Jul 13 2012
A new campaign has been launched at the House of Commons on July 3rd to raise public awareness of the issues surrounding social care in the UK today. The campaign’s focus is on what constitutes good social care and to encourage people who either work in social care or are in receipt of social care (and their friends and families) to talk about it. The campaign has… Read Full story
Jul 02 2012
The BBC is launching a series of TV and radio programmes this week called ‘When I am 65’ that will look at the experiences of older people in the UK today. The first TV programme in the series is called ‘When I Get Older’ and will be broadcast on Wednesday 4th July at 9pm on BBC1. Read Full story
Jun 12 2012
A 79 year old resident of a care home in Shrewsbury died following a fall while walking to a local shop with a member of staff to buy bread. Read Full story
Jun 08 2012
The Supreme Court in London made a judgement at the end of last month that could potentially change access to funded care packages for thousands of elderly and disabled people throughout the UK. This is a crucial case which should go some way to clarifying whether a County Council or a Social Services department can take its own finances into account when assessing a… Read Full story
May 24 2012
Last week the charity Age UK presented Number 10 Downing Street with a petition signed by over 130,000 people calling on the Government to end the crisis in social care. The size of the petition means it is likely that Parliament will be required to debate this important issue, bringing the needs of older people who are being let down by the care system to the forefront of… Read Full story
Mar 26 2012
Starting in April 2012 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are going to be embarking on themed inspections across the domiciliary care sector. All 250 inspections are expected to take place over a three month period across the UK with participants chosen by random. Read Full story
Mar 26 2012
A social care organisation has been fined for exposing workers to the risk of violence and aggression. Read Full story
Feb 14 2012
From April 6th 2012, subject to Parliamentary approval, Reporting of Injuries, and Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations, 1995 over three day injury reporting requirement will be increased to reporting over seven days’ incapacitation (not counting the day of injury/ill-health itself). Read Full story
Jan 09 2012
2 & 3 February 2012 marks this years Moving & Handling Conference taking place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London. Read Full story
Dec 21 2011
It was announced earlier this month that the general public will be able to rate nursing and residential care homes for the elderly as well as community care provision services for the elderly on a new website under plans to be set out in a Government white paper due to be published in the spring of 2012. Read Full story
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