Care Radio News
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Archbishop calls for society wide shift in support for unpaid carersThe Archbishop was responding during Carers Week to the report‘No Choice but to Care’
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Adult social care workers urged to share Covid storiesThis will help the inquiry to identify areas for improvement when it begins the public hearings on the care sector in the summer of 2025
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Young Carers missing out on carer's allowanceCarers Trust estimates nearly 20,000 young adult carers are being forced to choose between education and financial support
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20% increase in those at risk from type 2 diabetesThe NHS is investing in a number of initiatives including the Diabetes Prevention Programme which has helped thousands of people stave off a type 2 diagnosis
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Black and ethnic minority people are underrepresented in virtual patient cohorts.Targeted research needed to understand the barriers to access.
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NHS dental treatment has still not returned to pre-pandemic levelsThe British Dental Association (BDA) has said the next government need to take on board the huge knock-on effects the crisis in dentistry is having across the health service.
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London councils object to relocation of specialist cancer serviceRichmond Council has voted to request a review by NHS England
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West Lothian Council workers could trigger a summer of strike actionGMB Scotland said its members were being balloted on industrial action - with the first possible strike day falling on July 3.
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Care UK in Portsmouth to remember the hundreds of thousands of those who took part in D-DayAlong with the three forces’ charities and the Merchant Navy Association, more than 100 care homes will take part in the nationwide tribute.
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NHS and social care leaders could save £1 billion annually by adopting an AI-led home healthcare modelBy reducing hospitalisations for older adults by 52-70%, this approach frees up over 1,210 hospital bed days monthly
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Number of people with pre diabetes has risen by 11% in Norther Ireland.
These new figures show nearly 200,000 people are living with, or at risk of diabetes.
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Software to reduce hospital waiting times will be rolled out across Scotland over the next yearThe national theatre scheduling tool improved operating room efficiency by up to 25%
Programmes coming up ..
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Ernie Rowe10:00am - 1:00pm
Ernie says: "I’ve experienced first-hand the astonishing level of care given by so many remarkable people in our NHS, despite near-impossible circumstances and the lack of pop-star wages".
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Dave Price with The 80s Show1:00pm - 4:00pm
Dave says: ""I hope , through my knowledge of music, my sense of humour, and a real interest of how music affects your mood, reaches emotions and prompts memories, I am very much looking forward to being on air with and spending some time with you."
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Martin Emery4:00pm - 7:00pm
Martin says: "when we think about it, we all probably know somebody - a friend, a colleague or family member - who provides care, either professionally or unpaid. Care Radio is for them."
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Peter Fairhead's Country Show7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peter says: "I'm absolutely delighted to be part of Care Radio, playing the music I love and have spent the last forty years presenting on the radio".
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Peter Milburn's Sentimental Journey9:00pm - 11:00pm
For anyone who enjoys a trip down memory lane listening to everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to David Whitfield, Alma Cogan to Dickie Valentine, or Connie Francis to Tony Bennett.
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Late Night Love Songs11:00pm - 1:00am
Two hours of perfect late night music from across the years, helping you to unwind with some "me" time.
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Matt Rosser1:00am - 4:00am
Matt says: "people who care for us - in hospitals, homes, wherever care is needed - are people we are lucky to have. If we didn’t acknowledge it before, we certainly do now and we mustn’t stop".
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Ernie Rowe
4:00am - 7:00am
Ernie says: "I’ve experienced first-hand the astonishing level of care given by so many remarkable people in our NHS, despite near-impossible circumstances and the lack of pop-star wages".
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Peter Milburn's Sentimental Journey
7:00am - 9:00am
For anyone who enjoys a trip down memory lane listening to everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to David Whitfield, Alma Cogan to Dickie Valentine, or Connie Francis to Tony Bennett.
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National & International News
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Thousands greet sun with cheers at Stonehenge to mark winter solsticeThousands of people greeted the sun with cheers and applause as it rose over Stonehenge at the winter solstice.
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Germany mourns victims after BMW driven into Christmas marketGermany is in mourning after a Saudi doctor drove a BMW into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing two people and injuring at least 60 others in what authorities called a deliberate attack.
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Mandelson says it is great honour to be named UK ambassador to USLord Peter Mandelson has said it is a “great honour to serve the country” as the Prime Minister confirmed he had appointed him the next British ambassador to the US.
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Sue Gray among 30 new Labour peersSue Gray, the partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been named among 30 new Labour peers.
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King jokes Im still alive during visit celebrating Walthamstow communityThe King joked that he was “still alive” during a visit with the Queen to Walthamstow after August’s peaceful anti-racist protest in the area.
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Lord Mandelson good fit for ambassador to US Cabinet minister saysLord Peter Mandelson is a “really good fit” to become the next UK ambassador to the US, a Cabinet minister has said as the Labour grandee is expected to be named to the post.
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PM urges councils to get on with fixing broken roadsSir Keir Starmer has urged councils to “get on with the job” of fixing pothole-plagued roads.
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Two men have been charged with assaulting police after a disturbance at Manchester AirportBut no police officers will face charges over their role in the incident, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
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Four million people embarking on foreign festive tripsAn estimated four million people in the UK are preparing to spend the Christmas and new year period overseas, according to a travel trade organisation.