Care Providers’ Press Releases

Football memorabilia helps dementia
28-Jun-10
Football memorabilia is helping dementia sufferers to recount their memories in a new project which could be used overseas, a university has said. The memorabilia was used by researchers at Glasgow Caledonian read full article

Lifeways complete Autism Solutions acquisition
28-Jun-10
Lifeways Group is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Autism Solutions Limited (“Autism Solutions”). Autism Solutions provides supported living and registered services for individuals read full article

Magnets 'help Alzheimer's patients'
28-Jun-10
The language skills of people with moderate Alzheimer's can be improved using magnetic brain stimulation, according to researchers in Italy. Five Alzheimer's patients underwent repetitive transcranial magnetic read full article

Health Secretary speech to NHS Confederation
24-Jun-10
In a speech at the NHS Confederation annual conference today, the Health Secretary will set out how a vision for patient-centred care will propel the NHS, the professionals and the front-line through the unique read full article

Vetting and barring scheme put on hold as Government orders review
23-Jun-10
Voluntary registration with the VBS for new employees and people changing jobs was due to start on 26 July. This registration has now been stopped. The scheme will now be scaled back to more common-sense levels, read full article

Government announces new medical assessments for Disability Living Allowance
23-Jun-10
"The Disability Living Allowance recognises the extra costs of having a disability regardless of whether or not social services deem the individual eligible for support. With the increasing pressures to social read full article

Advantage attend BABICM Summer conference
21-Jun-10
On June 10th 2010, Advantage Healthcare attended BABICM's* summer conference. This conference aimed to debate the practical implications of balancing the risks and rights of clients post MCA and consider the roles read full article

Two thirds say end forced retirement immediately
21-Jun-10
The Government should seize the historic opportunity to scrap the Default Retirement Age on a wave of public support and consensus across generations, says Age UK, revealing almost two thirds of adults want ministers read full article

Dementia prioritised in revised NHS framework
21-Jun-10
A revised Operating Framework for the NHS brought hope to 750,000 people with dementia and carers as the new government acknowledged failures in dementia and promised action. PCTs and their partners will now read full article

Doctors say patients with a learning disability receive poorer care
21-Jun-10
Almost half of doctors (46%) and a third of nurses (37%) say that people with a learning disability receive a poorer standard of healthcare than the rest of the population, according to a survey(i) published today read full article

New challenges set for the NHS
21-Jun-10
The NHS will begin to make immediate efficiency savings by tackling escalating management costs . - NHS must accelerate cuts in management costs - - Targets removed as focus shifts to outcomes - The NHS read full article

Alzheimer's Society calls for an end to dementia care postcode lottery
17-Jun-10
Alzheimer's Society comment on new findings revealing that a third of PCTs do not have plans in place to say how they will implement the National Dementia Strategy for England. Freedom of Information requests read full article

Dumfies companies win quartet of awards at Scottish Care Awards
16-Jun-10
A number of Dumfries home care providers are performing well and have been acknowledged by the Scottish Care Awards, with Alpha Homecare, Allied Healthcare and Lowland Care Services all receiving awards from more read full article

Vetting and Barring Scheme registration halted
15-Jun-10
Registration with the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will be halted to allow the government to remodel the scheme back to proportionate, common sense levels, it was announced today. Voluntary registration read full article

Study targets chronic pain relief
14-Jun-10
A team of university researchers have begun a four-year study aimed at developing new strategies that will help people suffering from chronic pain. Half of people aged 65 and over suffer from some form of chronic read full article

People in 50s fear pension poverty
14-Jun-10
The majority of people in their 50s fear they will not have enough to live on when they retire, research shows. Nine out of 10 are so worried about the standard of living they face that they may work on past read full article

Lifeways named Specialist Care Provider of the Year
14-Jun-10
Lifeways is proud to announce that it has been named Specialist Care Provider of the Year 2010 at the Health Investor Awards 2010. The awards were established to recognise outstanding achievements in healthcare. read full article

Sharon Gatus wins Dignity Award from Middlesborough Council!
13-Jun-10
Middlesbrough Council Department of Social Care held its Dignity in Care Awards on 4 June. The event was held at Middlesbrough Conference Hall and attended by Councillor Barry Coppinger and The Mayor of Middlesbrough, read full article

Jane Ashcroft wins Outstanding Contribution award
11-Jun-10
Anchor’s Chief Executive was honoured on Saturday (5 June) winning the Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award at the Great British Care Awards. The event, held at London’s Guildhall, was a celebration read full article

Alzheimer's Society comment on new research into the effects of amyloid on blood clots in Alzheimer's
11-Jun-10
Research published in the journal Neuron has shown that the amyloid protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, increases the likelihood of the formation of blood clots. The study worked with mouse models of read full article

Health Secretary sets out ambition for a culture of patient safety in the NHS
09-Jun-10
In his first speech since taking up the post, the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, said he would put his heart and soul into the improvement of health outcomes by making patients the driving force of improvements read full article

Health Secretary launches full public inquiry into failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
09-Jun-10
A full public inquiry into the appalling failings in patient care at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was announced today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. The Inquiry, to be chaired by Robert Francis read full article

Elderly 'miss out on cancer care'
09-Jun-10
Older breast cancer patients in Scotland are much less likely to receive surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy as part of their treatment, a charity has claimed. Breakthrough Breast Cancer said it is "wrong" read full article

Smarter spending would help to contain cost 'timebomb'
09-Jun-10
Alzheimer’s Society is supporting a call by national charity Counsel and Care to spend smarter to help the financial crisis. Counsel and Care want government and local councils to use social care funding more read full article

'Absence in Healthcare' - Free Morning Seminar for Carehome Managers - 23rd June
07-Jun-10
“Absence in Healthcare” - Free Morning Seminar for Carehome Managers - 23rd June AbsenceCare would like to invite Carehome managers to its forthcoming morning seminar. The seminar will turn the spotlight read full article

The CPBF goes Coast2Coast
07-Jun-10
The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF) is embarking upon an epic adventure that will see three intrepid explorers cycle from one side of the country to the other. Nick Kershaw, Business Developer for the read full article

HRT stroke risk research released
04-Jun-10
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patches may be safer than tablets, researchers have said. Patches containing a low dose of the hormones oestrogen or progesterone, or both, carry less risk of stroke than if read full article

Dementia support cafe launched
03-Jun-10
Jewish Care is launching a café and peer support group in Westcliff for dementia sufferers and their carers. Funded by Southend Borough Council and established in partnership with the Alzheimer's Society, the read full article

Mencap gets serious about sport
02-Jun-10
Serious about sport, the annual sporting event in South London held by learning disability charity Mencap and Special Olympics Great Britain, takes place at Battersea Park on Sunday 6 June from 10am. People read full article

Hospital bug data to be published
02-Jun-10
Hospitals will have to publish information about the rates of MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff) for patients to see, the Government has announced. Every seven days on the data.gov.uk website there will read full article