The Government’s decision to abandon plans that would have forced many migrant care workers to wait up to 15 years before qualifying for Indefinite Leave to Remain has been broadly welcomed by leaders across the health and social care sectors.
Read more...Social care leaders have warned that the Chancellor’s Budget offers “little” to ease the sector’s immediate pressures, despite welcome news on unpaid carers.
Read more...The Carer has, in recent years, been proud to honour the service and sacrifice of all those who defended, and continue to defend, our freedoms. We consider it a great privilege to share the meaningful…
Read more...A care home resident rolled up her sleeves to help maintain the garden at Winchester Hospice in a bid to give patients and their loved ones a more inviting outdoor space.
Read more...The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned that England’s social care market is undergoing rapid change, with no clear direction of travel, while persistent inequalities…
Read more...The National End of Life Care Coalition (NEoLCC) launches a new report today that reveals how the vast majority of end-of-life care, bereavement support and…
Read more...A new report from Care England reveals how sustained funding pressures are resulting in local authorities arranging care for self-funding older people at rates that…
Read more...Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice is highlighting the vital role hospice care plays in the community during Hospice Care Week (Oct 5- 11), supporting families to stay connected, supported and understood during the most difficult times.
Read more...Michael Palin, Russell T Davies, Larry Lamb, Chris Kamara and Megan McKenna are among a host of Marie Curie supporters speaking up on personal experiences of death to urge Prime Minister Andy Burnham to fix palliative care.
Read more...Dozens of residents and staff members from Mandale House Care Home, in Thornaby, Ingleby Care Home, in Ingleby Barwick, and Hazelgrove Court Care Home, in…
Read more...Members of Parliament have voted down proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, drawing to a close the most sustained parliamentary effort in…
Read more...The Health and Social Care Committee has endorsed the government’s intention to hire Baroness Julia Neuberger as Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). MPs have…
Read more...Thousands of adult social care professionals, including nurses and care workers, are being invited to share their experiences as the Government gathers evidence to shape…
Read more...End of life charity Marie Curie has written an open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham today urging him to match words with action as…
Read more...A palliative care nurse who works at St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne has written and released a song with friends and colleagues in a bid…
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