Care Providers Urged To Make Pledge To Help Thousands Of Young Apprentices
Care providers are being urged to help tackle the growing youth unemployment challenge by pledging to take on a new admin apprentice.
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New Survey Highlights Improving Morale Across Adult Social Care Workforce – But Pressures Persist
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.
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Local “Much-Loved” Carer Celebrates 25 Years Of Service With The Cedars Care Home Bourne
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.
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New Framework Launched To Strengthen Behaviour Change Practice In Adult Social Care
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.
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HRH The Princess Royal Hosts Palace Reception Celebrating 30-year partnership Between Carers Trust and the National Garden Scheme
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…
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Care Homes Warned as Workplace Stress Becomes a Growing Source of Discrimination and Dismissal Claims
UK care employers are being warned that unmanaged workplace stress isn’t just a HR concern — it can quickly become a serious legal liability.
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Care England Publishes Landmark Report and Toolkit on Choking Prevention for People with Learning Disabilities
Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, today publishes…
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Coxwell Hall’s Zippy Magana Wins National Dementia Registered Manager Award
Zippy Magana, care home manager at Coxwell Hall has won the Dementia Registered Manager Award at the national Dementia Care Awards 2026.
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The UK’s National Advance Care Plan Day, 2026
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…
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Social Care’s Improving Workforce Figures ‘Mask A Growing Concern With No Plan To Address’
Care England, the largest and most representative body for independent adult social care providers in England, has responded to Skills for Care’s annual…
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Juniper House Residents Celebrate the World Cup with Former Footballer
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.
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CQC Commits to Shared Anti-Racism Principles to Tackle Workplace Racism in Health and Social Care
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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From Didsbury to The Palace: Carers Commended by the King
The devotion of two Didsbury carers to Manchester’s older Jewish community has been recognised by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at a Garden Party hosted at Buckingham Palace.
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Lords Committee Calls for Urgent Migration Data Reform
The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has urged the Government to improve the quality and availability of migration data, warning that gaps in information are fuelling misinformation and making it harder to develop effective policies on settlement, citizenship and integration.
Read more...Sector Leaders React to Today’s Skills for Care Workforce Report
Sector leaders have broadly welcomed today’s (June 24) latest Skills for Care report, The Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025/26, which reveals the strongest workforce position seen in a decade.
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