BEDROOM & BATHROOM MONTH: Making smart investment decisions around aging facilities
Balancing the need to modernise aging infrastructure with tight budgetary constraints remains one of the most pressing challenges of 2025. With resident expectations rising, regulations tightening, and sustainability targets gaining urgency, providers are being forced to rethink their long-term capital investment strategies, particularly when it comes to bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas… Residents and their […]
BEDROOM & BATHROOM MONTH: 5 steps to procuring the best partners & equipment
As care home operators modernise their facilities to meet growing clinical demands and resident expectations, choosing the right bedroom and bathroom equipment supplier has become more critical than ever. From hoists and profiling beds to accessible bathrooms and pressure-relieving mattresses, the right procurement decisions can improve care outcomes, ensure compliance, and protect budgets… Here’s what […]
July 2025 is Infection Control Month on Care Briefing: Here’s how to get involved!
Each month on Care Briefing we shine a spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and in July we’ll be focusing on Infection Control. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Infection Control […]
BEDROOM & BATHROOM MONTH: Sourcing eco-friendly equipment and energy-efficient solutions for resident rooms
As the sector increasingly embraces sustainability, care home managers across the are re-evaluating how resident bedrooms and bathrooms are equipped to balance comfort with environmental responsibility. With the NHS’s Net Zero targets influencing policy and procurement across the wider healthcare ecosystem, care homes attending the Care Forum are aligning their operations to reduce emissions and […]
The Care Forum Manchester has partnered with NW Hearts Charity – Here’s why…
NW Hearts Charity works with hospitals, healthcare settings and community groups to improve the lives of people living with heart disease in Greater Manchester. There are around 7.6 million people living with heart disease in the UK. Heart and Circulatory diseases account for 1 in 4 deaths in the UK. This figure is even higher […]
CALL FOR SPEAKERS: Share your thoughts on the care industry’s biggest issues
If you’re a care home industry professional and would like to share your knowledge, case studies and best practice with peers, then please get in touch – we have speaking opportunities upcoming at the Care Forum this November. This long-running and unique, invite-only event is attended by senior customer service professionals and leading suppliers, offering […]
HIW outlines findings of DNACPR procedures review
The Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has published a report setting out the findings of a review of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions for adults. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, commonly known as CPR, is an emergency lifesaving procedure, performed when a person’s heart and lungs stop functioning. DNACPR decisions are an important part of end-of-life care, […]
SENSORY GARDENS MONTH: How gardens can spark joy and wellbeing for residents with dementia
For those living with dementia, the world can become a confusing and disorienting place. However, a thoughtfully designed sensory garden can offer a haven of stimulation and comfort in a residential care home setting. These vibrant spaces, brimming with sights, sounds, smells, and textures, can unlock a multitude of benefits for residents, enriching their lives […]
Tenholm appointed as CQC Chief Executive
Ian Trenholm has been appointed as CQC’s new Chief Executive and will take over the role from Sir David Behan when he leaves in July. Ian has been Chief Executive of NHS Blood and Transplant since 2014. Having started his career in the police service, his previous roles include Chief Operating Officer at the Department […]
3,000 European nurses now working in the UK
Official figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have found that there are 3,000 fewer nurses working in the National Health Service from the European Economic Area (EEA) than in the same period a year ago. Some 3,962 staff from the EEA left the NMC register between 2017 and 2018, while the number of […]
