Dementia therapy club opens in London
A new private members club aimed at helping seniors with dementia has opened in London. Innovative Aged Care, the company behind Chelsea Court Place, has launched The Day Club with the aim to provide evidence-based activities to its members to help delay and alleviate the symptoms of dementia. The programmes have been developed in conjunction with […]
Brits don’t recognise dementia as a killer
New research commissioned by award-winning brain clinic Re:Cognition Health has revealed that almost half of Brits don’t realise that dementia is a fatal disease. The research also found that British adults are more concerned about having Alzheimer’s or developing dementia (38%) than cancer or heart disease combined (31%). 87% believe early detection of dementia can […]
‘Too many’ patients locked into mental health wards
A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found there are 3,500 beds in locked facilities across the country, indicating there are “too many” patients in mental health rehabilitation wards. The CQC argued that instead these patients could be getting residential care nearer to where they live. In a statement, NHS England said that progress was being […]
Sabio snaps up DatapointEurope
Sabio has acquired DatapointEurope, a leading contact centre technology service, in a deal that creates a combined £60 million revenue business with pan-European capability. Founded in 1998, Sabio is the UK’s largest independent provider of contact centre technology solutions, with the company also boasting a growing presence across the Asia-Pacific region. The acquisition is part […]
HMRC hires 800 extra staff
Some 800 extra staff have been hired by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in a bid to speed up helplines, and waiting times of almost an hour by taxpayers looking to speak with advisors. According to a recent report, the number of advisors is now back to 2013/14 levels, with calls in the year up […]
Jobs boost in East Kilbride
AGO Outsourcing has announced that it’s creating nearly 500 new jobs in East Kilbride as part of a £40 million five-year investment, after securing a contract with a blue-chip energy firm. The roles will be made up of over 380 customer service jobs commencing in 2018, along with 90 roles in the company’s sales division, […]
Mental health crisis in the UK
A survey by the NHS has found that mental health services in England risk being over-run. The survey by NHS Providers assessed that the reasons were down to rising demand and staff shortages. NHS Providers also revealed that seven in 10 mental health leaders expected demand to increase through 2017, but only one in three […]
Government ‘must end crisis in social care’
The Independent Care Group says the Government must end the crisis in social care, as more than 1.2 million people now go without the care they need. Group Chair Mike Padgham warned that social care had been an issue during the build up to the General Election, but had fallen out of the headlines in […]
Care Forum 2018 – Save the date!
The next Care Forum will take place on July 2nd & 3rd 2018 at Haythrop Park in Oxfordshire, once again providing a unique platform for the UK’s senior care professionals to meet with the industry’s most trusted product and service providers. This year’s event was the biggest ever, with 65 delegates representing some of the biggest names in the […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: JLA Laundry & Catering Solutions
As the UK’s leading supplier of commercial laundry and catering equipment, maintenance and breakdown cover, JLA continues to be the care industry’s partner of choice for providing cost-effective solutions and on-going engineer support. Having developed the OTEX ozone disinfection system, created energy-efficient SMART washers and dryers and shown countless care homes how combi ovens can […]
