Absolute Healthcare believe that the Government’s DBS checking system is also a contributory factor in hospital discharge delays. This is because of the time it takes to get DBS checks completed for talented social care workers, who simply want to get on with the job of getting people home.

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• 08 February 2016

"I think it's easy to assume you only care for elderly people. My job involves a whole range of age groups, different lengths of visits, and caring for people with different needs, there is so much variation and you continue to learn as you go along, I’m sure I will be in this line of work for a very long time!"  Sophie Eagle, who joined Absolute Healthcare having studied for her Health & Social Care Diploma at college, wanted to share how she feels about the work, in the hope of encouraging more young people into the profession.

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• 07 February 2016

The Alzheimer's Society is warning that dementia patients admitted to hospital in England play ‘russian roulette’ with their health.They claim to have found shocking evidence of poor and variable care during a recent review which details problems with falls, night time discharges and re-admissions.

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• 02 February 2016

Today is ‘Young Carers Awareness Day’ - a national day of recognition for the 700,000 young carers in the UK who work around the clock providing care and support to family and friends.

The support that young carers and family members provide actually saves our country £132 billion pounds a year!

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• 28 January 2016