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Councils: Delay social care reforms as sector faces ‘perfect storm’ in next year

County councils in England say long-awaited social care reforms should be delayed due to the sector facing a “perfect storm” of staffing and financial pressures. Reforms to protect against unsustainable care costs and make more people eligible for ...

06 Oct 2022 at 09:16

Scotland

National Care Service forum meeting for first time

People interested in community health and social care will help shape the “biggest shake-up of health services since the NHS” through a new forum, the social care minister has said. The first ever annual National Care Service Forum, taking place ...

03 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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Irish breast cancer survivors urge others to be aware of warning signs

Irish breast cancer patients and survivors are urging others to be aware of the warning signs of the disease. The call comes as part of the 'Care for Your Pair' campaign, an early detection initiative which aims to get Ireland talking about ...

01 Oct 2022 at 17:33

Scotland

Cricket Scotland chief ‘determined’ to solve racism issues within sport

The interim chief executive of Cricket Scotland has said he is “determined” to solve the issue of racism within the sport in order to make it a “welcoming place for everybody”. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee took ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:48

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Dr Tony Holohan launches Irish Hospice Foundation’s Tool for Thinking and Planning for End-of-Life Care

Today, Dr Tony Holohan launched the Irish Hospice Foundation expanded and updated Think Ahead Planning Pack, a comprehensive advance care planning toolkit for all. The Think Ahead Planning Pack is an easy to read and complete guide ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:33

Scotland

Stewart: Voices of lived experience ‘very important’ in setting up care service

The voices of lived experience are “very important” in the process of setting up a new National Care Service, a Scottish Government minister has said. Social care minister Kevin Stewart was at the first National Care Service Forum ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:29

Scotland

Holyrood committee to take evidence on racism in cricket

A Scottish Parliament committee is due to take evidence on racism in cricket. Cricket Scotland was placed into special measures earlier this year after a report found 448 instances of institutional racism, with the entire board ...

04 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Business

County Derry construction company wins national innovation award

Pioneering techniques using cutting edge technology have secured a national innovation award for a Magherafelt company. Stronghold Preservation, based in Moneymore, is the first Northern Irish business to win a Best Practice ...

17 Aug 2022 at 12:33

Scotland

‘Wee dram’ is secret to long life, says Inverness woman Marjorie, 105

A Scottish woman who turned 105 earlier in August has said an “occasional wee dram” is one of the secrets to her longevity. Great grandmother Marjorie Stuart, who lives at Culduthel Care Home, Inverness, said keeping active ...

23 Aug 2022 at 13:47

Trial launched to find treatment for monkeypox

British scientists have become the first in the world to launch a clinical trial to asses a treatment of monkeypox in humans. Academics from the University of Oxford who were behind the Covid Recovery trial want to assess ...

23 Aug 2022 at 16:50

Sacked care home worker’s vaccine beliefs were religious, employment judge rules

A care worker who was dismissed because she refused to have a coronavirus vaccine can argue that her reasons were religious, an employment judge has ruled. Patrycja Wierowska worked as a carer for HC-One care homes until ...

19 Aug 2022 at 12:07

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Planning approved for new primary care centre in Fethard

The primary care centre proposed for Fethard has secured the planning thumbs up from Tipperary County Council. The council approved conditional planning permission to Kilkenny-based Westcourt Healthcare Ltd on August 5 ...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:33

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