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Care services receive finance
06 Jan, 2011
The South Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT) is set to receive £626,408 from a £9.4 million pot of government money being shared between health trusts in the region by the Department of HeaRead more
More people leaving hospital with malnutrition
24 Dec, 2010
Malnutrition can be caused by medication or a serious illness, it has been claimed. In an interview with the News & Star, a spokesperson from the Department of Health (DoH) said patients need to be assessed when they are admitted to hospital to see if they are at risk.Read more
More dementia patients to receive treatment at care homes?
10 Nov, 2010
Residential facilities that provide care for individuals with dementia could be in demand, as a new report has predicted there will be large increases in those suffering with the condition over the next few years. The study suggested this is because people are living longer and this may mean care home catering staff will have to provide additional care home meals.
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Maintaining quality of care 'will be a challenge'
10 Nov, 2010
The quality of care services in the UK needs to be maintained, one expert has noted. Spokeswoman for Care UK Shelia Roberts said preserving it will be challenging, as allocating funds will be complicated. "Councils and primary care trusts will face some difficult decisions about how to balance the books in the future," she remarked.Read more
Care home catering staff to prepare more food for the elderly?
09 Nov, 2010
Care home catering staff could find themselves busier than ever if the results of a new report are anything to go by. According to figures from the Care Quality Commission, the average size of residential homes is growing, which suggests chefs will have to prepare more food for the elderly, as centres now have additional patients to cater for.Read more
Care crisis on the way?
09 Nov, 2010
Director general of Saga Dr Ros Altmann said the coalition needs to "get a grip" on funding for care, otherwise there could be problems on the way.
"The care issue is a time bomb. We can hear it ticking and there is a clear strand of inevitability - it is not going to go away, it is going to get bigger - every statistic says that," she noted.Read more
Hospital food 'needs improving'
08 Nov, 2010
A woman who suffered bad hospital food during a stay in one institution is encouraging infirmaries to improve the service they provide to patients. According to Rosie Boycott, writer for the Observer, her friend Annie Maw is currently raising money to plant a new vegetable garden in an infirmary in Salisbury so patients can be fed more healthily.Read more
Awareness on nutritional value of frozen food growing?
03 Nov, 2010
Frozen food has many nutritional benefits, one expert has stated. Director general at the British Frozen Food Federation Brian Young said sales of the provision are growing, because awareness about frozen food is increasing. "Frozen offers competitive prices, year-round price stability and availability and opportunities to improve portion control and reduce waste," he added.Read more
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Care home food to be improved?
15 Oct, 2010
Care home food for the elderly looks set to be improved following the release of new guidelines that have been created to boost the quality of meals served to residents. The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has published the strategy in a bid to standardise care home food to make sure old people are properly fed and receive the nutrients essential for good health.Read more
Frozen food 'saves money and reduces waste'
09 Sep, 2010
Frozen vegetables are often better than fresh produce because they are frozen at the peak of their quality, which is straight after they have been harvested. That is the view of Yvonne Bishop-Weston, a nutritionist at Foods for Life, who advised Brits to always have frozen food in, as it means portion sizes can easily be controlled.
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