Public Hugely Underestimate Likelihood of Becoming Unpaid Carers Research Reveals
The public significantly underestimate the likelihood of becoming an unpaid carer at some point in their lives, guessing 38% of people in the UK ever…
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Learning Disability and Autism Training “Has Much to Do” a Year After Oliver McGowan Code
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said that progress on mandatory learning disability and autism training is uneven, one year after the publication of the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice. Some providers are showing innovation, but others are not meeting the requirement at all.
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Chartwell House Helps Students Become Dementia Friends
Chartwell House by Boutique Care Homes, in Broadstairs, Kent, welcomed 11 learners from CXK’s Explore Health and Social Care Programme for a Dementia Friends awareness session, giving them a first taste of what a career in care could look like.
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Caring Responsibilities Forcing Over 50s Out of Work
Ill health, caring responsibilities and redundancy are cutting working lives short and putting retirement incomes at risk.
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Campaigner Responds to Baroness Casey’s ‘Profiteering’ Claim on Care Deadline Day
A leading care provider, who invited the Prime Minister to visit his care home last month, has said calls to tackle profiteering in social care ‘must not be allowed to condemn an entire sector’ and ‘undermine the many responsible, independent providers delivering good care on very modest margins’.
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Care Providers Urged to Review Right-to-Work Processes
Care providers are being urged to review how they hire workers and use contractors ahead of major changes to right-to-work rules coming into force on the 1st of October 2026.
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New Brain Health Centre Marks a Step Change in Dementia Diagnosis and Prevention
A UK-first brain health clinic that is set to transform how dementia is diagnosed, slowed down or prevented launches today (Monday 21 September), World Alzheimer’s…
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1,500 People Quit Work Every Day to Care for Relatives Survey Reveals
New polling by Opinium for Carers UK reveals that 3.33 million people have given up work to care for a family member or friend who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with 1.1 million leaving their job in the last two years alone – more than 1,500 people a day.
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Dedicated Edensor Volunteer Wins Prestigious BBC Make a Difference Award
Carole Darby, who volunteers at Diagrama Foundation’s Edensor Care Centre almost every day, was announced as the winner of the Volunteer category at the BBC Make a Difference Awards ceremony held at Chelmsford Theatre on Sunday 6 September 2026.
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Care Sector’s Got Talent Final: Book Your Ticket Now To Avoid Disappointment
The care sector is being urged to save the date, book a ticket and get ready to cheer on its own as Care Sector’s Got Talent heads towards its biggest-ever final at the Care Show Birmingham at the NEC Birmingham on Wednesday 7 October.
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Just One Month to Go: Don’t Miss the NACC Training & Development Forum 2026
Inspiration, innovation and leadership take centre stage at this year’s NACC Training & Development Forum and with the event now just one month away, there’s still time to secure your place.
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SCIE and Centre for Care to Co-Host Labour Party Conference Panel on Care Equity
During the 2026 Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and the Centre for Care will jointly host a panel exploring why care equity should be a core component of a National Care Service.
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Care Sector Urged To Act As 350,000 Votes Cast In Casey Commission’s Big Conversation On Care
Care providers and staff across the UK are being encouraged to get involved in the Casey Commission’s Big Conversation on Care, with organisers reporting that more than 350,000 votes…
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‘Our Lives Are On Hold’: Dementia Diagnosis Delays Hit Carers’ Jobs, Finances And Family Life
Research published today by Alzheimer’s Society reveals that families affected by dementia are being forced to put their lives on hold by prolonged waits for a diagnosis.
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‘Stop Using Council Tax To Pay For Spiralling Social Care Costs’, Think Tank Says
Removing social care costs from council budgets could create a path towards fairer property tax and a better funded social care system, think tank shows.
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