Recruitment Challenges Deepen As Overseas Worker Visas Fall
The UK care sector is grappling with significant recruitment challenges following a sharp decline in work visas issued to overseas healthcare professionals, according to newly…
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Project Helping Unpaid Carers To Get Active Is Up And Running Again After Three-Year Funding Boost
Carers UK is re-launching its successful Carers Active project following a new funding contract from Sport England of £362,184 for three years. There are 4.7…
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Conference Tackles Uncertainty and Challenges in the Care Sector
Care providers from across Lincolnshire tackled uncertainty and challenges facing the sector at the annual conference of the Lincolnshire Care Association on Thursday (17th July)….
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Flying the Flag for Inclusion: Nicolas Supports Brighton Pride with The Outstanding Society
Frank Foster House Care Home, part of Runwood Homes Group, is celebrating one of its own this week, as Home Manager Nicolas proudly volunteered with…
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Bluebird Care Launches Nationwide Fundraising Mission For Alzheimer’s Society After Smashing 2024 Target
Bluebird Care has begun a new UK-wide fundraising challenge for dementia, on the back of raising a staggering £67,000 for Alzheimer’s Society last year. The…
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Shining A Spotlight On The Future Of Care: Nominations Open For The Care Show Thirty Under 30 2025
The Care Show Thirty Under 30 awards return for the highly anticipated third year at Care Show Birmingham 2025, providing a vital platform to recognise…
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Local Activities Coordinator Scoops Coveted Care Award
Kat Colangelo at Hickathrift House Care Home in Marshland St James, Wisbech has been crowned Activities Coordinator of the Year for the North East Division…
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Green Light For £2.2m Expansion Of Tain Care Home
Plans to expand a care home in Tain have been given the green light. Parklands Care Homes has received approval from The Highland Council for…
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Unpaid Carers Stage First Protest From Home, Streamed On Screens Outside Parliament
As MPs head off on their summer recess, and school holidays begin, exhausted unpaid carers from across the country have come together to fight for…
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Lords Committee Criticises The Home Office Over “Significant Changes To Immigration Policy”
In its 33rd Report of Session 24-25, the cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has once again expressed concern about the lack of…
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Care Home Workforce Challenges Examined at COVID-19 Inquiry
Staffing shortages and budget constraints left Northern Ireland’s care sector vulnerable during pandemic, an official has told the inquiry Northern Ireland’s residential care sector faced…
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Care Sector Faces Critical Crossroads as Costs Soar and Workforce Crisis Deepens
The UK care sector is grappling with its most challenging period in recent memory, according to the latest OakNorth Care Sector Tracker, with mounting financial…
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Dedicated Stars Of Care South Recognised At Glittering Awards Ceremony
Care South, has championed the dedication and hard work of the teams at its 16th Stars Awards ceremony. The annual event, which took place on…
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Employer NIC Rises Set To Force Increase In UK Tax Wedge
The latest analysis from the Global Payroll Alliance (GPA) suggests that the recent increases to Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) could result in the UK…
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UK Care Workforce Twice As Likely To Live In Poverty As Average Worker
A new report from the Health Foundation reveals that people working in care homes and their families are twice as likely to live in poverty…
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