Lydia McFarlane

1 week ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

A ceremony on April 25th marked a key milestone at a new diagnostics centre in Thurrock, Essex, with Jen Craft MP and James McMurdock MP laying the final bricks in the project’s construction. Thurrock Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC), which is due to open in the summer, will provide a wide range of essential diagnostic services to the local community. This will speed up access to vital healthcare capabilities while reducing waiting times and leading to faster diagnosis for patients.

1 week ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

Sheffield Housing Company (SHC), a joint venture development company between Sheffield City Council, Keepmoat and Great Places, has delivered much-needed affordable properties at the popular Pennine Village site – located only two miles from the city centre. The partnership, charged with delivering 2,300 properties on a total of 23 Sheffield sites by the end of 2026, has agreed the sale of homes to Great Places to add an affordable housing offer to this popular new development.

1 week ago | wvia.org | Lydia McFarlane

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Department of Aging has been appointed to the advisory boards of two national organizations focused on addressing elder abuse and promoting healthy aging. Jason Kavulich previously served as the director of Lackawanna County’s Area Agency on Aging, where he helped to develop the Older Adult Advocacy Center in Scranton.

1 week ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

Excited residents have begun to move into Neuadd Maldwyn in Welshpool; an independent living scheme, for over 60s from the local community. Neuadd Maldwyn, owned by Welsh social housing provider ClwydAlyn, is a new independent living scheme providing high-quality, safe, warm homes for elderly people from the Welshpool area. The first residents began to move into their homes in April.

1 week ago | labmonline.co.uk | Lydia McFarlane

The completion of 21 new supported living homes in South Tyneside is helping address the lack of specialist supported housing options in the borough. The partnership between local housing provider Karbon Homes and South Tyneside Council has delivered specialist housing across two sites in Hebburn and Jarrow, designed to support residents with learning disabilities, autism and complex care needs to live more independently.