The Care Forum: Meaningful conversations, key insights and vital meetings
Why do so many decision makers find the Care Forum such a valuable use of their time? Quite simply the Forum is built to give you meaningful conversations, key insights and vital meetings with suppliers, all tailored to the challenges and opportunities of the care sector. Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th June Radisson Hotel & […]
February 2026 is Health & Safety Month on Care Briefing: Make sure your solutions are part of the story!
Each month on Care Briefing we shine a spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and this February we’ll be focusing on Health & Safety solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of […]
INFECTION CONTROL MONTH: From Policy to Practice – Making infection control work in residential and nursing homes
Infection control policies in UK care homes are robust, well-documented and closely aligned with national guidance. Yet in practice, the challenge for senior leaders is no longer knowing what good infection control looks like, but ensuring it is delivered consistently, across every shift, role and setting. This gap between policy and practice presents differently in […]
Skin cream fire risks highlighted in new campaign
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) have urged the public and healthcare professionals to be aware of fire risks linked to emollient skin creams. Millions of people use emollient creams to relieve dry or itchy skin during winter. While the creams themselves are not flammable, residue […]
Whitepaper addresses the role of analytics in preventive care
Health tech specialists Everon Group and Howz have issued a whitepaper revealing that disrupted sleep is strongly correlated with increased fall risk, reduced resilience and wider deterioration in wellbeing. The report demonstrates how wearable and telecare technology can detect meaningful changes in sleep patterns, including reduced sleep duration, increased night-time wakefulness and disrupted routines which are often early indicators of […]
Upskill your career with online courses for care home professionals, fully revised & updated for 2026
Did you know we have a wide selection of online courses tailored specifically for the care home and social care sectors, enabling you to both amass new skills and improve existing ones in 2026 and beyond? Log in and start learning today! These are specially-curated online courses designed to help you and your team improve […]
January 2026 is Infection Control Month on Care Briefing: Make sure your solutions are part of the story
Each month on Care Briefing we shine a spotlight on a different part of the care sector – and this January we’ll be focusing on Infection Control solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help care industry professionals find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re a supplier of Infection […]
WEBINAR: How care homes can avoid workforce management pitfalls
Running a care home is demanding, and every hour counts. Managing staff rotas, tracking time and attendance, keeping up with HR tasks, and handling payroll can easily take over the working week. Many providers tell us that the admin load keeps growing while the time available to support residents stays the same. Softworks helps ease […]
SECURITY MONTH: Training care home staff to recognise risks and respond confidently
Security in care homes isn’t just about locks, alarms and CCTV. The most effective protection comes from something far more fundamental: a well-trained, security-aware workforce. With rising concerns around trespassing, safeguarding, resident wandering, theft, aggression, and cyber–physical threats, care homes attending the Care Forum are recognising that technology alone is not enough. A strong security […]
Smart TVs keeping residents connected at David Walker Gardens
David Walker Gardens Care Home in Rutherglen has become the first in the UK to be fully equipped in every room with LG Smart Chatta TVs, turning televisions into lifelines for video calls and photo sharing. Already, almost 1,000 calls and messages have been made with families as far afield as Canada, Dubai and Australia […]