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Four staff members from care homes across the Highlands are to play an advanced role in supporting elderly residents, following their completion of a Dementia Ambassador course. Meallmore Ltd employees...

A new piece of equipment is helping to reduce local A&E admissions of frail patients as it can complete a blood test within just four minutes. HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical...

SI² Fund, a European social impact investment fund focused on scaling impact-driven businesses, on Thursday 14th December announced its investment in the international growth of Active Minds, a UK-based company that develops...

A care home owner and manager have been fined after a resident died in a fall from a second floor window, reports the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Highcliffe House Limited,...

How care organisations can use social media to engage and inform Most care home providers recognise that, in a competitive environment, they need to invest time and resources to ensure...

A review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has concluded that the rise in detentions under the Mental Health Act is an indicator of a healthcare system that is under...

A “game-changing” new blood test for pancreatic cancer has been unveiled by researchers.  The new test, formulated by scientists at John Hopkins University in the US, looks for signs of...

A TASTE of Hawaii came to a Northumberland care home as residents threw a themed cocktail party. Inflatable palm trees and exotic animal decorations were put up, Hawaiian flowery lei...

An autism care home has been rated as inadequate overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it found an unexplained injury was not investigated quickly enough. Inspectors found The...