The Independent: The Prime Minister has recognised that social care must be fixed in order to build an NHS fit for the future.
The Carer: Government set to engage with social care sector over fair pay agreement.
BBC News: Following Lord Darzi's damning report, the government is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. The new ten year plan will be based on three concepts: greater use of digital technology, more emphasis on community care, and preventing ill health in the first place.
The Carer: The NHS plans to strengthen same day emergency care and offer more falls services for older people ahead of a busy winter period.
The Carer: Heanton Nursing Home in Barnstaple was recently named ‘Care Home of the Day’ during an off-site training day at Nisbets in Bristol for their fantastic culinary skills.
The Telegraph: A new guide, “Trans & non-binary inclusion”, produced by the University of Kent, advises care home staff to “recognise that older people can be trans, even if they have lived their whole life as one gender”.
The Carer: Dementia expert calls for overhaul In public and media perceptions of people living with dementia.
Posted by Michaela on September 26th 2024