Awareness Days

Women play a significant role in this industry, making up 81% of the adult social care workforce. To better understand the experiences of women in this field, we conducted a…

So here we are on World AIDS Day 2023, four decades after the onset of the AIDS epidemic. The first case of HIV in the UK was identified in December…

The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’, the acknowledgement that positive mental health is for every single human being without…

October is Black History Month and there are a number of resources that care providers can share with the people they care for and support. This month’s theme is ‘Saluting…

Download our factsheet on ‘World Sepsis Day: Support for Care Providers’ here DOWNLOAD NOW Alternatively, read it here:  Today is World Sepsis Day. Lisa Barnes-Metcalf, explains what sepsis is, and…

Photos are powerful expressions that can convey emotions and moments beyond words. In social care, a single photograph can capture the essence of joy, sadness, achievement or determination, offering reassurance…

World Parkinson’s Day occurs every year on 11 April to raise awareness of Parkinson’s disease.  As a nurse whose father had Parkinson’s, I have a strong personal interest in this…

Care providers are being urged to take part in an awareness day aimed at preventing pressure ulcers. With the theme of ‘time to act, to keep the skin intact’, Stop…