Join the discussion at the Care Forum this summer
The Care Forum – this year celebrating its 20th anniversary – is a fantastic opportunity to discover new product and service suppliers who can give your business the edge, and save you money. But as one of our VIP guests, your FREE attendance to the Care Forum will also give you access to our programme […]
FORUM INSIGHT: Housekeeping tips for your digital presence
Last week we took a look at how you can make your company blog work a little harder in terms of helping to grow your business. But sometimes it’s worth taking a step back to see if the fundamentals of your online presence are working as well as they should be. If you don’t have […]
£250m Welsh social care dispute taken to Supreme Court
A dispute over who pays for nurses delivering social care in residential homes across Wales is to be finally heard by the Supreme Court. General care needs are funded by the council or privately, while the National Health Service (NHS) pays for 24-hour healthcare. The row is between the Welsh councils and health boards over […]
Advanced partners NHS on digital health strategy
Software and services provider Advanced has been awarded a place on the new Clinical and Digital Information Systems Framework Agreement (CDIS), launched by NHS London Procurement Partnership (LPP). The framework includes Advanced’s software solution for the health and care sector, specifically its hosted patient management solution Carenotes, which covers all aspects of community, mental and […]
Clinicare: Helping the care home sector deliver outstanding service
Clinicare is a Janitorial and Nursing Consumables and Equipment Supplier that allows Care Home Owners and Managers to create safe and comfortable environments for Patients and Staff alike. From the moment Clinicare was first founded back in 1987, this has been our primary mission. Since then, Clinicare has grown into a team focused on helping […]
Introducing Well Careplus
Introducing Well Careplus – the system that takes care of your medicines for you. As the only medicines management system independently proven to be safer, you can be sure that everyone gets the right dosage of the right medication at the right time. And with support right when you need it, you can’t go wrong. For more information, visit www.well.co.uk/WellCareplus.
Scottish care homes face growing staff shortages
Figures released by Scottish Care, the body that represents private and voluntary providers of social care in Scotland, suggest that 77% of homes have vacancies, warning that the lack of people working in the sector is crippling care provision across the country. Care representatives have said the growing shortages of care staff in care home, […]
FORUM INSIGHT: Make your company blog work harder
There’s no sadder sight than a neglected company blog. The chances are you’ve invested a fair bit of money in your website, which is probably the main channel through which to present your company to potential and existing customers outside of face-to-face meetings. And if that’s the case, you’ve probably spent a fair bit of […]
Care England: ‘Government must stem the financial crisis in adult social care’
Care England has responded to the latest report from the Committees and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee on adult social care. Chief Executive of Care England, Professor Martin Green OBE, was summoned by the committee to give oral evidence as part of the four month inquiry, with the CLG recommending that the Government urgently review […]
CLG: Government must ‘urgently review’ social care funding
A four-month long inquiry into adult social care by the House of Commons Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee has revealed that 48% of care staff leave their jobs within a year of starting. The report also revealed that the social care sector replaced 36% of its nurses each year. The committee has urged […]
