Scottish Labour commit to living wage for all council care workers
The Scottish Labour Party has announced it would compel all councils and private firms engaged in council contracts to pay the living wage of at least £7.85 an hour to
Read MoreThe Scottish Labour Party has announced it would compel all councils and private firms engaged in council contracts to pay the living wage of at least £7.85 an hour to
Read MoreThe social care sector could face a shortfall of a million workers in the next 20 years, according to a report. The system for adults in England faces a gap
Read MoreScope has published new research that aims to understand how social care affects younger disabled people and the impact of the funding crisis. The charity spoke to 500 disabled people
Read MoreAll domiciliary care workers in Wales will need to be registered from 2020 before they can work in the social care sector, with adult residential care workers to follow in
Read MoreSocial Care Services, Scotland, 2015 presents the latest national figures for Social Care services provided or purchased by Local Authorities in Scotland. These services give people the support, practical help
Read MoreMore than 46,000 elderly people have had their “meals on wheels” service axed in the past three years, according to the Malnutrition Task Force. Analysis of official data for England
Read MoreThe Department of Health have published new guidance on how staff in social care settings can ensure adults get personalised care and support. Voice, choice and control: how registered nurses,
Read MoreThe Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has published its complaints statistics for adult social care – including data for both councils and private care providers – in its Annual Review of
Read MoreDisabled people are sleeping fully-clothed in their wheelchairs and surviving on biscuits due to cuts to social care, according to a new report. Many are in crisis because social care
Read MoreHealth and social care services should work more closely together to ensure older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions receive effective care, says NICE. In latest social
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