New nurses and midwives feel “unprepared and unsupported in first roles”, a union has said. Unison said that more must be done to support these newly qualified workers and students
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The best feeling in the world? Care worker Hannah Waring says it’s making her dementia patients smile. But it’s been a long journey into the care sector for Hannah who
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The Covid-19 outbreak has given many the opportunity to embark on a new career. For 60-year-old Penelope (pictured) from Southminster she switched to a career in adult social care over 10 years
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Applications for social care jobs have increased as the pandemic has improved people’s perceptions of working in the sector, new research has suggested. A new-found appreciation for carers could help
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A Care Practitioner who works at Encore Care Homes is highlighting the progression opportunities of a career in care and is encouraging people to join the team. Tina Hughes, who
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Linda Hynd is the registered manager of Sense Scotland’s Tullideph Housing Support and Care at Home Services Team in Dundee, which supports people with learning disabilities, sensory impairments and complex
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Rosalind Watt is an operations coordinator at Beyond Limits in Dumfries and Galloway, a small organisation providing support to people with learning disabilities, mental health issues and other support needs.
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An NHS cadet programme launched to coincide with the service’s 72nd birthday hopes to encourage thousands of marginalised teenagers into the health workforce. Teenagers aged between 14 and 18 will
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As part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the adult social care sector, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new national recruitment campaign
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A home care company has announced the creation of 10,000 new jobs to help battle the coronavirus pandemic – and wants those facing redundancy to apply. Cera, which was only
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