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Netflix’s Heart of Invictus: Raising Wounded Soldiers Awareness

Swhelper

Beginning February 8th and ending today, Vancouver Canada is the host country for Invictus Games 2025, and it is no surprise these games have been another extraordinary display of bravery and recovery of the wounded veterans participating in this year’s games.

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Number of overseas care recruits plummets as report shows they have driven workforce recovery

Community Care

The number of overseas recruits to the social care sector has plummeted just as a report shows international staff have driven a recovery in the workforce over the past two years. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. per hour as of March 2024, a rise worth 8.8%

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£1bn boost to adult social care funding ‘not enough to cover costs’, warn leaders

Community Care

Dedicated funding for adult social care in England will rise by just over £1bn next year, according to government plans. The funding was set out in a Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) policy statement on the local government finance settlement for 2025-26 , published last week.

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How Inequality and Politics Influence Government Responses to Natural Disasters

Swhelper

By Fernando Tormos, Gustavo García-López, and Mary Angelica Painter After a hurricane strikes, governments and electric utility companies go to work restoring a sense of normalcy to their communities. While governments […]. View Full Article - How Inequality and Politics Influence Government Responses to Natural Disasters.

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Extra £200m for social care in council settlement ‘wholly inadequate’, warn sector heads

Community Care

The government pledged to increase the social care grant – which is ring-fenced for adults’ and children’s services in England – by 880m, in its provisional local government finance settlement for 2025-26, published on 18 December 2024. This is up from the previously planned increase of 680m.

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4 Phases of Emergency Management for Hospitals and Health Systems

Relias

The approach is divided into four phases of emergency management: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. Engage in community partnerships: Work with local emergency services, government agencies, and other hospitals to coordinate efforts for disaster planning and mitigation.

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Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books

Community Care

The government has granted almost one in five English councils ‘exceptional financial support’ (EFS) to help them balance their books in 2025-26. We desperately need a sustainable solution to the crisis in local government finance, which has been years in the making. increase in the national living wage (NLW).