Anger Over Delays for Overseas Care Staff
CARE providers are angry over bureaucracy that is fueling delays in recruiting overseas staff to help tackle huge shortages in the sector. Both the NHS
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Health & Social Care UK’s Second Most Stressful Sector
Health and social care is the second most stressful sector in the UK, with a staggering 56% of employees reporting workplace stress. The sector ranks
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Small Visa Fixes Could Help Address Care Worker Staffing Shortages
By Amy Stokes, a partner specialising in business immigration and employment law at Forbes Solicitors (www.forbessolicitors.co.uk) A recently published report provides a stark reminder of
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We Need a Fully Funded Workforce Plan Says NCF
The Health and Social Care Select Committee has published two reports which highlight the stark situation in the health and social care workforce: An evaluation
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Supporting Care Worker’s Mental Health
By Bertrand Stern-Gillet, CEO at Health Assured (www.healthassured.org) Working in a care home is both physically and psychologically demanding. It can be a stressful environment
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Carers Issue Manifesto to Tory Candidates
CARE providers have issued a manifesto to the five Tory leadership candidates spelling out how to end the crisis in the care of our oldest
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R&RA Calls for ‘Urgent’ Implementation of Updated COVID Guidance
The COVID guidance for social care has finally been updated, which integrates many of the changes called for back in April by the Relatives &
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Committed Ixworth Care Team Praised for Long Service
An Ixworth care home has praised the loyalty and dedication of its team with 20 of its long-serving members clocking up 243 years of service
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Report Finds Evidence of Inequality in Treatment of Ethnic Minority ‘Covid heroes’ Working in Health and Social Care
Lower-paid health and social care workers, who played a pivotal front-line role during the COVID-19 pandemic, experienced bullying, racism and harassment at work according to
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Scottish Government Publishes National Care Service Bill
A National Care Service Bill has been published by the Scottish Government to target improved outcomes for people accessing care and support. The National Care
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Migrant Care Workers Illegally Charged Thousands in Recruitment Fees
Some UK Recruitment agencies are charging overseas care workers thousands of pounds to work in the UK, according to an investigation. It is illegal for
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National Minimum Wage and Working Time: The Legal Issues
By Tom Draper, Employment Partner at Freeths (www.freeths.co.uk) Buckle in for a whistle-stop tour of some of the current employment law considerations businesses in the
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Health and Care Staff Honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards
Nurses, midwives, doctors, vaccination teams and domestic staff are among those celebrated in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’s 74 birthday, as the NHS
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GMB Urges Labour to Support Call for Minimum £15 Hourly Rate Care Workers
A union leader is to call on the Labour Party to support its campaign for care workers to be paid £15 an hour GMB union
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Kilometres for Care Workers at Leeds 10k
Employees at Gilbert Meher, are set to run the Jane Tomlinson Run For All Leeds 10k on Sunday 3rd July in full PPE and face
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