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• Rethinking healthcare: what next for the NHS? Event

  30-10-2018 16:42
  Join a Guardian Live event on 11 December, with free tickets and a drinks networking reception for health workersWhen the NHS celebrated a landmark anniversary this summer, Theresa May announced a 70th birthday present meant to secure the future of one of Britain’s most well-loved institutions: £20bn in extra cash by 2023. NHS leaders are set to propose a 10-year plan that will make crucial decisions about how the service will spend the money.Cancer survival rates, social care pressu
  
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• High caseloads risk driving away social workers

  30-10-2018 16:25
  Research reveals social workers rate their working conditions worse than nine in 10 employees in other fieldsWhen asked about their job, most people tend to highlight the negatives – workload, pressure, overbearing management … Only later might they grudgingly acknowledge the positive side and admit that overall, yes, they actually enjoy what they do.We should therefore treat with some circumspection a survey of UK social workers that suggests they rank their working conditions wors
  
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• Cornwall Care appoints new Chief Executive Officer

  30-10-2018 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Anne Thomas
  Cornwall Care, the largest care provider in Cornwall, has appointed Anne Thomas as the charity’s new Chief Executive Officer.
  Anne brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge, having begun her career as a nurse in the 1980s, developing a specialism in diabetes, and going on to spend many years working at senior level in the adult health and social care sector.
  Anne has been Executive Director for over six years, responsible for Linc Cymru’s health and social care
  
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• Wetherby care home staff raise funds for Alzheimer’s Society

  30-10-2018 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Staff from Wetherby Manor, a care home in Wetherby; raised a fantastic £1,500 for the Alzheimer’s Society by taking in part in three of the charity’s Memory Walks.
   
  The 11 walkers took part in 6km walks at York Racecourse, the National Trust’s Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire and Temple Newsam in Leeds.
   
  Judith Scurr, manager of Wetherby Manor said: “We’re thrilled to have raised so much money for the Alzheimer’s Society and would like to
  
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• Care UK’s campaigner for dining with dignity named as finalist

  30-10-2018 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The team responsible for Care UK’s food and dining service has been named as a finalist in inaugural awards celebrating national excellence in care home catering.
   
  Since joining Care UK four years ago, Jon Bicknell has led a team that has revolutionised mealtimes across the country, turning the concept of dining with dignity into a reality in the group’s 119 homes.
   
  Andrew Knight said: “Jon and his team have made a step change to our resident food and hospitality of
  
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• Jungle Adventure Day for care home residents in Somerset

  30-10-2018 07:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at a specialist dementia care home in Wellington, Somerset, have been transported to the fantasy realm of ‘Camazon’ with a jungle-themed experience day organised by their enterprising activities team. 
   
  Arts and crafts sessions in the run-up to the big day helped residents of Camelot House and Lodge get in the mood by involving them in the creation of colourful banners and a rainforest back-drop. 
   
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