‘When is Help Coming?’ Government Must Deliver Urgent Reforms in Adult Social Care.
Baroness Andrews is the Chair of the House of Lords Adults Social Care Committee Speaks Exclusively The Carer A few weeks on from the Autumn…
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Professional Comment
The Care Cap Delay Shouldn’t Overshadow the Immediate Challenges to Social Care Services
By Julie Tyas, Senior Social Work Consultant, Access Health, Support and Care Over the past year local authorities (LAs) have been working hard – with…
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How Data is Transforming Social Care: The Roundtable
The UK is embracing a new era of data-driven social care reform. Digitisation and datafication are enabling enhanced visibility, unlocking a new paradigm of proactive,…
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Legal View: Staying In The Green When It Comes To Employees
By Gareth Matthews, employment law partner at MLP Law (www.mlplaw.co.uk) There are many legal considerations for care home managers and operators – not least those…
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When An Inspector Calls…
By Kevin Groombridge, Chief executive, Independent Care Inspections (www.careinspections.co.uk) Practice makes perfect and this philosophy is advisable to achieve a top performance when industry regulator…
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Retention of Staff in Social Care
By Ali Al-Mufti, Managing Director of Aria Care Home, a multi-award winning care home in Newport (www.ariacarehome.com) Our workforce is heading towards the exit faster…
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Safeguarding Employees Rights Within Care
By Toby Pochron, Employment Director at Freeths (www.freeths.co.uk) In this article we briefly explore the areas of Health and Safety, Working Time Regulations 1998 and…
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Oliver’s Campaign Will Transform Autism and Learning Disabilities Training In Social Care
By Barry Price, QCS (www.qcs.co.uk), Specialist contributor I want to tell you a story of an extraordinary young man. His name was Oliver. The tale…
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Transitioning Care from Hospitals to Homes with Technology
By Stephen Pattrick, CEO and co-founder of Newcross Healthcare (www.newcrosshealthcare.com) No matter how excellent the care received, when a person enters a healthcare facility, their…
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Malnutrition Amongst Older Adults
By Rachael Venditti RNutr from allmanhall (www.allmanhall.co.uk) Rachael Venditti RNutr from allmanhall, the leading independent food procurement specialist, highlights some of the signs of malnutrition…
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How To Set Boundaries For People Who Work In Care
By Jess Baker and Rod Vincent are Chartered Psychologists and the authors of The Super-Helper Syndrome: A Survival Guide for Compassionate People (Flint Books, available…
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How Can The Care Sector Mitigate Its Staffing Crisis?
By Danielle Garland, Account Director, Magnit (https://magnitglobal.com/) The number of vacant positions within the adult social care sector increased by 52% between 2020 and 2022….
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How To Attract More Workers Into Social Care By Overcoming Language Barriers
By Joe Miller, Pocketalk general manager of the Americas and Europe (https://uk.pocketalk.com) It’s no secret that the UK’s social care sector desperately needs to attract…
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Five Things To Know About Data Breaches
By Aisha Akhtar, a Solicitor in the Corporate and Commercial team, and James Martin, an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Dispute Resolution team, at Blacks…
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Key Employment Considerations For Care Home Providers
By Lee Ashwood, Employment Director at Freeths LLP (www.freeths.co.uk) With over a decade’s experience of providing employment law advice to care home providers, Lee Ashwood…
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