The gap between pensioners’ incomes and care home bills has widened – with figures for Wales, where pensioner incomes are among the lowest in the UK, showing the widest disparity. Across the UK bills have risen by more than nine… read more »
A private care home in Wallasey, Merseyside has been ordered to pay £40,000 in fines and costs after it failed to manage the risk of elderly residents catching a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. Mother Redcaps Care Home Ltd was prosecuted… read more »
The UK Home Office has launched two new videos to explain to employers and employees how the new Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service works. The videos feature real employers and employees who explain how the service (formerly known… read more »
The merger of the two largest groups representing social care providers in England has been welcomed by Care Forum Wales as a move which will strengthen the Five Nations group of bodies representing independent providers across the UK and Eire…. read more »
A new phone app designed to help care professionals communicate in Welsh has been given the thumbs up by staff working in the social care sector. The Caring Through Welsh app is free to download to mobiles and tablets (currently… read more »
The NHS Ombudsman for England, Julie Mellor, has revealed that a ‘toxic cocktail’ of a reluctance to complain by patients and a defensive attitude among staff is stopping some NHS hospitals learning from their mistakes. Feedback from patients and complainants,… read more »
North Wales’ Betsi Cadwaladr Univerisity Health Board has today (August 13) apologised to patients over a rise in C.difficile infections in one of its hospitals. The apology comes after an inquiry into higher than normal Clostridium difficile (c.difficile) infection rates… read more »
David Cameron is set to announce a £500m cash injection to relieve pressure on England’s A&E departments. During a visit to Salford Royal Hospital’s accident and emergency department today, the Prime Minister said there needed to be “profound changes” to… read more »
Employers and staff should prepare for a ‘pensions crunch’ when medium-sized firms begin enrolling for workplace pensions in 2014, experts say. Large firms have already seen staff automatically enrolled in the government scheme to make sure people to save for… read more »
Two new medical alerts have been issued (July 2013) to care home staff about the use of particular models of powered wheelchairs made by Invacare and walking sticks made by Patterson Medical Limited. Checks should be carried out on the… read more »