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DH projects win Building Better Healthcare Awards
Two of the Environments for Care at End of Life projects part-funded by the Department of Health and supported by The King’s Fund won awards at the Building Better Healthcare Awards … Read more → – DH projects win Building Better Healthcare Awards
Published: 21 November, 2011
Webchat about Caring for our future

David Behan, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships and Imelda Redmond, Chief Executive of Carers’ UK and discussion leader for Quality, will be answering your questions … Read more → – Webchat about Caring for our future
Published: 12 October, 2011
End of life care strategy third annual report
The end of life care strategy set out an extensive programme of work when it was published in July 2008. The two previous progress reports have charted significant progress and … Read more → – End of life care strategy third annual report
Published: 27 September, 2011
Healthcare at the heart of British society
German born Dr Claudia Bausewein discusses the UK’s leadership in palliative care In a Foreign Office film launched today. The film is one of the ‘See Britain through my eyes’ … Read more → – Healthcare at the heart of British society
Published: 14 September, 2011
Transfer of Southern Cross Healthcare to new operators
Southern Cross Healthcare, the largest independent care home operator in the country (with over 750 care and nursing homes and some 31,000 residents, most of who are older people), has … Read more → – Transfer of Southern Cross Healthcare to new operators
Published: 5 September, 2011
VOICES Redesign and testing to inform a national end of life care survey
With the publication of the end of life care strategy there was a commitment to build on the VOICES (Views of Informal Carers – Evaluation of Services) work to support the … Read more → – VOICES Redesign and testing to inform a national end of life care survey
Published: 28 July, 2011
Long term conditions e-learning tools for NHS and social care workforce
There are a number of online resources available to help the NHS and social care workforce in their work with people suffering from long term conditions. Please note you will need to … Read more → – Long term conditions e-learning tools for NHS and social care workforce
Published: 25 July, 2011