Care home nurse paints superhero tributes to her colleagues
An artistic nurse has given her care home colleagues a superhero-style boost – by depicting them in an amazing caped-crusader gallery. Lynn Bell, who works in Parksprings care home, Motherwell, has created caricatures of all of her co-workers, inspired by the collective spirit and superhuman effort of the team during the pandemic. She has painted […]
Vida unveils ‘care home of the future’ in Harrogate
Vida Healthcare has launched its new state of the art care home, Vida Court, which has been built to transform the care available to people living with dementia. The home is set to officially welcome residents through its doors in November 2021 and has been designed with innovative facilities to enhance resident’s daily living activities and […]
Do you specialise in Infection Control? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Care Briefing we’re shining the 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 and would […]
Are you ready for next week’s Care Forum?
Good news! The Care Forum is still going ahead as planned, in less than a weeks’ time and we would love it if you could join us. Taking place on the 29th & 30th June at the Whittlebury Park (Golf & Spa Hotel), Northamptonshire, the Forum has been unaffected by the recent announcement. With this […]
Black Country Pathology Services and CliniSys use tech to link non-connected care
Black Country Pathology Services has worked with CliniSys to create the ICE Portal, a web-based application that makes it easy for care homes, or other community care settings, to be able to order lab based Covid-19 tests and see the results. The pathology network has also drawn up plans with the company to continue development […]
Research calls for support for isolated over-60s
A nationwide home care company has uncovered worrying statistics about the impact of lockdown on the UK’s loneliness epidemic in older people and highlighted the need for greater support as restrictions ease this summer. The research, conducted in May by Radfield Home Care, sought to understand and raise awareness of the experiences of older people […]
Care Forum: Last remaining delegate places – Book today!
We still have a handful of delegate places available at the Care Forum for you to connect with industry care professionals that can help you with both current business requirements and future projects. In addition to 1-2-1 meetings with suppliers, your pass also includes overnight accommodation, all meals, refreshments and access to insightful seminar sessions. 29th & […]
Vida Healthcare partners University of Bradford to train social care talent
First coordinated in November 2020 following outreach from the University, the initiative sees Vida Healthcare provide Mental Health Nursing and Adult Nursing students with real world experience, opportunities to transfer classroom knowledge into clinical skills, and the chance to build confidence and competence working with Vida’s specialist nursing and care staff. Since its foundation, Vida […]
Shining a spotlight on the extraordinary palliative care nurses
End-of-life care is not a topic that many people want to think about, yet the reality is that each year an estimated 40 million people worldwide are in need of palliative care. Most people, given the choice, would like to pass away with dignity, pain free, and in the familiarity of their own home. Live-in […]
The future of adult social care funding
By Oliver Brown, Head of Product, Care and Support Tools at Imosphere A new inquiry has been launched by The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee to understand how adult social care should be funded in the long term and how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape since the last set of recommendations were […]
