Care Sector News

25th September 2019

15 years on and and still exciting times at Common Thread

New leadership roles announced Building on the appointment of Managing Director, Arlene Kyle in early 2019, Arlene has taken over the helm at Common Thread and […]
18th September 2019

The small bag making a big difference to children’s lives

More than 50 social workers at seven local authorities across the country are trialing the use of a specially-created bag of resources to help professionals to […]
18th September 2019

Concerns around later life and social care continue to rise

91% of older people are fed up with successive governments’ ‘all talk no action’ approach to social care reform 83% of people are concerned about quality […]
2nd September 2019

No.10 given open letter demanding dementia care reform

Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell stand with Alzheimer’s Society at No.10 to demand dementia care reform  Dame Barbara Windsor and her husband Scott Mitchell as […]
29th August 2019

Improving quality of care with Care Roadshows

Care Roadshows are returning to Cardiff and London this November, offering innovative products, big ideas and essential updates to help improve the care sector. Care Roadshows […]
12th August 2019

Mobile phones are being used to fight Alzheimer’s disease

Future treatments for age-related dementia could involve mobile phone frequency electromagnetic fields, researchers at Nazarbayev University and the National Laboratory Astana investigate. The scientists are studying […]
11th August 2019

Afternoon tea to celebrate opening

Bay View Childcare has celebrated the opening of a four-bed childcare home in north Morecambe with an afternoon tea party for staff and neighbours. The new […]
11th August 2019

Participants graduate from innovative programme to get more young people choosing careers in care

9 young people complete first Employability programme for care sector Employability programme represents £200,000 investment in 16-19 year olds Young people recently celebrated their graduation from […]
7th August 2019

For health, hospitals, care and lifestyle news… it’s got to be Hub News

Hub News 8 out now. Read it here  – a digital magazine with a great mix of health and care content. Next issue out 23 September […]