Winners of Carers UK’s 2026 Carer Awards Revealed
A celebration held last night (Thursday 15 October) by Carers UK honoured the remarkable contributions of individuals and organisations across the UK who make life…
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“Receiving Care Being a Carer Myself, Gives Me a Lot Of Comfort”, Says Resident at Scarborough Home
A resident living at a Scarborough home says she gets a lot of comfort being cared for by staff, given she was in a position to do the same in her younger days.
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Sunderland Care Workers Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action in Equal Pay Dispute
More than 300 care workers employed by Sunderland Care and Support (SCAS) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a long-running equal pay dispute involving Sunderland City Council.
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CAA Shows Government How the Care Sector Can Help Solve the NEET Crisis
The Care Association Alliance (CAA) today sets out a roadmap to tackle the NEET crisis through careers in care. The number of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education…
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Nottinghamshire Care Home Colleagues Scoop Two Awards for Outstanding Care
Two Nottinghamshire care home colleagues are celebrating after being named among the county’s best care professionals at the recent Proud to Care Awards.
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New Skills for Care Report Identifies Factors Linked to Better Retention of Care Workers and Higher Quality of Care
Skills for Care’s newly-published ‘State of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report has identified the combination of employment and development factors most strongly associated with retaining care workers.
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Costs of Supporting Children in Care Rise by £1 Billion a Year
Spending on providing support for children in care is rising at a rate of £1 billion a year, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association.
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Care Workers Reveal Pay Pressure as Report Warns Loyalty is Masking Strain in Social Care
Care workers’ commitment to the sector is masking deep pressure around pay and reward, according to a major new workforce report published as the government considers reforms to social care.
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Moira Celebrates 30 Years of Caring with Parklands
A Moray care worker is celebrating a major milestone after dedicating 30 years to caring for older people.
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Blindfolded, Nervous and Brilliant: Care Worker Tom Rose Wins £5,000 for “Insane” Piano Performance
A 23-year-old care worker who stunned judges by playing Prince’s Purple Rain on the piano while blindfolded has been crowned the winner of Care Sector’s Got Talent 2026, taking home a £5,000 prize.
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UK Facing a Crippling Shortfall of 1m Unpaid Carers by 2050, New Research Warns
New research conducted by policy and research consultancy Public First, on behalf of national charity Carers Trust, predicts a shortfall of up to one million unpaid carers within a generation.
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Care Staff Highlight How Visa Changes Will Have Damaging Effect on Sector
UNISON General Secretary Andrea Egan heard first-hand the experiences of sponsored care workers when she visited MHA Willowcroft care home in Derby.
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Free Personal Care Plan will Exclude Working-Age Disabled Adults, Downing Street Confirms
Free personal care under the proposed National Care Service will be available only to people aged 65 and over, Downing Street has confirmed. Working-age disabled…
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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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