Providers Unite announce social care ‘Day of Action’ 

Care workers are invited to take part in a survey on quality of working life and coping during the pandemic.  It is the fifth survey of a series of pandemic surveys to explore the health and wellbeing of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers across the UK. Reports from the…

The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has opened nominations for their National Activity Awards, which will take place in Liverpool on Friday 23rd January 2026.  NAPA say:   “Do you know someone who brings joy, energy and creativity into the lives of others through outstanding activity provision? Someone who goes above and beyond to ensure that…

In his New Year message Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby called for action to fix “broken” social care while praising the work of carers.  Speaking during a visit to MHA’s Bradbury Grange care home in Whitstable, he also flagged up the forthcoming Care and Support Reimagined report, due to be published on 24 January by…

Alzheimer’s Society has called for action after a parliamentary question showing that government spending on dementia research has fallen.  MP Chi Onwurah asked the government why total research spending on dementia had dropped from £112.9 million in 2018/19 to £104.7 million in 2019/20.  The news came despite the government’s “dementia moonshot” pledge to double spending…

All residents in care homes for older people will receive an additional Covid booster jab this spring, PM Boris Johnson said last week, setting out the government’s plan for living with the virus.  But Alzheimer’s Society responded that the plan did not go far enough to protect people with dementia. While details of the additional…