Government To Give Pensions Credits For Unpaid Social Care
People who cannot work because of their caring commitments will be given extra pensions credits to help them save for retirement, under government plans.
Read MorePeople who cannot work because of their caring commitments will be given extra pensions credits to help them save for retirement, under government plans.
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Read More{mosimage}The Government is to help care providers stamp out abuse by workers by issuing an online step by step guide.
Speaking at the launch of the guide, Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis, underlined social care providers’ statutory obligation to report incidents of abuse to the authorities.
He said: “Abuse of vulnerable adults in any form is intolerable. We are determined to stamp it out. This guidance will help care providers uncover abusers and help us ban them from the workplace. It is the latest in a series of measures we have introduced to help keep vulnerable adults safe.”
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Read MoreThree months after being sacked, the workers who blew the whistle on the management of children’s homes in Wakefield are facing up to a tough struggle to see justice done.
Read MoreThousands of families may be forced to pay “top-up fees” for the care of elderly loved ones due to a multi-million-pound shortfall in government funding.
Read MoreA national review of mental health nursing in Scotland and a five-year action plan on how to develop this workforce has now been published.
Read MoreThe first ever report on the quality of Childminding in Scotland has given a powerful insight into one of the nation’s most important childcare services.
Read MoreA nursing expert with the sole brief to improve standards in care homes for older people has been appointed by Scotland’s care regulator.
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