LOVE@care looks to armed forces for new recruits
A Scottish care provider has launched a scheme giving care-experienced young people and armed forces veterans the opportunity to work in the care sector. LOVE@care, part of Hamilton-based social business the LOVE group, has launched its Vocational Care Pathway, giving care experienced young people and veterans across Scotland the chance to work in the care […]
GUEST BLOG: Removing the bed management burden from nurses
Day to day demands on nurses have changed fundamentally over the past decade – and not for the better. A decade ago, each ward received one consultant visit per day – and one decision regarding patient discharge. Bed management information was updated just once in any 24 hour period. Now, following the Safer Patient Flow […]
Total Security Summit – A bespoke event tailor-made for you
Are you free on March 30th & 31st to join us at the Total Security Summit? This is a bespoke and highly-targeted two-day event created specifically for senior security professionals like you. It is entirely FREE for you to attend. Simply register your place here. When: 30 & 31 March 2020 Where: Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted Format: Corporate ‘speed-dating’. […]
Inspirational care staff recognised at lavish awards ceremony in Houses of Parliament
Last month saw the fourth annual Vegetarian for Life Awards for Excellence in Care Catering – and the finalists certainly didn’t disappoint with accounts of incredible service for their residents. The four categories: Veggie Care Chef, Veggie Wholesaler, The Beulah Charity Trust Special Recognition Award and Most Innovative Veggie Dish had stiff competition but only […]
Advanced increases Ireland presence with CareWorks acquisition
Advanced has acquired the fast-growth Irish health and care company, CareWorks. Headquartered in Dublin, CareWorks is a provider of cloud-based case management software for health and social care organisations including Tusla, the state agency for the protection of children in Ireland, as well as children’s and adults’ social care in Staffordshire in the UK. Its 60 staff deliver solutions that are used by over 50,000 care professionals and clinicians and more than three […]
There’s more to life in social care than shift work
Fiona Millington, Chief Nurse at Florence, believes that the social care sector needs to evolve with its workers, offering flexibility, freedom and choice, if it is to survive the current staffing crisis… The adult social care sector is in the midst of a staffing crisis. In recent years, the number of registered nurses working in the care sector […]
Understanding the crisis in global healthcare
Global economic and political turmoil and the climate change crisis may dominate headlines, but arguably the biggest threat to global wellbeing is the state of our health care services. In his latest book, global healthcare leader Dr. Mark Britnell, cites a World Health Organisation estimate that by 2030 the world will be short of approximately 18 million health […]
The CHSA invites you to the FM Christmas Party!
There’s just two weeks to go until the FM Christmas Party, hosted by the team at the Facilities Management Forum and the FMJ – with help from our Partner CHSA. The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers’ Association (CHSA) operates the highly respected Accreditation Schemes for Distributors and Manufactures of Plastic Sacks, Industrial Cotton Mops and Soft Tissue. Each […]
Care Forum – Everything you need to know
Are you free on June 8th & 9th 2020 to join 60 peers at the Care Forum? This is a bespoke and highly-targeted two-day event created specifically for senior care professionals like you. It is entirely FREE for you to attend. Simply register your place here. When: 8 & 9 June 2020 Where: Whittlebury Park, Northamptonshire Format: Corporate ‘speed-dating’. As […]
Care providers struggling to attract millennial candidates
There has been a steep decline (62 percent) in the number of millennial candidates aged between 18 and 25 applying for roles in domiciliary care. That’s according to statistics revealed by Novacare, which show for the quarter (April – June) in 2018, 40 percent of all applications made were by millennials, whereas in 2019 this has […]
