5 Minutes With… William Langston, Managing Director & Founder at WLEnvironmental
In the latest instalment of our care industry executive interview series we spoke to William Langston, Managing Director & Founder of WLEnvironmental and a Registered Environmental Health Officer, about the importance of managing noise levels in the care home setting, creating noise management strategies, the process of dealing with any complaints that do arise and […]
Nutrition, wellbeing and communication top care service complaints in Scotland
Scotland’s Care Inspectorate has published an in-depth report on complaints about care services in the country, with overall complaints down slightly year-on-year. The report covers complaints received and investigated between April 2019 and March 2024, and focuses in particular on the most recent year, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. The statistics show the […]
Applauding a new era in Women’s Health
For decades, UK healthcare has been dubbed an institution made by men for men, but the NHS is on the cusp of an integral change. While significant disparities between healthcare for women and men remain, a shift in political attitude, supported by a recognition that women and men have different health needs throughout their lives, […]
A Founder’s Guide: VC funding in the health and wellness industry
According to McKinsey & Company, the consumer wellness market is estimated at $1.5 trillion with an expected growth rate of 5–10% annually. The COVID-19 pandemic sped this up, with funding being funneled into industries aiming to improve the health and well-being of their consumers. Deloitte’s insights into the healthtech investment trends observed that healthtech investors […]
£2.7m secured for veterans’ mental health services
Armed forces veterans, including those who served in Afghanistan, will benefit from additional mental health support backed by £2.7 million for Op COURAGE – the Veterans’ Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. The government has announced an expansion of services to support those experiencing complex mental and/or physical trauma, or alcohol and substance misuse. Dedicated care […]
Caring begins at home
Despite so much openness about health and wellbeing, incontinence is still a taboo subject. Many people simply don’t want to talk about incontinence, yet it is estimated that in the in the UK alone there are between three and six million people living with it. Ontex Healthcare is committed to encouraging people to talk about […]
GMB: 75% of care workers experienced worse mental health during pandemic
GMB, the care workers’ union, has warned of a looming care workers’ crisis as new research found that three quarters of care workers have experienced worsened mental heath as a result of their work during the pandemic. The Government and employers must step up and address the mental health crisis in social care, the union […]
OPINION: How to boost resident morale at care homes
By Caroline Bishop, Director of Nursing at Fonthill Care What measures/practices have you implemented to ensure the safety of residents since the start of the pandemic? Are there any safety practices that have been implemented since the first lockdown in 2020? By mid-march when lockdown was imposed by the UK government, we had suspended all visits from non-residents except in […]
Mental health and social care: Supporting carer and client alike
Coronavirus has impacted every single one of us in one way or another. The negative effects of lockdown are destructive and vast. From forcing businesses to shut, to leaving many individuals unemployed, the pandemic has spread fear and anxiety across society, as well as grief and devastation as loved ones sadly succumb to the illness. […]
The Royal Mint unveils ‘Museum in a Box’ for care homes
The Royal Mint Museum has launched an innovative ‘Museum in a box’ scheme to help care home residents reminisce about the changeover, and preserve their stories for future generations. This February marks 50 years since Britain’s currency became decimal – introducing the coins and metrics we use today. Known as ‘D-Day’, for Decimal Day, the […]
