News from the Care Sector
23/06/08 - More help for people with dementia.
Health Minister Ivan Lewis today outlined proposals to improve the quality of dementia care and provide more help for people with dementia, as he launched a consultation on the first ever National Dementia Strategy.
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02/06/08 - Age Concern head says assessment guidance needs tightening.
The Department of Health must issue councils with stronger guidance on adult care assessments to ensure older couples are kept together.
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02/06/08 - Government under pressure to allow users to transfer care packages.
Disability and social care campaigner Jane Campbell is urging the government to allow disabled and older people to transfer their care packages when they move between council areas.
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02/06/08 - Cost of mental illness set to spiral.
The report came from think tank King's Fund who ran a year long study called Paying the Price. The study said that prevalence of most mental disorders is likely to remain stable over the next 20 years. However, the increasingly ageing population means dementia is expected to rise massively over the same period, up by almost two-thirds.
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02/06/08 - Government announces a National School for Social Care Research.
The Government's commitment to improve social care services will be given a boost with a new National Institute for Health Research School for Social Care Research, Care Services Minister Ivan Lewis announced.
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14/04/08 - Tough plans to improve food.
Hospitals and care homes which fail to provide decent
food could be threatened with closure under plans to give a new watchdog
powers to monitor nutrition. Poor meals were partly blamed by experts
earlier this year for the fact that many patients left hospital without
being treated for malnourishment.
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14/04/08 - Food safety guidance from the Food Standards Agency.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published guidance
called Safer food, better business (SFBB) designed to help small businesses
put in place food safety management procedures and comply with food
hygiene regulations.
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01/04/08 - W&P Launch NEW Staff Training Packs.
Due to customer demand W&P Training Centre are
proud to launch the first series of new 2008 Staff Training Packs.
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