Care UK

As the cold weather sweeps in and we all reach for our scarves and gloves, family carers are being urged by Care UK to make sure that they get flu jabs, not only for those they look after, but, just as importantly, for themselves.

Care UK carers have reached the finals of the two most prestigious care awards in Britain – the National Care Awards and the National Dementia Care Awards.

Lisa Morris, head chef at Care UK’s Ambleside care home in Stratford-Upon-Avon, is celebrating after scooping a top award at the annual Great British Care Awards.

The team at Care UK’s Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre has won a prestigious award for its highly successful work in reducing the number of falls experienced by inpatients.

It was party time at The Potteries in Poole last week, when the Care UK home celebrated its first anniversary.

Care UK’s Winchcombe Place care home is in the running to scoop a prestigious award after being named as a finalist in the ‘New Build’ category of The SBID International Design Awards 2014.

The first residents have been welcomed to Care UK’s newest care home, Mountfitchet House in Essex.

Care UK has welcomed the announcement this week that waiting time targets are to be introduced for people with mental health problems in England.

Dr Sarah Bromley, national medical director for Care UK’s Health and Justice services, is speaking at the Criminal Justice Management conference on 25 September at the QE11 Conference Centre in London.

People in Rochdale with the eye disorder glaucoma will have an opportunity during National Eye Health Week (22-29 September) to discover more about the regulations concerning driving with the condition.