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• Brexit and the NHS- More than a fifth of doctors or nurses at some hospitals are from the EU

  25-10-2018 21:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  Key hospitals across England depend on the European Union for more than one in five doctors or nurses, new analysis reveals, as Brexit uncertainty deepens the NHS crisis.
  Senior figures in the NHS warn they may soon not be able to fill these posts as recruitment from the EU has dried up, with knock-on effects on waiting times, operating theatre capacity and beds.
  A Bureau analysis of NHS staffing shows certain trusts and specialist hospitals are heavily dependent on EU nationals, specifically fo
  
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• Calls for businesses to seize opportunities of a growing older market and help consumers to age well

  25-10-2018 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Caroline Dinenage, the Minister of State for Care, used a speech in London to call on businesses to seize the opportunities of a growing older consumer market and to develop more products and services that meet the diverse needs and aspirations of older people.
   
  Speaking at an event hosted by the Centre for Ageing Better, the Minister said more inclusive, innovative and attractive products should play an important role in helping people to remain healthy, active and independent for longer,
  
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• Yorkshire care worker of 15 years on ‘lightbulb moments’ and making a difference to vulnerable people

  25-10-2018 09:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  “It’s a really big part of my life. I’ve never wanted to do anything else”, said Anna Melia, a professional trouble-shooter for the disability charity United Response.
   
  The Yorkshire-based 37-year-old Relief Manager is celebrating 15 years with the charity after working her up through the ranks as a Support Worker, Team Manager and then Area Manager. 
  She said: “I thought I could make a difference and make things better for the people we support. 
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• Improvements in Northern Ireland care homes result in positive inspection reports

  25-10-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
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  Runwood Homes have successfully implemented improvement requirements and, following recent inspections by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), are pleased to confirm that suspensions have been lifted and new residents are now being accepted at three of the Group’s Northern Ireland homes; Glenabbey Manor, Clifton Nursing Home and Rose Court. 
  HSC Northern Health and Social Care Trust confirmed the lift of the embargo to all new admissions at Glenabbey Man
  
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• Councils continue to exploit their dominant purchasing power of social care

  25-10-2018 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Councils in Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Trusts are continuing to exploit their dominant purchasing power, according to a new report from UKHCA, the professional association for homecare providers.
  The author claims that “Councils are buying homecare services for older people on the cheap” and calls on Government to fund care at a sustainable level in the forthcoming Budget.
  “The Homecare Deficit 2018” exposes the scale of underfunding
  
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