to 38 with almost 2,000 beds, generating a turnover of over £50m, doubling in size in the last year alone.
   
  She said: “While Hill Ca
  
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• NHS Health Check now includes dementia risk-Alzheimer’s Society

  18-06-2018 08:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Healthcare professionals in GP surgeries and the community will soon be giving advice on dementia risk to patients as part of the NHS Health Check.
  Adding the dementia element to the NHS Health Check programme will enable healthcare professionals to talk to their patients about how they can reduce their dementia risk, such as by maintaining their social life, keeping mentally and physically active and stopping smoking.
  Currently:52% of adults name dementia as one of their top three health worrie
  
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• Tower Hamlets supported living service rated Outstanding by Care Quality Commission

  18-06-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Edward Gibbons House in Tower Hamlets, to be Outstanding following an inspection which took place over January and February, this year.
   
  Edward Gibbons House is a supported living service that provides care and support for men with health issues linked to drugs or alcohol misuse. While the Care Quality Commission (CQC) does not regulate premises used for supported living; this inspection looked at people’s personal
  
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