Social Care Struggling to Compete with Supermarkets on Pay
Social care providers are struggling to recruit staff as new research reveals that entry-level supermarkets are generally paying better wages than care providers can afford…
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Health Secretary Considering Overseas Care Sector Recruitment Drive
New proposals are being considered by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for a international recruitment drive to ‘boost’ staffing numbers across the…
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Carer Readers Celebrate Afternoon Tea Week 2022
Say Hello to the Winner of the Carer’s Afternoon Tea Week Competition… …Hutton View Care Home in Brentwood We are delighted to announce that Hutton…
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Perfect Storm Could Lead to Care Sector Redundancies – Employment Expert Warns
As inflation continues to surge and worries around an incoming recession grow, SMEs are starting to brace for widespread redundancies, new research from Citation has…
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NCF Responds to Government Recruitment of Foreign Workers
The National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for care and support organisations – responds to the government’s announcement that it is working on…
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Concerns Over the Stability of the Adult Social Care Sector in the South East as Nearly Half of Providers Consider Exiting the Market
Care Englandhas today joined with the South East Social Care Alliance (SESCA) to express significant concern at the findings of a report on the stability…
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“Innovative Ideas Are So Important to Transform the Care System” says Minister
The five finalist teams selected from the Care Innovation Challenge creative weekend spent the morning of 10th August presenting their ideas for innovation in social…
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Military Wives and Partners to Take on Infamous Training Route in Royal Star & Garter Fundraiser
A group of military wives and girlfriends is getting ready to take on a challenging hike to raise money for a charity close to its…
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BGS Launches “Bringing Hospital Care Home” Report
The British Geriatrics Society has launched ‘Bringing hospital care home: Virtual Wards and Hospital at Home for older people.’ This new report explores the potential…
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Carer Acts to Help Staff Fight Cost-of-Living Crisis
HARD-PRESSED care staff at a Yorkshire care provider are getting a helping hand to cope with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. The Scarborough-based Saint Cecilia’s Care…
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Consultation Launched on Improving Social Care Services
Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan has launched a consultation on improving the experiences for many people using health and social care services. The…
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Social Care Professional Promoted to Newly Created Strategic Role at Salutem
Salutem Care and Education has promoted a dedicated professional, with more than two decades’ experience, to director of its adult care division. Ann Holt was…
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Health and Social Work Sector Offers the Fourth Best Employer Pension Contributions of Any Industry
A new study has revealed the industries that offer the best pension contributions by your employer, with public administration and defence (including compulsory social security),…
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Social Care Providers Caught in Covid Catch-22
Friday’s announcement by the Government that there has been a substantial increase in positive lateral flow tests in care homes has prompted Social care providers…
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Latest Figures on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England are Published
New statistics show the number of applications to legally deprive a person of their liberty, where they lacked the mental capacity to consent to care…
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