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  • Thursday 12th April 2012

    Tell Us Once

    A new Department for Work and Pensions service called ‘Tell Us Once’ is now available and by the summer will be available in 95% of councils.

  • Tuesday 3rd April 2012

    Dementia and end of life: Implications for people with sensory loss - Report from SCIE

    Dementia is a major and growing issue. An estimated 820,000 people have dementia in the UK and the figure is set to double in the next 40 years. Many of these people will also have some degree of sensory loss.

  • Monday 2nd April 2012

    Care to Learn - New module - Involving Residents and Loved Ones

    Involving residents and their loved ones is fundamental to providing high quality care at the end of life. It enables you to see ‘the person behind the resident’, enhance enjoyment and quality of care and enhance the quality of life of loved ones.

  • Tuesday 27th March 2012

    New report by NHS Kidney Care: 'Getting it right: End of life care in advanced kidney disease'

    Kidney units have been urged to implement systems for identifying and recording the wishes of patients nearing the end of life. The call is one of a series of recommendations in a report published today (14 March) by NHS Kidney Care, the quality improvement organisation.

  • Monday 26th March 2012

    New website will help people to make choices about care

    A website to help people to make choices about care is being developed by The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). FindMeGoodCare.co.uk will cover all types of care and support for adults, covering both regulated and unregulated services in England.


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