Regulator warns one in four social care services failing on safety
A recent study by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that 23% of care homes, nursing homes and home care services require immediate improvement on safety, with a further 2% not meeting sufficient safety regulations. Regulators observed residents not getting enough time to eat and drink, and not being helped to the toilet quickly […]
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At the National Care Association’s Regional Business Clinics, we have forged partnerships with care sector business leaders to look at how we can support you to run your business. The Clinics will present individuals with specialised sector experience, who will share with you invaluable tools for your business with Barclays Bank, Skills for Care, Christie […]
GUEST BLOG: Mobile apps are revolutionary in overcoming healthcare system issues
By Paul Swaddle, Founder and Chairman, Pocket App Healthcare technology is a revolutionary reformer within a sector that is currently facing a plethora of issues. The NHS is under considerable pressure, coupled with a shortage of professionals in the industry which understandably is putting strain on the efficiency of services. The market for mobile health […]
Improve your care operations at the Facilities Management Forum
This July, the Facilities Management Forum will not only take place in a new North of England location for its second event of the year – it will also be celebrating 20 years as the leading event in the FM sector. The Forum has passed an array of milestones during its first two decades, yet […]
Reform think tank proposes compulsory insurance scheme
Spiralling social care costs could be funded by a compulsory insurance scheme, according to a report by a Reform think tank. The proposed scheme, costing £30 per month and mandated by the Government, would help towards the growing costs of caring for the elderly and an ageing population. An by the Reform think-tank reveals that […]
Care workers ‘should receive more than living wage’
MSPs have called on the Scottish Government to make care workers a pay priority in a bid to ensure gender equality pay and encourage more men to work in the sector. The recommendation comes as part of a report from Holyrood’s economy, jobs and fair work committee. Committee convener Gordon Lindhurst said: “The committee is […]
Dutch hospital deploys world’s first autonomous indoor drone
A drone developed by a team of students in the Netherlands has been deployed at Maxima Medisch Centrum, helping to move objects for the less mobile and playing tic-tac-toe with children who communicate with the drone through hand gestures. Blue Jay, founded in 2015 by a group of students, was the result of the the […]
Questions over care reforms following General Election
Vital social care reforms are set to be left on the back burner after the Conservative Party failed to win a majority, claim some experts. In response to the General Election results, Vic Raynor, executive director at the National Care Forum commented: “It is critical that the new Government recognises the significance that social care […]
Sign up for the NCA’s Regional Clinics
National Care Association’s Regional Business Clinics have forged partnerships with care sector business leaders to look at how they can support you to run your business. The Clinics will present individuals with specialised sector experience, who will share with you invaluable tools for your business with Barclays Bank, Skills for Care, Christie & Co, Lester Aldridge and […]
Looking back at the 20th Anniversary Care Forum
Earlier this week, the Care Forum celebrated 20 years of bringing together senior care home professionals with leading suppliers to the sector. Over the last two decades, thousands of new relationships have been forged, resulting in £millions of business being done, budgets being saved and new skills and practices discovered. Governments, fashion and technology may […]
