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Prepare for Carers Week with our Bundle Sale!

Prepare for Carers Week with our Bundle Sale!

31st May 2021

Carers Week will be taking place on 7 th – 13th May, which is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring. The theme for this year is ‘Make Caring Visible and Valued’, and to highlight the challenges carers face. It also helps raise awareness for those who don’t think of themselves as c … read more
Mental Health Awareness Week

Mental Health Awareness Week

10th May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event, which takes place between 10th – 16th May. During this event, everyone in the UK focuses on having good mental health, and this was started by the Mental Health Foundation 21 years ago. The event is open to everyone, and the focus is to encourage … read more
Stroke Awareness Month & Dementia

Stroke Awareness Month & Dementia

1st May 2021

Stroke Awareness Month is an international event which takes place in May. Several countries take part in raising awareness about strokes, and what may contribute towards having one. A stroke is a life-threatening medical condition, which occurs when the blood supply to part of y … read more
Are Care Home staff resisting the COVID-19 vaccine?

Are Care Home staff resisting the COVID-19 vaccine?

3rd Feb 2021

Although resident vaccination has reached 95% of care homes, staff vaccination does not appear to have been followed through with the same level of effectiveness.Several care homes have reported that vaccination teams have entered care homes without enough vaccines for staff as well as residents.&nb … read more
COVID-19 vaccine offered to all Care Home residents in England

COVID-19 vaccine offered to all Care Home residents in England

29th Jan 2021

The NHS has announced that a COVID-19 vaccine has now been offered to all older residents at eligible care homes in England.NHS England said more than 10,000 care homes with older residents had been offered jabs, although a "small remainder" of homes had visits deferred by local public health direct … read more
Care home workers among the first to receive the COVID vaccine

Care home workers among the first to receive the COVID vaccine

18th Dec 2020

Care home workers, NHS staff and the over 80's are among the first 137,897 people to have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week. It has been the largest vaccination programme in British history.The rate of vaccinations will continue to rise over the coming weeks, … read more
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