Welcome for £500m Care Workforce Boost
BUT CALL FOR BETTER PAY TO HELP RECRUIT STAFF Care providers today (Tuesday) welcomed a £500m cash injection to help develop the social care workforce
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£500 Million to Develop the Adult Social Care Workforce
People working in adult social care in England will benefit from at least £500 million from the Health and Social Care Levy to improve recruitment,
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Care homes – An Upward Trend Despite Everything that COVID Has Thrown at the Sector
CSI Market Intelligence has published Say Hello Wave Goodbye – Care Home Openings and Closures 2021, its 7th annual report and has surprisingly shown that,
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Lords Committee to Investigate the ‘Invisibility’ of Adult Social Care
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee today publishes its call for evidence, and invites the public to share their views, as part of
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Care Employers Working Together for Ukraine
Care employers have been working together to understand how they can provide a meaningful employment opportunity for those displaced from Ukraine and other parts of
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Rita Celebrates Her 100th Birthday with a Surprise Visit from Down Under
At Friends of the Elderly’s RNNH Care Home in Bournemouth, Dorset, one of its residents, Rita Crumplin, has been celebrating her landmark 100th Birthday which
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A Refreshed Suite of Best Practices for Supported Living Providers Now Available in QCS
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), the leading provider of content, guidance and standards for the social care sector, has updated its suite of best-practice tools and
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England Team Played Match in Nameless Shirts to Raise Awareness of Dementia
The England men’s team took to the pitch against Switzerland in nameless shirts at the first ever Alzheimer’s Society International match to raise awareness of
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Veterans’ Wellbeing Boost: Renovating Surbiton Care Home’s Garden
Work has begun on renovating the outdoor area and garden at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton, which provides care to veterans and their partners
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Industry Leaders Write Open Letter to Health Secretary on “Living With Covid in Care Settings”
Industry leaders have written an open letter to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the letter, from Methodist Homes (MHA), the
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Carers Need Help as Covid-19 Restrictions Ease
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Government to help social care as it faces a fight to survive as Covid-19 restrictions ease. The Independent Care Group
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Skills for Care is Encouraging Social Care Organisations to Join them in #CelebratingSocialCare this April
Skills for Care is #CelebratingSocialCare throughout April and is encouraging everyone working across social care to get involved. The campaign launches on Monday 4 April.
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Care Home Chef Caters for his Former College Lecturers’ Silver Wedding Anniversary
There was a special 25th wedding anniversary surprise for Alan Williamson, a resident at Hartford Court in Portsmouth, and his wife Judith. Cooking and preparing
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National Minimum and Living Wage rates Increase Today (1 April)
Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise from Friday 1 April 2022, as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes
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Care Group to Pay for Visitor Covid Tests
A North Yorkshire care group is opening its doors to visitors but paying for their Covid-19 tests to ensure its stay residents safe. Saint Cecilia’s
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