Private NHS providers in line for corporation tax exemption
The Guardian
Private companies providing NHS services could be exempt from paying corporation tax on their profits under proposals being considered by a government-commissioned review of competition in the health service.
NHS hospitals failing to feed patients
The Telegraph
A dozen NHS hospitals across England are failing to meet patients’ basic nutritional needs, according to the Care Quality Commission.
Social care: The £75,000 question
BBC News
Health correspondent Nick Triggle comments on the news that the government is likely to announce its intention to cap the amount people will have to pay towards long-term care at £75,000.
Social services can support Travellers through effective monitoring
The Guardian – social care network
Acute social care needs of marginalised Gypsies and Irish Traveller groups could be better addressed by improved use of more information.
End of life care in nursing and care homes
Nursing Times
Most people living in care homes will die there. This article reveals the factors influencing good quality end of life care from the perspectives of residents, relatives and staff.
New research puts carers needs in spotlight
University of Ulster
The needs of carers of people with advanced heart failure will be the focus of new research carried out by University of Ulster academics.
Spielberg gives Lincoln film props to Irish hospice
BBC News
Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks have given props from the Oscar-nominated film Lincoln to an auction for the Wicklow Hospice Foundation, in the Republic of Ireland.
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