NHS Leaders Call for National Minimum Wage for Social Care to Avoid Staff Exodus
NHS leaders are calling on the Government to immediately implement a national care worker minimum wage of £10.50 an hour. They are warning that without…
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Carers Welcome Investment in Digital Care…
…But Warn Other Reforms Mustn’t be Delayed CARE providers have welcomed Government investment in new technology but warned that major reform of the sector must…
Read more...Integrated Care Systems Launching a New Era for Health and Social Care
From 1st July 2022, Integrated Care Systems (ICS) will change the way health and care services are planned, paid for and delivered across England. From…
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Concerns Raised Over Social Care Reform Funding
Concerns have grown among councils in recent months that the Government’s adult social care charging reforms are potentially hugely underfunded, which will risk their implementation…
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Experts by Experience to Give Evidence to Lords Adult Social Care Committee
The House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee will hold evidence sessions with individuals who draw on social care and unpaid carers to test its…
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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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Window of Opportunity for Health and Social Care Collaboration
Care England, has today welcomed the constructive independent review by General Messenger and Dame Pollard on health and social care leadership. Professor Martin Green OBE,…
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Stop Social Care From Being the Bottleneck
AMBULANCES and their patients are queuing outside hospitals because there is no social care to allow beds to be freed up, it was said today….
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EHRC Backs Calls for Care Worker Registration in England
The Care Worker’s Charity have responded regarding the recent report into the treatment of lower-paid ethnic minority workers in health and social care by the…
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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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Government “Partially” Accepts MPs’ Recommendations on Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
The Chairs of the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee have welcomed a response from the Government into recommendations of the…
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#GladtoCare Week Celebrates the Care Sector
The Carer is delighted to support #GladtoCare Week 2022 – a national awareness week dedicated to celebrating those who work in the care sector, which…
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New Funding for Local Authorities to Prepare for Charging Reform
• £15.5 million will help local authorities prepare for adult social care charging reform in October 2023 • Adult social care reforms will change how…
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Health and Social Care Secretary Sets Out Vision for Year Ahead
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid spoke at the NHS Confederation providing a look to the year ahead with publication of a digital health…
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New Report Reveals the UK Takes 7th Place for the Overall Healthcare System
A brand new study has analysed a range of different factors relating to the quality and cost of healthcare across the developed world, with the…
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