As the Providers Unite Day of Action reaches Parliament, The Carer editor Peter Adams has been marching alongside other community care and support providers from across the UK. The rally is part of a protest against the impact of the autumn Budget on adult social care. The Nuffield Trust calculated that the changes announced in the budget will cost independent care providers in England an extra £2.8bn in 2025-26: £940m in additional national insurance and £1.85bn in extra wage costs. Martin Jones MBE, CEO of Home Instead UK & International, says:“Today’s Providers Unite Day of Action highlights the action that…
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As war in Ukraine passes a grim milestone, the global nursing community has made fresh calls for peace and the protection of healthcare workers. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) said the three-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “stark reminder” of the devastating impact of war on everyone, and of the “profound burden” nurses continuing to work in conflict zones bear. “With this cruel war continuing, there are no safe places for nurses” Tetyana Chernyshenko On 24 February 2022, Russian troops began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, a huge number of civilians and soldiers have…
A Pivotal Moment for Social Care: Today, on the 25th of February 2025, we stand at a critical crossroads for social care within our communities. Thousands of care and support providers, some accompanied by recipients of care, are joining us in a coordinated Day of Action centred in Westminster and simultaneously from multiple locations around the country. The Providers Unite Picnic is more than just a date on the calendar; it is a call to action, a moment to recognize, affirm and value the essential role of social care in our society. Millions of individuals, carers, service users, families, and…
Troy, Miami County – Residents at a Miami County rehabilitation facility tested positive for Legionare's disease.(Download: Free Whio-TV News App for alerts when news goes off)April Steinberg, the administrator of Troi Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, confirmed the incident with News Center 7 on Monday, February 24th. Legionnaire's disease is a type of pneumonia that can become serious.Trend Stories:Breathing with small droplets of water containing bacteria can cause someone to get sick. It does not come from person to person, but instead spreads from artificial water sources such as pipes, showers, and bathtubs.According to Steinberg, residents are currently receiving treatment at…
The controversy between United Healthcare and Hartford Healthcare has led some patients to scramble to find a new doctor ahead of the April 1 deadline. Some patients on United's health insurance plans recently received a letter on April 1, stating they were dropping Hartford Healthcare, one of the state's largest care providers. “I think there's something wrong with the system that locks people into the network,” said Elizabeth Bart, Simsbury resident. Burt has a Medicare advantage. This is one of three types of plans under United, which was affected by the conflict. Other plans include the sale of United to…
How does private equity work in the healthcare industry? Partnering or selling private equity can be an attractive option, especially for healthcare providers looking to retire, or because of small practices that require administrative assistance or better negotiation skills for insurance reimbursement. He said it could be. But economists and health analysts say there is still much to learn about the short-term and long-term benefits and risks of private equity investments. A 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found an increase in “hospital-acquired adverse events” such as Falls and Infections after private corporations acquired the…
Congressional Republicans and President Trump are in search of trillions of dollars in cuts to mandatory federal spending that could help offset the cost of extending expiring tax cuts. With spending on health programs accounting for a substantial share of federal spending, those programs are an obvious target to achieve overall spending goals in current budget reconciliation discussions. Medicaid has been the primary focus for federal spending cuts, but cuts to Medicare and the Affordable Care Act have also been floated. Cuts to discretionary spending, which includes funding for several federal health agencies, veterans health care, and global health, are…
More than 20 health and social care workers in Northern Ireland are currently on sick leave after being physically attacked while at work, stoking concerns about increased assaults against nurses. The figures were released by the Northern Ireland Assembly on 17 February in response to a question from Member of the Legislative Assembly for East Londonderry, Claire Sugden. “This has a long-lasting impact on the physical and mental health of staff, their families, and on services to patients” Rita Devlin Of the 22 healthcare staff who were attacked, 10 are social care workers or support staff while 12 are nurses,…
In the second quarter of 2025, USI Health Occupational Center Lifelong Learning will feature the following meetings and workshops designed to provide health professionals with essential continuing education and professional development opportunities across the field. Provided. Nursing Leadership Meeting – April 2nd Southern Indiana University welcomes Elizabeth Rudolph, JD, MSN, RN and PLNC of Memphis, Tennessee as presenters of the keynote starting at the 22nd Annual Nursing Leadership Conference. She gives two presentations. How to reduce your responsibility: For nursing instructors and SureFire Documentation Techniques for Nursing Teachers. She is a lawyer and nurse and founded Jurexnurse.com. Jurexnurse.com trains nurses…
A new report has shed light on the strain Welsh emergency and urgent care departments are facing. Llais, an independent health and social care scrutiny body set up by the Welsh Government in 2022, recently published its review into emergency and urgent care in Wales. “The system is broken but the staff are fantastic” Patient quoted in Llais report The findings in the report were drawn from 42 visits to emergency departments, minor injury units and medical assessment units and from feedback from more than 700 service users. Those behind the report said the investigation made it clear that urgent…