Skip For Carers: Join The Movement Supporting Our Frontline Heroes
This Summer, Dominion Consultancy Group and Black Women in Care is calling on communities across the UK to grab their skipping ropes and skip for…
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Carers
CHD Living Named Residential Elderly Care Provider Of The Year At The Healthinvestor Awards 2025
Care provider, CHD Living, has been crowned Residential Elderly Care Provider of the Year – Medium Group at the HealthInvestor Awards 2025 – one of the UK…
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A Summer Payment To Around 90,000 Carers
Around 90,000 carers are set to receive Carer’s Allowance Supplement this June – an additional payment of £293.50. The payment is extra money for people…
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Dementia Carers Count at 10 Downing Street
A delegation from Dementia Carers Count handed in a collection of dementia carers’ testimonials to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday (May 22). Over…
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Give Care Workers A £2,000 Pay Rise To Help Tackle Workforce Crisis
The government must set aside £1.5bn* so more than half a million care staff in England receive a £2,000 pay rise and more workers can…
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Dementia UK Launches Second Series Of ‘My Life With Dementia’ Podcast
This Dementia Action Week (19th – 25th May), specialist dementia nursing charity Dementia UK will launch the second series of its podcast ‘My life with…
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Scottish Social Care Staff Announce Strike Over Pay Concerns
Care workers at one of Scotland’s largest social care charities are set to begin strike action over what they describe as continued underfunding and a…
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Healthcare Tops Silent Burnout Crisis Survey
After a demanding day, it’s normal to feel drained, but for key workers across the UK, high levels of stress have become the norm. A…
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Join Providers Unite Day of Action Today!
The Providers Unite protest group which brought together the care sector in February this year for a national day of action at Westminster has renewed…
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Immigration Ban Will Put Lives At Risk And Lead To Care Company Closures In Wales
Care homes will close and lives will be put at risk in Wales as a result of the “half-baked” immigration crackdown on social care workers….
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Local Care Assistant Celebrates 15 Years Of Service With Station Court Care Home
A Care Assistant at Station Court Care Home in Ashington has received a prestigious 15 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare…
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Staff Recognised at Swallowcourt Annual Conference and Awards Event
Swallowcourt hosted its annual conference and employee awards ceremony at the Penventon Hotel in Redruth, Cornwall. The ‘Heroes Awards Ceremony’ is an annual event held…
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Skills For Care Publishes Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard 2024 Report
Skills for Care has published their latest findings from the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES). The SC-WRES improvement programme is designed to support…
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Local Activities Coordinator Celebrates 15 Years Of Service With Rose Lodge
An Activities Coordinator at the Rose Lodge Care Home in Wisbech has received a prestigious Long Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare…
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Tile Charity Calls For Employment Rights Bill To Go Further In Supporting Unpaid Carers To Balance Paid Work And Unpaid Care
As the Employment Rights Bill progresses through Committee Stage in the House of Lords, Carers UK is calling for Government to introduce measures within the…
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