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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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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Government ‘Failed in its Duty of Care’ to Doctors and the Healthcare Workers in its Handling of the Pandemic, says BMA
A major review into the UK Government’s handling of the pandemic and its impact on the NHS, the health of the population, and doctors, has…
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Care Home Races Ahead with New Driver to Help Care Workers Tackle Skyrocketing Fuel Costs
A care home in Cassington has made the decision to employ a qualified driver who will taxi care workers to and from their shifts at…
Read more...Advisory Committee Recommends Minimum Pay Rate for Care Workers
Care workers should be paid a higher minimum wage of £10.50 and made permanently eligible for work visas under immigration rules to help tackle staff…
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Government publishes Fair Cost of Care guidance
The Government has published guidance for Local Authorities in England on the Market Sustainability and Fair Cost of Care Fund 2022 to 2023. £162 million…
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Former Homeless Caterer Becomes an Award-Winning Carer
Mick Sowerby, a senior support worker at Fairholme in South Shields, went from working for a fast-food chain and sleeping rough, to receiving an award…
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Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccination for Care Staff to Be Scrapped
The legal requirement for health and social care staff to be double jabbed will be removed from 15 March Regulations making COVID-19 vaccination a condition…
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5 Of The UK’s Main Care Representatives Warn That EU Care Workers Are At Risk Of Criminalisation And Urge PM To Lift The EUSS Deadline.
The Care Workers Charity has joined with 4 of the UK’s main care representatives writing to the Prime Minister to warn that EU care workers are at risk of losing their legal status and rights in just 1 weeks
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