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• Nigel Charles obituary

  28-09-2018 18:52
  
  My uncle Nigel Charles, who has died aged 56 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, was a health researcher, working variously for the RNIB, the civil service and Plymouth and Exeter universities. His writing on social care and mental health was published widely, including in the European Journal of Social Work.Born in Harlow, Essex, to Maureen (nee Brenchley), a social work administrator, and John, who was in the merchant navy, Nigel went to Elmbridge school in Surrey and then took social studies at
  
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• From courtroom to care home: the career changers choosing social care

  28-09-2018 16:26
  Jenny Oakley quit her job in the police to embark on a career in care. She’s not the only one finding fulfilment via a shift in professionAs a young woman, Jenny Oakley worked as a police officer in Malta – first in the data protection unit before being transferred to the weapons department.“We issued licenses for weapons, we did ballistic testing and we did a lot of court appearances,” says Oakley, who is from the town of Sliema, on the east coast of the island. Twice a
  
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• Camberley care home attempts cupcake Guinness World Record

  28-09-2018 13:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  A carer in Camberley, Surrey, is going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for decorating six cupcakes in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support.
   
  Mel Harrison of Aura Care Living’s Kings Lodge smashed the record of 47.21 seconds, held by Ashish Spencer of India with a staggering time of 23.86. The challenge was to decorate the popular tiny cakes 
  Mel completed the feat on 28 September in conjunction with Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. It is the chari
  
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• Ageing population brings social care to breaking point

  28-09-2018 12:47 via feedproxy.google.com
   
  Responding to Healthwatch England’s report into Social Care and carers, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:
   
  “With people living longer, increases in costs and decreases in funding, adult social care is at breaking point.
   
  “Over recent years, councils have protected adult social care relative to other services. But the scale of the overall funding picture for local government means adult soc
  
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• Illegal home care service fined

  28-09-2018 12:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  A company director who illegally provided domiciliary care services from three north London addresses has been fined more than £3,500 at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.
  The company was not registered with the Care Quality Commission as required by law. It is an offence under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to carry out a regulated activity without being registered with CQC.
  Mr Yousef Jowaheer appeared in court on 3 August 2018 and pleaded guilty to two offences as Director fo
  
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• Care operators should review their contracts and practices, now

  28-09-2018 11:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) final guidance on care contracts and consumer law obligations is expected to be published in mid-October.
  The guidance will, says law firm Royds Withy King, have wide-reaching implications for care homes and care providers, requiring them to review the way they operate in terms of admissions procedures, marketing, and how they contract with service users. Care providers who do not comply with consumer legislation will need to make significant and
  
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• Morris Care brings the Ritz to Shrewsbury nursing home

  28-09-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Isle Court Nursing Home invited residents to enjoy luxury sandwiches, cakes and a variety of specially selected teas in the first of six ‘Ritz inspired’ Afternoon Teas hosted by Morris Care. 
  Staff at the Home provided a first-rate dining experience whilst residents listened to the sound of a piano playing. Specially designed cake stands were taken to each table, with tea poured to the desired strength for a truly indulgent experience. Prosecco, scones and a vast selection
  
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• Report on adult social care-Winter crisis, new challenges and opportunities for care sector

  28-09-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has published its fourth annual report on adult social care. The report highlights the sector’s continued funding and staffing challenges, as well as the causes and impacts of winter 2017/18 which saw unprecedented levels of pressure on NHS hospital trusts, with 24 trusts reporting a ‘Code Black’ state across the UK.
  The report, ‘Adult Social Care 2018: Funding, Staffing and the Winter Crisis’, also presents da
  
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• Campaign to End ‘Bed Blocking’ Taking UK by Storm

  28-09-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Artists throughout the country are teaming up in an unprecedented campaign to find solutions to delayed transfer of care in the NHS.
  Over the last few weeks, three of 17 artists participating in the campaign have made a splash by placing bed-like art installations across iconic locations in Edinburgh, London, and Southampton. More will follow in the coming weeks.Pete Dowds, CEO of Elder, the organisation leading the campaign said: ‘This is the very first movement of its kind. Bringing toge
  
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• Young, gifted - and ready to tackle the mental illness epidemic

  28-09-2018 07:00
  Think Ahead scheme brings almost 100 new graduates into the workforceOn a recent home visit, Levi Chambers-Cook came upon a harrowing sight. “I found someone after they had just taken an intentional overdose,” she says. “Luckily, she was still alive.”It is not the kind of work that the 24-year-old imagined for herself while growing up in Surrey and then completing a degree in English. But it is exactly the kind of work that Britain, with its mental illness epidemic and so
  
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