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Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

By Anna Barford and Mia Gray, University of Cambridge18th November 2022Engage

Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, that he would

Government accused of ‘sticking plaster’ approach as new campaign aims to fill social care vacancies

By Jemma Crew, Reporter2nd November 2022New To Care, News England

A recruitment drive to fill tens of thousands of vacancies in the social care sector has been launched by the Government for the second year in a row. The Made

Engage: The UK’s asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame

By Melanie Griffiths, University of Birmingham1st November 2022Engage

Kent Police are investigating an attack on a Home Office migrant processing centre in Dover, after incendiary devices were reportedly thrown at the building on Sunday October 30 2022. Reports

NHS launch recruitment drive for thousands of nurses amid record staff vacancies

By Helen William, Reporter24th October 2022New To Care, News England

The NHS has launched its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses as it tries to fill tens of thousands of vacancies across England. England’s chief nurse Ruth May (pictured)

Report – The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report – October 2022

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter20th October 2022Reports & Resources

This report is the final statutory report published by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (the Inquiry). In accordance with the Terms of Reference, it sets out the main

Engage: Diversity in foster care important to ‘give children someone to identify with’

By Gemma Bradley, Reporter19th October 2022Engage

The managing director of a black-owned childcare business has said diversity in foster care is needed as it gives children someone to “identify with”, as she reflected fondly on having

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

By Azadeh Emadi, University of Glasgow11th October 2022Engage

“As someone who is severely deaf and completely blind, I felt overnight I had lost a third sense, my sense of touch. To make matters worse, people around me faded

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

By Danny Dorling, University of Oxford6th October 2022Engage

Cuts to public services and living standards across Britain from 2010 contributed to 335,000 excess deaths – twice as many as previously thought, according to new research. These austerity measures

Engage: What is ethical leadership and how can we apply it in social care

By Jason Denny, Registered Manager, Old Hastings House27th September 2022Engage

As Skills for Care focuses on ‘Leadership at all levels’ this month, they reached out to registered manager Jason Denny to find out more about what it means to be

Category: Features

Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

Engage: The UK’s asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame

NHS launch recruitment drive for thousands of nurses amid record staff vacancies

Engage: Diversity in foster care important to ‘give children someone to identify with’

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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Category: Features

Engage: Austerity gutted the welfare state – preserving benefits now can’t make up for that

Webwatch: Survey suggests more than half of teens aged 13-17 have seen violence on social media

Government accused of ‘sticking plaster’ approach as new campaign aims to fill social care vacancies

Engage: The UK’s asylum system is in crisis, but the government – not refugees – is to blame

NHS launch recruitment drive for thousands of nurses amid record staff vacancies

Report – The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – Final Report – October 2022

Engage: Diversity in foster care important to ‘give children someone to identify with’

Engage: The magic of touch – how deafblind people taught us to ‘see’ the world differently during COVID

Austerity led to twice as many excess UK deaths as previously thought – here’s what that means for future cuts

Engage: What is ethical leadership and how can we apply it in social care