Industry Spotlight: NHS South Worcestershire CCG pilots new technology for palliative care…
The NHS South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is leading the trial of a newly integrated technology from Advanced and Black Pear, ensuring information can be shared more effectively among primary care providers, ‘Out of Hours’ (OOH) and NHS111 providers on behalf of the three clinical commissioning groups based in Worcestershire. The 12-month pilot – […]
Guest Blog, Danielle Moore: The recruitment challenges faced by care homes…
One of the most serious issues in care home recruitment is that many professionals don’t actually consider them to be a workplace that could facilitate career progression. After all, when most people think of nurses, they probably think of those operating in hospitals instead of employees in nursing and dementia homes. But what other challenges […]
Industry Spotlight: Care Forum re-iterates its original and premier position in the industry…
Since its inception more than 19 years ago, the Care Forum has continued to provide a platform for care industry professionals from across the country to engage with one another to build their skills, knowledge and expertise within the increasingly challenged industry. The Care Forum is one of Forum Events’ longest-standing events; a company with […]
Forum News: 10 ways to succeed at networking events…
Walking into an event room full of people you don’t know can be a scary experience. However, there are proven ways to conquer this fear and make networking an enjoyable and a useful process to do business. Here, we share 10 of the best practices to eradicate those networking nerves. 1. Plan ahead: Try to […]
SiDLY – there is no distance in care!
SiDLY Care is a medical wristband taking care to a new level making users more independent and helping carers optimise their efforts while keeping an eye on those they care for with ease. Measuring pulse, temperature, falls and location, the device informs the carer remotely by sending the measurements via GSM network. That said, user’s […]
O&H Vehicle Conversions Provide Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) to Care Homes…
O&H Vehicle Conversions provide specially adapted WAVs and minibuses to meet your specific requirements. Designed and built at our purpose-built 6 acre facility in Goole, we can offer personalised features with extensive design options to choose from. Layout options are discussed with the customer at the point of specification to confirm legal compliance. We already […]
Sky TV and WiFi for your care settings…
Bring your residents together in your lounge and give that home-from–home experience in your residents’ rooms with TV and WiFi packages for care settings. Sky In-Lounge & Sky In-Room packages include an unrivalled number of entertainment channels including Gold and Alibi as well as dedicated movie and sports channels. The Cloud WiFi, from Sky is […]
Guest Blog, Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg: Enhancing the wellbeing of mental health workers…
Clinical director and consultant psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg, medical director of two Priory Group hospitals and clinical director of the Priory’s high street Wellbeing Centres, provides her top tips on how employers should care for those working in mental health Mental health professionals listen to distressing information on a daily basis. They handle a […]
Industry Spotlight: Multiple concerns over mental health services for young people, new studies claim…
Though I must acknowledge that shortages across the board is placing a tremendous pressure on the mental health sector, I find it to be outrageous that children are continually turned away from receiving professional help to cope with their mental diagnosis, as The Times reported that 28 per cent of the 248,000 children referred to a specialist were denied expert help on the grounds of individual […]
Nurse call systems never change? Think Again!
The latest developments in patient and staff monitoring can indicate which staff member attended to which call, automated alarms when clients enter areas of risk or begin to wander unaccompanied, automatic client on client aggression alerts when no staff member present, fall monitoring and clients entering another clients bedroom. New fully programmable systems cover virtually […]