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Care Focus Care Awards - Finalists Announced 2011
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An introduction to important changes to how independent adult social care services are regulated
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CQC today announced plans to develop a new scheme to recognise excellence in adult social care. The scheme – set to be launched in April 2012 – will be CQC-owned, but delivered by other or...
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National Care Association today signed the National Dementia Declaration as a member of the Dementia Action Alliance alongside the Minister for Social Care. Paul Burstow.
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Earlier this year, CQC consulted on proposals for the assessment of quality for health and adult social care in 2010/11.
The consultation provided a high level overview of their planned approach to...
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The VODG/SCIE online assessment tool for providers to measure and compare their progress towards personalisation.
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Frontline council services face a funding shortfall of up to £20 billion a year by 2015 if budget cuts in the Government’s spending review are imposed without reform of the way the public ...
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A website for people with learning disabilities, family carers and anyone who works with, or comes into contact with people with learning disabilities was launched recently by the Department of Health...
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On the back of its successful Breath of Fresh Air challenge, Music in the Air calls on all care settings to introduce music beyond the traditional sing-alongs and visiting entertainers for the p...
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Source: ePolitix.com.
Age UK writes for ePolitix.com about the government's announcement of a new commission on social care reform
As our society ages, reforming social care is becoming an urg...
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Source: BBC News
People who carry a lot of weight around their middle are at increased risk of developing dementia, say researchers.
A US study of more than 700 adults showed that being overweight i...
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Source: Community Care
Community Care's Dementia Declaration campaign has claimed a victory after the government made prioritising dementia research funding one of its pledges in its full coalition a...
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Source: Community Care
Home care charges are a postcode lottery with fees for users ranging from zero to nearly £18 an hour between areas, according to a study by Which?.
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