Visa Reforms Needed To Keep Care Sector From Collapse, Says UNISON
Trade Union UNISON has warned that new immigration rules laid down in Parliament on Wednesday 12 March 2025 will impact the recruitment of overseas health and…
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New Research To Tackle Challenges Facing NHS And Care Workforce
£24m will be invested in 5 innovative new research partnerships designed to tackle major challenges facing NHS and social care staff. Workforce sustainability is a…
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Care Home Wins National Social Care Awards
A Wigan-based care home has won a national award which recognises the outstanding contribution that the team has given to the lives of the home’s…
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Czajka Care Group Celebrates Decades Of Support From Allyson
A care worker from West Yorkshire is celebrating 30 years of working for the same family-run care group. Allyson Butler joined Saltaire based Czajka Care…
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Bluebird Care Live-in Carer Wins Regional Title and National Honour for Outstanding Dementia Care
Bluebird Care Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell has announced that one of their exceptional live-in carers, Kadijatu Koroma, has been named Regional Winner of…
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Pub Sets Up Dementia Support Group
A new free support group – The Get Together Club – has been set up at The Woodthorpe in Prestwich so that carers and their…
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New Rise In Carer’s Allowance Earnings Limit
Unpaid carers in employment on a low income will benefit from a welcome rise in the earnings limit on Carer’s Allowance, allowing them to earn…
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New Skills For Care Data Shows That 58% Of Care Workers Are Currently Paid Below The National Living Wage
Care England, the leading voice of adult social care providers in England, has issued an urgent call to action regarding the financial challenges facing the…
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Welfare Reform Will Lead To “Unintended Consequences” To Social Care NCF Says
In what has been called the “largest welfare reforms for a generation” the government has this week announced proposed changes to the welfare system which…
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Thousands Of Carers Receiving Debt Letters As Review Into Allowance Overpayments Continues
Unpaid carers are still receiving debt notices from the Department for Work and Pensions despite an ongoing review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments – to assess…
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Women Carry The Emotional Burden Of Elderly Care Decisions
As families across the UK face the difficult decision of finding care for their elderly loved ones, an emotional toll is being borne disproportionately by…
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National Guides Launched To Help Older People, Families And Staff When Care Homes Close
Social care experts at the University of Birmingham have launched a series of guides and a training video to improve support for older people, families…
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Three In Four Scottish Care Homes For Older People Struggle With Recruitment
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the SNP Government to finally invest in care services and staff after a new…
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Changes To Skilled Worker Visas Need Whole Government Collaboration Report Reveals
The Home Office has been criticized for repeatedly failing to assess the impact of changing a visa route for skilled workers. A report by the…
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84-Year Old Health Care Assistant Won’t Retire!
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, at Little Bramingham Farm, 84-year-old Health Care Assistant, Abi Lewis, at the Luton-based residential care run by Charity,…
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