Don’t miss out on this summer’s Care Forum!
Make sure you claim your FREE place at this summer’s Care Forum – all your supplier needs in one place. Register today and so you don’t miss this chance to:- Save money: Our suppliers offer budget-saving and innovative solutions Learn new business tactics: A series of insightful seminars are hosted throughout the two days Network: […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: CBRE Global Workplace Solutions
CBRE recognises that the care sector is evolving both in terms of direct delivery and the way in which operations and properties are managed. Our experience of working with a range of companies in the sector has reinforced the requirement of ongoing cost reduction where possible. CBRE has a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Business Unit within […]
OPINION: A bright light is shining on care homes
By Care Home Management With all the doom and gloom about “shock care home insolvencies” and the problems of financing care home excellence out of diminishing local authority budgets, how lovely it was to see among May’s Care Quality Commission reports an across-the-board outstanding rating for Mansard House in Preston. Mansard House is a care […]
Anchor-Hanover merger to create ‘single, bigger organisation’
Anchor and Hanover are in advanced merger talks, with the combined entity set to become one of the largest providers of residential care for older people in the UK. Under the proposals, the two organisations will come together as the Anchor Hanover Group. In a joint statement, Anchor Chief Executive Jane Ashcroft CBE and Hanover […]
Dementia needs to be a ‘priority for all governments’
Charity Alzheimer’s Research UK is backing a call for governments worldwide to develop and implement action plans for tackling dementia. The recommendation, which came during Dementia Action Week, is made in a report from Alzheimer’s Disease International that examines progress towards the World Health Organisation’s global action plan for dementia. The plan, published last year, […]
Independent Age calls for more counselling for the bereaved
Older people who have experienced the death of a partner are up to four times more likely to experience depression than older people who haven’t been bereaved. In addition, they are more likely to have worse mental health as a result of bereavement than working age adults. Despite this, they are less likely to be […]
Do you specialise in Sensory Gardens? 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 June we’ll be focussing on Sensory Gardens. 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 Sensory Gardens and […]
Meet with budget-saving suppliers at the Care Forum
Time is running out for you to claim your FREE place at this summer’s Care Forum. Make sure you register today and so you don’t miss this chance to:- Save money: Our suppliers offer budget-saving and innovative solutions Learn new business tactics: A series of insightful seminars are hosted throughout the two days Network: You’ll […]
Staffnurse.com rebrands to Jobmedic.co.uk, celebrates healthcare professionals
Careerbuilder has re-launched its healthcare jobs board in the UK – previously known as staffnurse.com it now goes by the name of Jobmedic.co.uk. The re-launch aims at expanding Careerbuilder’s leadership in the niche healthcare job board market in the UK – the new site features more than 25,000 healthcare jobs every month across NHS, agency […]
Dying Matters Awareness Week 2018: Find out what you can do
Dying Matters Awareness Week is taking place with the aim of placing the importance of talking about dying, death and bereavement firmly on the national agenda. In 2018, the week runs May 14th-20th of May with a theme of “What Can You Do… in your community?” – and there’s still plenty of time to get […]