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• Tough Climate For Social Care 22 May, 2013 A recent study by the Association of Directors of Social Services has revealed what they believe to be a ‘bleak’ outlook for the future of social care funding. ADASS found that Local Authorities will need to save a further £800 million by April 2014, on top of the £2.68 billion that has already been saved – this is a huge challenge, so how do we overcome it?
• Making A Stand Against Malnutrition 22 May, 2013 The Malnutrition Task Force was set up in June 2012 to try and actively influence behaviours across the NHS, residential care and in the community to prevent and reduce malnutrition in older people. The Task Force has recently published a series of implementation and best practise guides on preventing malnutrition in local communities, hospitals, care homes and food and beverage providers. All the guides can now be downloaded from their website.
• Key Points From The Francis Report On Food Provision 08 Feb, 2013 The Francis Report on Mid-Staffordshire NHS enquiry was released on 6 February and apetito’s dietitian, Helen Blunn, takes a look at the report and the main points related to food provision and patient feeding.
• apetito's Finance Team Does Ground Force! 04 Jan, 2013 Some members of apetito's Finance team took time out from their busy schedules to help lay the foundations of the new "Memorial Garden‟ at Larkrise Community School, a local school for children with learning difficulties, special needs and disabilities.
• Meals On Wheels Helping To Prevent Loneliness This Christmas 21 Dec, 2012 Roger Hargreaves, apetito's Divisional Manager of Local Authorities, gives his thoughts on how hard Christmas can be for some of the elderly people in our community and how meals on wheels can help.

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