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Care News

Not enough nursing staff to provide safe and effective care, Scots tell poll

News England

Personal protective equipment worth £2.8bn is not fit for purpose, health minister admits

Personal protective equipment (PPE) worth £2.8 billion is not fit for purpose and cannot be used by the NHS, a...

Universal Credit cut will have largest impact in Glasgow, study finds

First Minister announces vaccine passports to be introduced in Wales

Scotland’s leading dementia projects recognised as 2019 awards shortlist announced

Awards that recognise notable achievement in Welsh care sector now open for entries

Watchdog launch legal action to strip care home’s registration after ‘serious concerns’ identified

Court temporarily suspends care home’s registration amid ‘serious concerns’ over care quality

Ambulance crisis caused by more than pandemic, senior surgeon warns of ‘very complex problem’

Abuse survivor questions lack of sanctions from Football Association and clubs over feeder team use

Estimated £360m Covid rent debt crisis will escalate with Universal Credit cuts, warns charity

Watchdog calls for violent crimes against women and girls be given same priority as terrorism

West End star calls for action to end isolation of care home residents ‘dying of loneliness’

16th September 2021

Booster jab programme begins for frontline health and social care workers in Wales

16th September 2021

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News Wales

First Minister announces vaccine passports to be introduced in Wales

Vaccine passports will be needed to enter nightclubs and attend large events in Wales, the First Minister has announced. Mark...

Awards that recognise notable achievement in Welsh care sector now open for entries

Court temporarily suspends care home’s registration amid ‘serious concerns’ over care quality

Ambulance crisis caused by more than pandemic, senior surgeon warns of ‘very complex problem’

Abuse survivor questions lack of sanctions from Football Association and clubs over feeder team use

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Education

Education & Training

Care-experienced children have poorer health but inequalities not inevitable, Glasgow study suggests

Children who have gone through the care system in Scotland have poorer health and a higher rate of mortality compared...

Skills for Care sets out new three-year strategy to modernise adult social care

Workforce Development Fund for adult social care employers in England is now open

14th September 2021

Inquest to examine NHS ‘systemic and individual failings’ in run-up to teenager’s death

TV presenter calls to change ‘postcode lottery’ of autism support on launch of UK’s largest study

25th August 2021

Dementia risk lower for people in mentally stimulating jobs, large scale study suggests

20th August 2021

Study will explore role of head injuries in ex-football and rugby players with dementia

Scientists trial artificial-intelligence system which could diagnose dementia in one scan

10th August 2021

Coronavirus Latest

Personal protective equipment worth £2.8bn is not fit for purpose, health minister admits

First Minister announces vaccine passports to be introduced in Wales

Ambulance crisis caused by more than pandemic, senior surgeon warns of ‘very complex problem’

The Government has pledged to tackle the elective care backlog with the “biggest catch-up programme” in the history of the...

Engage

Engage: Ensuring equality and diversity in social care recruitment and progression

At Skills for Care promoting and supporting equity and diversity among the social care workforce is crucial not only in...

Engage: The recent funding proposals – A missed opportunity for digital transformation in social care

Engage: We’re losing far too many good people, says TV journalist who lost son to suicide

10th September 2021

Engage: Social care reform – Lifetime cap on costs may only partially protect assets

8th September 2021

Engage: Social care reform – Why Boris Johnson’s plan won’t fix the crisis – expert view

7th September 2021

Webwatch

Webwatch: Record levels of internet grooming spark calls for stronger Online Safety Bill

24th August 2021

BMA survey finds half of GP practice buildings not fit for purpose

Webwatch: 45% of adults ‘unaware’ of new GP data scheme which shares patient information

29th July 2021

Devolution of welfare working well despite ‘regrettable’ delay in taking control of some benefits

Webwatch: Collection of mock toys created to highlight online risks children face

23rd June 2021

Belfast-based firm who digitalise records of care providers sees profits more than double

24th May 2021

Reports, Resources & Guidance

Career Advice

One in three families to be hit with ‘biggest overnight cut in benefits since the Second World War’

New To Care

Call for more support for newly qualified nurses who feel ‘unprepared’ for first roles

26th August 2021

New nurses and midwives feel “unprepared and unsupported in first roles”, a union has said. Unison said that more must...

New To Care

Edinburgh care worker finds renewed purpose in her role with dementia patients