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Children left their mark on the history of Orpington when they named units at Care UK’s newest care home and buried a time capsule in the grounds.

UKPensionRelease.com, an online service and part of the My UK Pension Plan group of websites has now been live for 12 months and helped thousands learn more about taking a tax free cash lump sum from their personal pension arrangements.

TyreSafe is advising motorists to make tyre safety a higher priority than ever with weather data suggesting that the frequency of extreme rainfall in the UK may be increasing.

Christmas is just around the corner but with so many other demands on our time who has spared a thought about what they can do to keep everyone healthy and safe during the holidays?

Two Newcastle NHS GP surgeries will be changing their opening hours in response to feedback from patients and the local community.

Colleagues and residents at Care UK’s Station House care home have an extra special reason to celebrate this Christmas thanks to some happy news for one of their team.

102-year old Farm Lane resident Lilian Davis joined the hundreds of shoppers and some of Chelsea Football Club’s greatest stars to officially launch the festive season in Fulham.

Business continuity and communication solution specialist Vocal has announced a strategic alliance with leading crisis management firm CQ Australia, which sees the introduction of its iModus crisis communications solution to the Australian market.

Following two caesareans and some time living with the aesthetic and physical after-effects of those procedures, Mrs Lightly contacted the Vive cosmetic surgery service at the Oaks Hospital in Colchester.

As the UK prepares for the festive period, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year on the roads, TyreSafe is reminding drivers about the importance of checking their tyres.

Abigail Burrows, from Rotherham, has become the first radiology care assistant to qualify in carrying out specialist bone density scans for Care UK, cutting waiting times and boosting the number of local people receiving the crucial scans.

Every Autumn statement, rumours emanate on the removal, or further restriction, of the Pension Commencement Lump Sum (previously commonly known as the tax free lump sum).

Today’s news that last year, 29 per cent of hospital beds were taken up by people who didn’t need to be there, should be a wake-up call that this country is still not getting enough integration between health and social care.

An NHS health centre in Rochdale is believed to be the first in the UK to perform cataract surgery in a non-hospital, community-based setting.

Support worker Muayyd Mohammed, who cares for older people in the Ipswich area, has won a national competition to design Care UK’s 2012 Christmas card.

TyreSafe’s annual tyre safety campaign in October has reached new levels of industry participation helping to make the UK’s roads safer as winter takes hold.

Vocal scores highest in the CIR magazine’s Emergency and Mass Notification Report review of leading providers

An annual awards ceremony has seen Care UK colleagues awarded for their dedication, hard work and achievements.

Two Newcastle NHS GP surgeries are inviting people to an open day on Monday 19th November to vote on what hours they would like them to open.

Children from two primary schools near Chesterfield have won prizes in a poster competition. The Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre, run by Care UK, organised the contest as part of National Infection, Prevention and Control Week.

Students at Musselburgh Grammar School have been learning new skills thanks to a partnership with Care UK.

Carers and nurses who are furthering their education at University Campus Suffolk (UCS) have learnt about the dramatic difference that home environments and sensory stimulation can have on people living with dementia.

Care UK’s Rhodes Farm has been awarded the Beat Assured Quality Mark, an endorsement by leading national campaigning eating disorders charity Beat of the quality of the service as experienced by patients and their parents and family members.

Care UK has announced the acquisition of healthcare provider Harmoni.

Care UK has today announced the appointment of Jim Easton as managing director of the company’s Health Care division. He will take up the post in January 2013.

Tyre retailer Merityre Specialists Ltd, which has 22 branches across southern England, has added again to its expanding portfolio, but this time it’s by becoming the latest member of TyreSafe.

Residents at Care UK’s Franklin House in West Drayton, are set to become regulars at their very own pub, thanks to the ingenuity of one of the care home’s team and some genuine pub artefacts.

Recruitment for around 100 jobs at a ground-breaking new care home in Edinburgh has just got underway.

As the winter nights draw in, TyreSafe is reminding drivers that it’s not just their clocks that may need changing this weekend. Now is also the ideal time to check if their tyres are legal and safe.

Suffolk County Council has selected Care UK as its partner to fulfil the long term vision for older people’s care in the county.

Care UK colleagues Steve Regent, Tony Weedon and Mike Osbourne were delighted to find that they were featured in an Evening Standard newspaper feature about careers in social care.

With the nights quickly drawing in, TyreSafe is encouraging motorists to consider fitting winter tyres, which are the safest option when the temperature drops below seven degrees celsius.

Care teams, a resident and a volunteer at three Care UK homes could be in line for prestigious accolades after being named finalists in two national awards programmes.

A road show helping to keep drivers safe and legal this winter by giving shoppers the chance to have their tyres checked for free is visiting supermarkets across Cornwall.

Enable East is giving healthcare providers a unique opportunity to learn about branding and project management from one of the world’s leading thinkers – at a time of major change in the industry.

As tyre safety month gets into full swing, roadside checks conducted by Cumbria Constabulary last weekend (6th and 7th October) have highlighted the dangerous condition of tyres that some drivers continue to drive on.

New suites designed to increase the wellbeing of people with dementia and maintain their independence and life skills will officially open at Armstrong House on Thursday October 18.

A record number of garages and tyre retailers in the region are showing their support for October’s tyre safety month, which is organised by not-for-profit organisation TyreSafe, by offering free tyre safety checks to motorists.

Over £1,900 has been raised by Bedford Lodge Hotel in Newmarket for a charity which cares for people with life threatening illnesses.

The care sector is growing. People are its most valuable asset and investment in their development is fuelled by an ageing population, people with higher levels of need living independently in the community and a growing demand for specialist skills.

An innovative communication partnership established by the Met. Police Service, London First, Industry and Government will be rolled out nationally as it commences its journey to charitable status. New Scotland Yard provided the perfect background

Today, Camera Awesome launches as the only free iPad app that combines professional-grade camera capture and editing functions – along with simple sharing to the top social sites.

Budding photographers at universities and colleges across the UK can win top prizes by capturing Freshers’ Week using a free iPhone photography app.

A new specialised service introduced in Suffolk earlier this year is proving successful in helping older people with dementia to keep their independence and remain living at home when it’s in their best interest to do so.

Care UK’s Newcombe Lodge, a specialist residential service in Gloucestershire for young people with a history of serious self-injuring and risk taking behaviour, has been recognised for its work.

Music and fun bridged the generation gap with a special event at a Halstead care home.

Residents at Care UK’s Pinetum home in Chester have been enjoying a newly renovated garden thanks to the efforts of Blacon under-16 football team, who wanted to organise a sponsored gardening event to raise funds for new kits.

In stark contrast to a steady decline in recent years, the number of people killed or seriously injured in a tyre related accident increased sharply in 2011 according to figures released by the Department for Transport.

Simon Bonnett Head of Financial Planning at Fiducia Wealth Management provides a brief insight into the implications of the introduction of NEST.

Vocal are delighted to be celebrating yet another achievement. Incident Log; the latest addition to the award winning iModus suite has been officially recognised by the Emergency Planning Society as the ‘Most Innovative Product of the Year’.