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Winter is here. The days are short, the air is cold, and flu started circulating around 5 weeks earlier than usual this season, with a flu virus called H3N2 causing most of the cases so far. The H3N2 virus that we are seeing is known as a ‘drifted’ virus, because the virus has picked up a few more changes over the summer months than we would usually expect to see. The goo...


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Our values remain fundamental in adult social care

As we have been out and about across the country over the last months, we have heard how the experiences of people working in adult social care and people who draw on care and support have been affected by recent events, including the rise of anti-immigration protests, increased hate crime and t...


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Upskilling Adult Social Care Nurses

DHSC has made £461,000 available for the Adult Social Care (ASC) Nurse Prescribing Pilot, to fund nurses across the country to undertake an Nursing and Midwifery Council (NCM) approved prescribing qualification. This will qualify them to prescribe medicines within their ASC setting and provide nurses with cred...


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#SelfCareWeek A national opportunity to empower communities for better health

Each year, hundreds of organisations across the country take part in National Self-Care Week (17-23 November 2025), a campaign designed to inspire and empower people to take charge of...


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As people working in care, we dedicate our time to supporting others. But we must also ensure that fellow care workers are valued in return. That means having the right working conditions, being fairly rewarded, sharing best practice, and building a structure that makes a career in adult social care deeply fulfilling.

The Government is introducing the first eve...


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