Over 930,000 Unpaid Carers Will See a Real Terms Cut in Benefits Says Carers UK
On Monday 11 April 2022, state benefits are being uprated to the new 2022/23 levels but are leaving unpaid carers’ benefits far behind the rate…
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Skills for Care’s Latest Monthly Data Shows Vacancy Rates Continue to Rise in Social Care
Skills for Care has released its latest monthly data for the social care workforce. The figures show that vacancy rates are continuing to rise, while…
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HC-One Colleagues Jubilant in Winning Two Awards at the Scottish Care National Care Home Awards 2021
HC-One were crowned the winners in two award categories at the Scottish Care National Care Home Awards 2021, which took place at the Hilton Hotel…
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Care Body Quits Fees Group Because Councils are “Deprioritising Care” Amid Growing North-South Divide
An organisation that represents care providers has dramatically quit a group set up to discuss fees. The decision by Care Forum Wales (CFW) to resign…
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New Levy Not Enough for Social Care
Care England has stated that the Government’s Health and Social Care Levy, due to come into effect today, will not deliver the appropriate amount of…
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Scotland’s Colleges Launch 1800 Funded Learning Spaces to Address the Social Care Crisis
The college sector believes that the ‘Introduction to a Career in Social Care’ course will encourage a variety of people into the care sector, fill…
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NHS Leaders Will Make Best Use of Extra Funding but Soaring Inflation Means the NI Levy is Now Worth Less
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that from today (Wednesday 6 April), the Health and Social Care Levy will come into effect…
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Lords Committee to Explore the Assumptions Underlying Adult Social Care
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will tomorrow be holding two evidence sessions, as it continues its inquiry into the invisibility of adult…
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NIHR Changes Name to Emphasise Long-Term Commitment to Social Care Research
To emphasise thier enduring commitment to social care research, from today the NIHR will officially become the ‘National Institute for Health and Care Research’. The…
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Care Levy Won’t Save Battling Providers
Vital cash from a £36bn fund to aid health and social care won’t come soon enough to save some struggling providers, campaigners warned today (Wednesday)….
Read more...Welcome for £500m Care Workforce Boost
BUT CALL FOR BETTER PAY TO HELP RECRUIT STAFF Care providers today (Tuesday) welcomed a £500m cash injection to help develop the social care workforce…
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£500 Million to Develop the Adult Social Care Workforce
People working in adult social care in England will benefit from at least £500 million from the Health and Social Care Levy to improve recruitment,…
Read more...Lords Committee to Investigate the ‘Invisibility’ of Adult Social Care
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee today publishes its call for evidence, and invites the public to share their views, as part of…
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Industry Leaders Write Open Letter to Health Secretary on “Living With Covid in Care Settings”
Industry leaders have written an open letter to Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the letter, from Methodist Homes (MHA), the…
Read more...Carers Need Help as Covid-19 Restrictions Ease
CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Government to help social care as it faces a fight to survive as Covid-19 restrictions ease. The Independent Care Group…
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