Scotland’s Colleges Launch 1800 Funded Learning Spaces to Address the Social Care Crisis
The college sector believes that the ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course will encourage a variety of people into the care sector, fill
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Can One Solution Be A Panacea For Health and Social Care?
By Stuart Barclay, UK Sales Director, Vayyar Care (https://info.vayyar.com/caretc1) Bringing a telecare solution to market in a new territory can be a daunting proposition. As
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How Technology is Helping Care Homes to Improve Supply Chain Efficiency
By Mark McCarthy, CFO at Zupa www.zupa.com For the care industry, the by-product of previous lockdowns, combined with Brexit, has led to significant operational knock-on
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Answering The Care Funding Question
By Will Hale, CEO at Key Later Life Finance (www.keyadvice.co.uk) While care in older age is not something most people want to think about, it
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Nugent Care’s CEO Discusses the Government’s Spring Statement
By Normandie Wragg, CEO, Nugent (https://wearenugent.org) As an organisation that cares about social justice, it is imperative that we pay above the real living wage
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Dealing with Stress in the Workplace
Stress at work is one of the greatest causes of anxiety. And within social care, it is a particular challenge. So in National Stress Month,
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Liberty Protection Safeguards – What Are They and Will They Ever Happen?
By Chris Stark, Partner in the Health and Social Care Advisory Team, Browne Jacobson (www.brownejacobson.com) The already delayed Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) implementation date was
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NHS Leaders Will Make Best Use of Extra Funding but Soaring Inflation Means the NI Levy is Now Worth Less
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that from today (Wednesday 6 April), the Health and Social Care Levy will come into effect
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Lords Committee to Explore the Assumptions Underlying Adult Social Care
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will tomorrow be holding two evidence sessions, as it continues its inquiry into the invisibility of adult
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Conducting General Risk Assessments: Your Questions Answered
By Nick Wilson, Director of Health & Safety Services at WorkNest (www.worknest.com) Every business has a moral obligation and a legal duty to protect
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NIHR Changes Name to Emphasise Long-Term Commitment to Social Care Research
To emphasise thier enduring commitment to social care research, from today the NIHR will officially become the ‘National Institute for Health and Care Research’. The
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Government U-Turn on Mandatory Vaccinations Requirement – What Next For Care Homes?
Rachel Wright, trainee solicitor at BLM law firm, explores the implications of the government’s latest reversal of the mandatory vaccination placed on care home staff
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Care Levy Won’t Save Battling Providers
Vital cash from a £36bn fund to aid health and social care won’t come soon enough to save some struggling providers, campaigners warned today (Wednesday).
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Romanian Carers Offer Support for Job-Hunting Ukrainian Refugees
Two Romanian care workers based at Azalea House in Bedford are sharing their stories by way of support to Ukrainian refugees who are seeking employment
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Relaxing Immigration Rules: Enough To Save Social Care?
By Tijen Ahmet, business immigration specialist, and Jordan Glackin, partner and healthcare expert at law firm, Shakespeare Martineau (www.shma.co.uk) Social care has been struggling to
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