Whitstable Carer Marks 45 Years Working For Country’s Largest Charitable Care Provider
July 1980, and as the world was getting used to the new decade, a 17-year-old Ann Campbell was entering life as a carer with Methodist…
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Adult Social Care
Conference Tackles Uncertainty and Challenges in the Care Sector
Care providers from across Lincolnshire tackled uncertainty and challenges facing the sector at the annual conference of the Lincolnshire Care Association on Thursday (17th July)….
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New Welsh Language Course To Strengthen Patient Care
Health Secretary Jeremy Miles has launched a new course for health and social care staff to help meet the needs of Welsh-speaking patients and develop…
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Banbury Care Home Residents Go the Distance in Sports Day Fundraiser
Care UK’s Seccombe Court, in Adderbury, hosted a lively sports day to raise money for Katharine House Hospice, which provides specialist palliative care to people…
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Plans Submitted For New Somerset Care Home
A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council by JLL Planning on behalf of Liberty Care Developments for a new care home on Marston…
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Complaints Processes Must Meet Basic Standards Ombudsman Says
Care providers across England are being urged to ensure their complaints processes meet basic standards, after the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found a…
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Welsh Charity Providing Essential Services” Is In Desperate Fight For Survival
Support for 140 disabled people and the jobs of more than 400 staff in Wales are under threat because of a social care funding crisis….
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Industry Leaders React to Skills For Care Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce Report
The latest Skills for Care report entitled ‘Size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’, revealing the return of social…
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Vacancy Rates in Social Care Return to Pre-Covid Levels Report Reveals
Social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest data from Skills for Care – the workforce development body for adult…
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New Preceptorship Package To Strengthen Social Care Nursing Workforce In England
Skills for Care has unveiled a new nursing preceptorship package designed specifically for adult social care providers in England – a key step in delivering…
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Providers Unite Launches Campaign Documentary Ahead Of Labour Party Conference Action
Providers Unite has stepped up its campaign exposing the UK care crisis with a new film that reveals emotional truths from care and support workers,…
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Care England Responds To Damning Health Foundation Report: “Social Care Cannot Be Built On Poverty Pay”
Care England has today responded to the Health Foundation’s new report “Poverty, pay and the case for change in social care” with a call for…
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From Weymouth Care Worker to Head of Operations!
Portland-based national care provider Agincare has announced the appointment of Kelly Nash as Head of Operations for its national home care service. Kelly first joined…
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Social Care Sector Has Yet to Learn the Lessons of Pandemic, says UNISON
UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said that if ‘another pandemic were to happen tomorrow, the big worry is that social care would be in exactly…
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Financial Pressure on Councils Leading to Reduced Care Spending Survey Reveals
Local authorities across England have been forced to cut prevention spending by over 10% this year as adult social care costs spiral out of control,…
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