Government to End Overseas Recruitment Route for Care Workers Amid Migration Reforms
The government has announced plans to close the overseas visa route for care workers as part of new measures to reduce net migration. Home Secretary…
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Social Care
NCA Welcomes Both Casey Commission And The Health And Social Care Committee’s Reports
The National Care Association (NCA) has welcomed the publication of both the Terms of Reference of the Casey Commission and the Health and Social Care…
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Skills For Care Publishes Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard 2024 Report
Skills for Care has published their latest findings from the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES). The SC-WRES improvement programme is designed to support…
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Marking VE Day 2025: Honouring Heroes, Remembering Sacrifices
Today May 8, across the United Kingdom, we pause to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day, a deeply significant occasion that commemorates the end of…
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Commission Finds Unsustainable Pressures On Health And Social Care In Essex
An independent commission has published its report to improve outcomes for Essex residents after identifying urgent challenges facing health and social care. The Essex Caring…
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Estimated £21 Billion Required Over Next 5 Years To Digitise NHS And Adult Social Care
Digitising NHS and adult social care services across the UK will require an estimated £21 billion over the next 5 years, according to new research…
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Care Can’t Wait”: The Health and Social Care Select Committee Confirm a Sector in Crisis
The Health and Social Care Committee delivers a clear and damning verdict: adult social care in England is reaching breaking point says Care England. The…
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The Carer To Produce Special VE Day Digital Supplement – Call For Resident Stories
We are thrilled to announce that THE CARER will be producing a special digital supplement to commemorate Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) on May…
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Tile Charity Calls For Employment Rights Bill To Go Further In Supporting Unpaid Carers To Balance Paid Work And Unpaid Care
As the Employment Rights Bill progresses through Committee Stage in the House of Lords, Carers UK is calling for Government to introduce measures within the…
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Sector Reacts as New Report Warns of Looming Crisis in Adult Social Care
A hard-hitting new report, Adult Social Care Reform: The Cost of Inaction, released on May 5, has sparked a wave of concern across the care…
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European Commission Appeals Board Unable to Reach Verdict on lecanemab
The European Commission’s appeals board has announced that they were unable to reach a verdict on the use of lecanemab in the treatment of early…
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Casey Commission Must Deliver Urgent Action, Not Just Long-Term Ambition
Care England has responded to the publication of the Terms of Reference for the new Commission into the future of adult social care, chaired by…
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Local Care Home Presents Cheque to Local Charity
Boroughbridge Manor care home in Boroughbridge recently presented Gail Donnan the CEO and founder of the ‘Wellness Gateway’ with a cheque for £1000 to towards…
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Social Care Reforms “Doomed to Fail” Unless Government Measures True Cost of Inaction Say MPs
A cross-party group of MPs has warned that attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed…
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Government Publishes Terms Of Reference For Independent Commission Into Adult Social Care
The government has published the terms of reference for Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s independent commission into adult social care. The commission will form part of…
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