Dementia Carers Count at 10 Downing Street
A delegation from Dementia Carers Count handed in a collection of dementia carers’ testimonials to the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday (May 22). Over…
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Give Care Workers A £2,000 Pay Rise To Help Tackle Workforce Crisis
The government must set aside £1.5bn* so more than half a million care staff in England receive a £2,000 pay rise and more workers can…
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Scottish Social Care Staff Announce Strike Over Pay Concerns
Care workers at one of Scotland’s largest social care charities are set to begin strike action over what they describe as continued underfunding and a…
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Join Providers Unite Day of Action Today!
The Providers Unite protest group which brought together the care sector in February this year for a national day of action at Westminster has renewed…
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Immigration Ban Will Put Lives At Risk And Lead To Care Company Closures In Wales
Care homes will close and lives will be put at risk in Wales as a result of the “half-baked” immigration crackdown on social care workers….
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SCIE Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, Receives OBE at Windsor Castle
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is proud to announce that its Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, has today, 13 May 2025, received her Officer…
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Local Care Assistant Celebrates 15 Years Of Service With Station Court Care Home
A Care Assistant at Station Court Care Home in Ashington has received a prestigious 15 Year Service Award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare…
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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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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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The Care Workers’ Charity Launches ‘Centring Care Workers: A Guide’ – Championing Frontline Voices in Adult Social Care
The Care Workers’ Charity is proud to announce the launch of Centring Care Workers: A Guide—a practical and vital new resource co-produced with the Care…
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Care UK Retains Nationally Recognised Care Catering Award Title For Third Year In A Row
Care UK colleagues are celebrating after winning the Public Sector Catering Award’s Care Catering category for the third year in a row. The Public Sector…
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New Report Finds Discrimination Against BAME Social Care Workforce In Wales
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) social care staff are less likely to be appointed to senior positions, and more likely to be referred to…
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Wellbeing Survey Results On Social Care Workforce Published
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published the results of its first Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey on the experiences of people working…
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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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Bluebird Care Live-in Carer Wins Regional Title and National Honour for Outstanding Dementia Care
Bluebird Care Reading, Wokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell has announced that one of their exceptional live-in carers, Kadijatu Koroma, has been named Regional Winner of…
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