NHS Confederation mental health director Rebecca Gray has expressed concern over the disparity in detention rates of mental patients, based on ethnicity, in the recent…
Read more...England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and growing reliance on unpaid carers, according to a new paper for…
Read more...Vaccine teams across the country are ramping up efforts to make it as easy as possible for those eligible to get their jabs, including family…
Read more...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…
Read more...Now more than ever, everyone deserves access to compassionate, high-quality end of life care. At The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Charity, we believe end of…
Read more...HC-One’s Mountview Care Home, in Rothley, Leicestershire, marked World Bee Day on Tuesday, May 20, with a delightful celebration that brought residents and colleagues together…
Read more...Measures unveiled in the governments immigration white paper published yesterday (Monday 12 May) will place requirements on employers to boost domestic training and seeks to…
Read more...The government has announced plans to close the overseas visa route for care workers as part of new measures to reduce net migration. Home Secretary…
Read more...Care England has responded to the publication of the Terms of Reference for the new Commission into the future of adult social care, chaired by…
Read more...A cross-party group of MPs has warned that attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed…
Read more...The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched a landmark report warning of a deepening crisis in the wellbeing of the global nursing workforce and…
Read more...The Bank of England has announced a further reduction in interest rates, cutting them by 0.25 percentage points. This brings the cost of borrowing down…
Read more...Local carer services are at serious risk of closure from a perfect storm of National Insurance increases, rising demand for support and reduced capacity, new…
Read more...The Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) aimed at helping veterans residing in care homes throughout England has achieved a significant landmark. The Willows, a Care UK…
Read more...The VIVALDI Social Care Team has announced that the launch of data collection for its groundbreaking pilot has begun. Designed by social care for social…
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