Engage: How can we fix adult social care?
Most of us want to live interdependently – in lives full of friendship, love, purpose and meaning. We also want some independence – to make choices about our lives, and
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Engage: New social work regulator to strive for a ‘more clear and transparent service’
Social Work now has a new champion, albeit in the unlikely guise of the new industry regulator. As part of the 2017 Children’s and Social Work Act, the Government introduced
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Engage: Some care given was ‘so bad that it would make you cry’, outgoing CQC chief
England’s chief care inspector has warned of “shocking” failings over people in care homes. Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care, said some care
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Engage: Millions underestimating cost of care by an average of £12,000 a year – Which?
Millions of people are underestimating the cost of paying for a care home by an average of £12,000 a year, a survey suggests. Which? found that 55% of people estimated
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Engage: I was complicit in workplace harassment of young women – Trevor Phillips
Former politician and broadcaster Trevor Phillips has said he was “complicit” in workplace harassment of young women. The former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who has worked
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Engage: ‘Unconsiderate’ sex with partner can be worse than stranger rape – Germaine Greer
Constant “unconsiderate” sex with a partner can be worse than rape by a stranger, feminist writer Germaine Greer has suggested. While rape by a stranger is “bloody bad luck”, it
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Engage: Some frontline staff wrongly believe flu jab can make them ill, nursing chief
Some NHS staff choose not to get the flu vaccine because they wrongly believe it could make them ill, England’s top nurse has said. Professor Jane Cummings, chief nurse for
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Engage: Dame Kelly Homes describes ‘heartbreak’ at mother’s death from blood cancer
Olympic athlete Dame Kelly Holmes has described the “heartbreaking” experience of losing her mother to blood cancer as she campaigns to raise awareness of the disease. The double gold medal
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Engage: Actress Michaela Coel talks about ‘therapeutic’ writing following sexual assault
Actress Michaela Coel has claimed she was sexually assaulted by strangers, but said that writing about it for a new TV show has been “therapeutic”. Coel, who wrote and starred
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Engage: The social care sector is a precious resource and contributes billions to Welsh economy
Most people who rely on social care workers to safeguard or support them will know the valuable contribution they make every day. The sector works in every part of Wales,
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