The UK adult social care sector is facing a severe workforce development crisis driven by outdated, ‘transactional’ training models, a national sector specialist has warned.
Read more...Adult social care providers and local authorities should not wait for the outcome of the Casey Commission or for long-term funding reform before acting to address the sector’s deepening workforce crisis, according to a new report from the think tank Re:State.
Read more...A new registered manager has been appointed at Brookfield Care Home in Nab Wood, with care sector professional Samire Pervetica joining Czajka Care Group…
Read more...Care providers are being urged to help tackle the growing youth unemployment challenge by pledging to take on a new admin apprentice.
Read more...A major government survey has found signs of improving wellbeing and job satisfaction among England’s adult social care workforce, although persistent concerns around stress, staffing pressures and career development continue to affect many care professionals.
Read more...One member of the amazing care team at The Cedars in Bourne has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for 25 years.
Read more...Skills for Care has launched a new Behaviour Change Competencies Framework for the Adult Social Care Workforce, developed with the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in partnership with people working across the sector.
Read more...Carers Trust celebrated 30 years of its partnership with the National Garden Scheme this month at a special reception hosted by Carers Trust President, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal…
Read more...UK care employers are being warned that unmanaged workplace stress isn’t just a HR concern — it can quickly become a serious legal liability.
Read more...Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, today publishes…
Read more...Zippy Magana, care home manager at Coxwell Hall has won the Dementia Registered Manager Award at the national Dementia Care Awards 2026.
Read more...The UK’s National Advance Care Planning Day highlights the importance of Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Plans and sensitive conversations. This year’s theme is Supporting…
Read more...Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, has responded to Skills for Care’s annual…
Read more...Residents at Sanctuary Care’s Juniper House Residential Care Home in Worcester have been celebrating the excitement of the World Cup with the help of Wellbeing Assistant Danny Jackman, a former professional footballer with a 20-year career.
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has joined 8 other national health and social care regulators in signing up to the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s shared principles for advancing workforce race equity in health and social care.
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