The Secretary of State for Health has made it clear that Disability Living Allowance for the Under 65s will not be affected by Government plans to create a National Care Service. Speaking at the National Children and Adult Services Conference in Harrogate, Andy Burnham MP said: ”I am encouraged by the response to our Big Care [...]

Charity Shop Opening Nugent Care’s first Charity Shop opened its doors for the first time. The shop at 73 Allerton Road in Liverpool stocks fashion, books and bric-a-brac. The opening was conducted by Lord Mayor of Liverpool Councillor Mike Storey and the day was enjoyed by customers, volunteers and Nugent Care staff alike. Since the [...]

Achieving high quality care for all has always been the focus of this site. As we’ve been exploring recently, however, with changing fiscal times must come new strategies for ensuring that Lord Darzi’s vision, around which the whole NHS has now organised, continues to be met. Efficiency must be our new watchword – only by [...]

While we’re on the subject of issues on which we’d like your input, and on which you don’t have much longer to give it, The Big Care Debate has only one more month left to run. You’ll remember that this consultation takes as its basis the Shaping The Future of Care Together Green Paper, and [...]

Kate Bleasdale – Executive Vice Chairman, Healthcare Locums (HCL) The UK’s growing and ageing population is going to have a massive impact on the way healthcare staffing is managed and the issues should be raised sooner rather than later Nineteen years ago I wrote my Master’s thesis on what I and others call the UK’s [...]

Following the transfer, which took place on 1 October, NHS PASA’s professional services, temporary staffing and audit function has been integrated into Buying Solutions’ existing professional services category. To ensure a smooth transition for existing PASA customers and suppliers, a helpdesk has been set up to deal with any enquiries. The number is (0118) 980 [...]

A national initiative, designed to promote best practice and improve quality of life for people living and working in care homes, has been launched with the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. My Home Life, a charitable venture supported by the recently merged Age Concern and Help the Aged, City University London and Joseph Rowntree Foundation, aims [...]

The government is using face-transforming software to encourage the public to have their say on its proposals for a radical reform of the care system. People using the online software application will be encouraged to comment on the government’s plans for a National Care Service and other changes to the care system. These include changes to [...]

As promised in Building Britain’s Future, this Green Paper sets out the Government’s proposals for ways to reform the care and support system for adults in England. We need to respond to the challenges that it will face in the future, to build a new National Care Service for everybody. During 2008, the Government ran [...]

The Big Care Debate On the subject of social care and providing feedback, the Big Care Debate continues. You can visit their website here, and there’s a new section of the site which enables you to upload a photo and see what you might look like when you get older. The Big Care Debate is, of course, in large [...]

Do people get happier as they age, as one study today suggests, or do happy people just live longer? Speaking from the view of 54, I feel more at peace and, yes, happier, than I did 20 or 30 years ago. I know my kids agonize over small things, and understand most things are small things. Keeping [...]

Today, The Times picks up, on the hundreds of complaints received in the wake of the report yeaterday, Catherine Bleasley writes that whilst Ian Birrell again writes in The Independent about the urgent need for reform. The comments attached to yesterday’s Telegraph story are the spur for another report in the paper today, and make for no happier [...]

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Watchdog warns councils to prepare for long-term impact of downturn on mental health and children’s services Demand for mental health and children’s services will continue to rise as the longer-term effects of the recession and unemployment become evident, the Audit Commission has warned. Around a third of councils in England have already seen higher demand [...]

The Mental Health Foundation is staging a project to find out why more people with dementia and their carers are not taking up new opportunities to take control of their care and treatment. But it is seeking help from organisations willing to take part in the initiative after evidence emerged of a low uptake of [...]

The government’s new green paper on social care and support has emerged against a background of rapidly rising demand and a potential funding shortfall of £6bn a year unless action is taken. Here, we ask a selection of experts to give us their opinions on the future funding options set out in the green paper [...]

Most health and social workers would consider working abroad, according to a survey by health and social care staffing agency PULSE. The survey found that 82% of health and social work professionals would consider pursuing their career overseas. Australia was the most popular destination, followed by Canada and the US. Give us your view; would you?

Dentists ˜Ollie and Darsh’ opened their practice to help people who are involved with Nugent Care. 13 profoundly Deaf people attended the event and received a free dental check up and free treatment. The Deaf people were delighted to have the oppurtunity to talk with a dentist and ask questions about their dental health. Many [...]

Urgently needed!!! Southport, Wirral, Liverpool, Crosby, Sefton We need 15 – 20 Support Workers across Merseyside immediately. We have new contracts that are starting NOW!!!. As a Support Worker you will be working within Residential Services and Supported Living schemes, overseeing the care of Adults with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour. You must have relevant [...]

The Government has launched a consultation providing public and stakeholders with the opportunity to say what they think should be in the National Autism Stratgey for England, due to be launched later this year. The extended 20-week consultation period was formally launched when five people with Autism Spectrum Conditions meeting Care Services Minister Phil Hope. The [...]