Funding made available for digital tech in healthcare
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £9 million to develop more effective and efficient treatments through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. Announcing the funding, the Government said that advancing new and novel digital technologies could significantly improve outcomes for patients, and provide cost benefits for healthcare providers. The digital health technology […]
Study to explore how BAME patients can have better end of life care
LOROS Hospice, in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, is conducting a research study into how health professionals can improve the care for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities at the end of life. The 30-month study, entitled Thinking Ahead: exploring and understanding experiences and decisions in end of life care for people from […]
UK Government commits £2bn to social housing – But is it enough?
Prime Minister Theresa May has committed £2bn to fund social housing in the UK, but opinion is divided as to whether the initiative represents a big enough commitment. In a speech at the National Housing Federation conference, the Prime Minister revealed that the spending would be spread over a 10 year period to give housing […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Sekoia Digital Care Planning
Digital care planning provides care delivery with access to all the information needed, right where needed. The result is enhanced care, fewer incidents and greater job satisfaction. If you ask the care homes using Sekoia. Here care staff are gaining an overview of their day, by recording health data, sharing information and reporting observations digitally. […]
Dementia is ‘set to be the biggest killer of men’ by 2020
A new report, Health Profile for England, published by Public Health England (PHE) has revealed that the death rate for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease may overtake heart disease in men as early as 2020. Dementia is already the leading cause of death in women. The death rate is the number of deaths per 100,000 population. […]
Do you specialise in Pressure Care products? We want to hear form you!
Each month on Care Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and in October we’ll be focussing on Pressure Care products. It’s all part of our new ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Pressure Care […]
Job satisfaction tops list of priorities for care professionals
87.9 per cent of care professionals say enjoying their jobs is a better measure of career success than having a high salary (24.2 per cent), according to a survey by CV-Library. However, 21 per cent believe that their career success is defined by how others see their achievements. The survey asked care professionals how they […]
Get ready for Care Home Idol 2019
There’s no Simon Cowell, thankfully, as Carehome.co.uk unveils details of this year’s online talent competition. Once again the popular contest sees residents from all over the UK showing off their talents, with staff encouraged to get involved too. In 2016, the competition was won by a Welsh women’s choir at Alastair House in Rhyl, with […]
Number of very elderly needing round-the-clock care set to double by 2035 in England
The number of adults aged 85 years and older needing round-the-clock care will almost double to 446,000 in England over the next 20 years, according a new modelling study published in The Lancet Public Health. Meanwhile, the overall numbers of over-65s requiring 24-hour care will rise by more than third to over 1 million in 2035. […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Sekoia digital care planning
Digital care planning provides care delivery with access to all the information needed, right where needed. The result is enhanced care, fewer incidents and greater job satisfaction. Sekoia helps care staff gain an overview of their day. Recording health data, sharing information and reporting observations has never been easier. Kate Pascual who is the Deputy […]
