Mounting mental health problems facing workers in social care could worsen because of severe staff shortages, a leading trade union has warned. Unison said its research suggested that a substantial
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The government has put forward proposals for social care funding. Of the £36bn promised from the Health and Social Care levy over the next three years, social care is due
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Skills for Care has announced the Workforce Development Fund (WDF) 2021-22 is now open to adult social care employers in England to support the development of their staff at all
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Police have made an arrest following the death of a care home resident in Gloucester. The man, aged in his 70s, died on September 8 after being admitted to Gloucestershire
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Wales is to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to all children aged between 12 and 15, the Welsh Government has announced. Eluned Morgan (pictured), minister for health and social services, told a
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Booster Covid-19 vaccines and jabs for all children aged 12-15 in Scotland are to begin being offered from Monday, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The change follows a recommendation from the
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Scotland has recorded more than 700 drug deaths in the first half of this year, new figures show. The figures, described as “appalling” by the drugs policy minister, Angela Constance,
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Booster vaccines are to be offered to people aged 50 and over, those in care homes and frontline health and social care workers. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be used as
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Lawyers for the Duke of York say a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her has a prior agreement “releasing the duke and others from any and all potential
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Children aged 12 to 15 in England are to be offered their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. The move comes after the chief
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