Gamlingay Care Home Worker Sets Her sights on Olympic Boxing Dreams
19 year old Charntay Naidoo is setting her sights on representing England as a boxer at the Olympic games. By day, Charntay is a Domestic…
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Care Workers
Southbourne Beach Care Home Participates in YMCA Bournemouth’s BIG Sleep Easy 2025
Southbourne Beach Care Home joined around 30 local businesses in supporting YMCA Bournemouth’s BIG Sleep Easy 2025, an impactful initiative aimed at raising awareness and…
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Scottish Government “Steps in” to Sponsor Visas for Foreign Care Workers
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney announced that the Scottish Government will directly sponsor visas for overseas care workers in a bold move to counter Westminster’s…
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Social Care Sector Grows Despite Recruitment Challenges
England’s adult social care sector has continued its growth trajectory in 2024/25, with the latest figures from Skills for Care released today (October 15) showing…
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NACC Celebrate 2025 Award Winners
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham (1st – 2nd October 2025) to celebrate the great and the good of care catering…
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Sector Reacts to Government’s £500 Million Fair Pay Agreement Announcement
The adult social care sector has responded with cautious optimism to the government’s announcement of a £500 million investment towards England’s first Fair Pay Agreement…
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Unpaid Carers Spend Up To 220 Hours Managing Care System Bureaucracy, Major Study Reveals
A groundbreaking new study, Kenway, E. (2025) Moving in circles: supporting carers navigating the care system. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation, by author, doctoral researcher and…
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Government Launches Major Survey to Capture Care Workers’ Experiences
A comprehensive national survey has been launched to gather insights from care professionals across England, offering workers the opportunity to influence future policy decisions. The…
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It’s Professional Care Workers’ Week 2025!
The Care Workers’ Charity is proudly marking its eighth annual Professional Care Workers’ Week (PCWW), running from Friday 12 to Friday 19 September 2025, a…
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Recruitment Challenges Deepen As Overseas Worker Visas Fall
The UK care sector is grappling with significant recruitment challenges following a sharp decline in work visas issued to overseas healthcare professionals, according to newly…
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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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UK Care Workforce Twice As Likely To Live In Poverty As Average Worker
A new report from the Health Foundation reveals that people working in care homes and their families are twice as likely to live in poverty…
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Visa Reforms Needed To Keep Care Sector From Collapse, Says UNISON
Trade Union UNISON has warned that new immigration rules laid down in Parliament on Wednesday 12 March 2025 will impact the recruitment of overseas health and…
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Investing in Care Worker Pay is a Win For The Economy and the NHS – Says New Report
A new report launched by the independent national charity, Community Integrated Care, today (Wednesday 12th March) exposes a persistent pay gap between social care support…
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“Connected to Care’ Initiative to Celebrate Care Workers Launched
The Care Workers’ Charity has launched Connected to Care, an initiative launched this February to honour the extraordinary work of care workers across the UK….
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