Muted Welcome for Care White Paper
Care providers today gave a muted welcome to reports of a long-awaited White Paper on the future of social care. The Independent Care Group (ICG)…
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Social Care
Social Care Sector Loses Up to 50,000 Staff in Lead Up to Winter Months
The social care sector in England may have lost up to 50,000 workers across all providers of care, heaping pressure onto burnt out existing staff…
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Carers’ Fears Over Omicron Covid Variant
Carers are calling for urgent Government support to protect the country’s oldest and most vulnerable as the new omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads. They urgently…
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Evidence to Support Mandatory NHS Staff Vaccination Not Good Enough says Lords Committee
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report on the Department for Health and Social Care‘s (DHSC) proposed legislation to require all NHS staff
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MPs to Examine How to End Staff Drain from NHS and Social Care
Reasons behind staff leaving the health and social care sectors and how to tackle them will be examined in a new inquiry
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Snap Survey Reveals a Rapidly Deteriorating Picture of Social Care Services
A snap survey of the state of social care services has revealed a rapidly deteriorating picture of hundreds of thousands
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Spending on Children’s and Adult Social Care Not Enough to Support Everyone, Councils Warn
Children’s and adult social care services could fail to support everyone they need to despite making up nearly two-thirds of councils’ total spending due to rising demand
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Health Secretary Defends Social Care Plans Saying ‘Everyone Will be Better Off’
Health & Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has defended the government’s health and social care plans after critics said they would hit those less well off.
Read more...Major Reforms to NHS Workforce Planning and Tech Agenda
Recruitment, training and retention of NHS staff and digital transformation will be put at the heart of the NHS in England, under new reforms announced by the Secretary of State for Health
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MPs Narrowly Vote to Support Social Care Cap
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a commons vote lasty night (November 22) in support of his social care cap for England, despite a substantial Tory rebellion.
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Community Integrated Care score a win at the Sports Business Awards!
Community Integrated Care score a win at the Sports Business Awards! One of the UK’s biggest social care charities, Community Integrated Care
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Government Changes Rules on Social Care Cap
The government has been criticised over changes to social care cap rules which industry observers will say mean poorer people will pay the same for their
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Merseyside Councils Launch Pilot to Help Health and Social Care Providers Deliver Support to their Citizens
Three local authorities in Merseyside have launched a data-led early support pilot, designed to proactively identify individuals that may benefit from social care support
Read more...New Organisation Launched to Support Social Care Heroes
As the pressures on social care workers mount and the care sector faces the hardest winter on record, a new organisation has launched to support social care workers and recognise their dedication
Read more...Recruitment Drive Fill North Yorkshire Care Sector Jobs
North Yorkshire County Council has unveiled a recruitment drive for social care staff after experiencing a dramatic fall in the number of people applying for roles in the sector.
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