<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:38:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@hms-care/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Home Care/ Support Worker (Up to £18.38/hr, Long Sits Available)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Description It is desirable if you are a Driver, have care experience & a NVQ level 2 or above, but not essential. Care Assistant(s) required for a variety of shifts including long shifts in the Newcastle,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hms-care/home-care-support-worker-up-to-gbp18-38-hr-long-sits-available</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hms-care/home-care-support-worker-up-to-gbp18-38-hr-long-sits-available</guid><category><![CDATA[newcastle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hms-care]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2019 08:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysm2YB2oNjzL4TbvpG3i8DLuL8V5gwmGGUj22PeHJC1WJ6Gp4NHK3jXTLBYvki1gLiyTyx4FGuTJoGadfuFSzgytuF2wx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Over than 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition urging PM to address 'crisis in social care']]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 150,000 members of the public have signed a petition and over 50 health leaders have put their signatures to an open letter - calling on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to urgently address]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hms-care/over-than-150-000-members-of-the-public-have-signed-a-petition-urging-pm-to-address-crisis-in-social-care</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hms-care/over-than-150-000-members-of-the-public-have-signed-a-petition-urging-pm-to-address-crisis-in-social-care</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hms-care]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 08:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGLGMfvig9QShSZU5pqHX1YYALSbGqJBWXyN6qzEo6eYnsaxADwG7CqorpvW2JCLb8rXmCQMTAxPQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Plans to Invest £250m in new AI lab to deliver enhanced healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK Department of Health and Social Care said that the government is set to invest £250m in a new national artificial intelligence laboratory (AI lab) for the NHS to deliver enhanced healthcare through]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hms-care/uk-plans-to-invest-gbp250m-in-new-ai-lab-to-deliver-enhanced-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hms-care/uk-plans-to-invest-gbp250m-in-new-ai-lab-to-deliver-enhanced-healthcare</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hms-care]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGLGMfvig9QShSZU5pqHX1YYALSbGqJBWXyN6qzEo6eYnsaxADwG7CRap9QzcvpW54ycmh8dBWshsL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can over-caring 'cause bigger decline' of people with dementia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care staff and families need to be mindful they don’t fall into the trap of over-caring for people with dementia, warns dementia care expert, Anne Kelly. The dementia nurse believes people with care needs]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hms-care/can-over-caring-cause-bigger-decline-of-people-with-dementia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hms-care/can-over-caring-cause-bigger-decline-of-people-with-dementia</guid><category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hms-care]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGLGMfvig9QShSZU5pqHX1YYALSbGqJBWXyN6qzEo6eYnsaxADwG7BPQviciKACeebrpccXJjtATxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[80 Year Old Gymnast Amazes Judges]]></title><description><![CDATA[She may be 80-years-old but Marjorie Scholes is beating adults almost half her age at gymnastics with body-bending stunts that defies the the odds against her, just proving age is just a number Gymnast]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hms-care/80-year-old-gymnast-amazes-judges</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hms-care/80-year-old-gymnast-amazes-judges</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hms-care]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGLGMfvig9QShSZU5pqHX1YYALSbGqJBWXyN6qzEo6eYnsaxADwG7E5fK9K9ciw7yXBAemDUqDMENr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care minister calls for care homes to get online after research shows 1/5th of residents have no WiFi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care minister Caroline Dinenage is urging every care home to install WiFi! 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