Enable Raises Pay For Its Frontline Social Care Workforce
Social care charity ENABLE Scotland is seeking to raise the basic rate of pay for its frontline workforce to £10 per hour from 1st October 2021.
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Social Care
#Betterpay4socialcare Campaign Reaches Treasury Steps
Care workers, people supported by care workers, social care organisations and advocates met on the steps of HM Treasury yesterday, (21st September) at 11am, to promote the #BetterPay4SocialCare petition
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Health And Social Care Workers Urged To Consider Personalised Playlists For People Living With Dementia
On World Alzheimer’s Day (today, 21 September), UK-wide charity Playlist for Life is calling for health and social care workers to learn how to swap medicine for music to support people living with dementia.
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Health And Social Care Secretary Holds Reform Summit To Overcome Sector Challenges
Health and Care sector leaders and experts were brought together yesterday (Monday 20 September) by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, to help shape healthcare reform.
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New Report Analyses The Impact Of The Government’s Social Care Reforms
The County Councils Network releases a new report examining the state of social care in county and rural areas, in partnership with the Rural Services Network.
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£48m COVID Recovery Fund To Support Social Care In Wales
A new £48m package of funding to support social care in Wales has been announced by deputy minister for social services Julie Morgan.
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Concerns Covid And Respiratory Illnesses Will Place An Untenable Demand On The NHS This Autumn And Winter
Responding to a statement in the House of Commons by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid, on the government’s plan for managing COVID-19 over autumn and winter
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Behind The Scenes: Inside The PM’s Discussions With Social Care Leaders
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak were greeted by Excelcare Chairman, Osman Ertosun and Chief Operating Officer
Read more...Care Workforce Crisis-Providers At “Breaking Point” Says Care England
Care England continues to challenge the Government for more support for the workforce crisis in the adult social care sector.
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:
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New Survey Reveals One In Six Adults (18%) Have Had To Fight To Get Social Care
New analysis today reveals the NHS unites us in being ‘proud to be British’ – a sentiment shared by over three quarters (77%) of Brits, including the majority of Scots and Welsh people.
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Concerns Raised Over Lack Of Exemption Guidance For Mandatory Vaccination In Care Homes
In August, The Department of Health and Social Care announced that vaccination would become a condition of employment in care homes from 11 November and that those unwilling to get vaccinated
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Transport Noise Associated with Increased Dementia Risk
Researchers The British Medical Journal have suggested a link between noise made by transport services and dementia risk. Using common ways to measure noise levels,…
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£1.4 Million Project to Improve Flu Jab Uptake in Care Home Staff
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a project to increase the number of care home staff that take up the flu vaccine….
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National Insurance Increase And Social Care Cap Does Not “Cover Food Or Accommodation”
The Prime Ministers social care reforms announced this week has been criticised after it emerged the new lifetime cap fails to cover food and housing for care home residents.
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The Launch Of Social Care Day Of Remembrance And Reflection
A total of 21 organisations supported by the Department of Health and Social Care and Minister of State for Social Care Helen Whately, have come together to launch the memorial day
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