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…
Read more...Sector leaders have offered a cautiously optimistic response to today’s publication of Skills for Care’s annual workforce data report, with many welcoming signs of progress…
Read more...Specialist dementia nursing charity Dementia UK has launched a new Admiral Nurse Clinic to specifically support families affected by dementia from Black, African and Caribbean communities….
Read more...A social care champion says Reform UK’s “potentially catastrophic” plan to threaten legal immigrants with deportation would put vulnerable people at risk in Wales. Mario…
Read more...Louise Atherton, Quality Director at Westgate Healthcare has received the prestigious Queen’s Nurse title. She has earned the award for her 40 years of dedicated…
Read more...The NHS is facing another significant round of industrial action by resident doctors this week, with thousands expected to walk out from 7am on Friday…
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...Skills for Care, in partnership with the Council of Deans of Health, has launched the first ever strategy for social care in practice learning and…
Read more...The Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) is an independent charity that focuses its energies, knowledge and expertise around compassionate, person-centred cultures of care. The vision…
Read more...A new study has uncovered the tough decisions NHS leaders are making to balance their books and protect patient care. Researchers from The King’s Fund…
Read more...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…
Read more...Further cuts to staffing and services are likely if NHS organisations need to shoulder additional pay costs above what is included in the NHS budget….
Read more...Hundreds of people brought up in care are being supported into careers in the NHS, as part of a new scheme. Care leavers are offered…
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 government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many nursing employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s…
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