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16/08/10 - Achieving goals empowers people with dementia
Achieving personal goals can help people in the early stages of dementia manage their condition, Alzheimer's Society research published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
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09/08/10 - GSCC to be Scrapped
The General Social Care Council is to be scrapped as part of a government review of quangos.
In future, regulation of social workers will be carried out by the Health Professions Council, which regulates 15 professions including occupational therapists and psychologists, though this is to be renamed.
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09/08/10 - Opportunity to help improve care services for adults
A consultation to help improve care services and healthcare outcomes for adults with autism in England has been launched by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.
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09/08/10 - Councils planning for 40% adult care cuts, says Adass head
Some councils are considering cuts of up to 40% to adult services due to demographic pressures and expected government spending limits, a directors' leader has warned.
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24/05/10 - Important changes to CQC's assessment of adult social care services
The Commission said the current quality ratings system would cease ahead of the new registration system and new standards, which come into force on 1 October under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
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24/05/10 - CQC Stars burn themselves out
At last someone in CQC has seen sense and signalled the end of the star rating system for care homes. John Burton, the head of ACM, warned that the star rating system would be disastrous a year before CSCI put them into action.
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24/05/10 - Government scraps Labour's free personal care plan
The government has axed Labour's plan to provide free personal care to about 110,000 more people in England, despite the measure already being on the statute books.
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17/05/10 - Care Quality Commission brings in extra advice on adult social care
The Care Quality Commission announced today that it has brought in two advisors to add to its experience and expertise in adult social care and to help develop its relationship with the sector.
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17/05/10 - New government must keep the spotlight on dementia
In his first speech as leader of the country he highlighted the need for the government to look after the older people, the frail and the poorest in our country.
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17/05/10 - Will the new coalition government reform the inspection of care homes ?" asks John Burton Head of ACM
With the appointment of Andrew Lansley as Health Secretary and Paul Burstow as Minister of State, will we at last get an effective inspection regime for care homes?
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28/04/10 - All nurses need to be trained in dementia care
Alzheimer’s Society is today calling for all nursing staff to receive mandatory training in dementia care as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) close their consultation.
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