Union anger over end of Covid-related funding scheme for care workers
Unions are warning that care workers are set to be plunged back into “sick pay poverty” because of the ending of a scheme set up during the pandemic. Under the
Read MoreUnions are warning that care workers are set to be plunged back into “sick pay poverty” because of the ending of a scheme set up during the pandemic. Under the
Read MoreA Second World War veteran with dementia was forced out of his nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic when his money ran out after his local council failed to fund
Read MoreA man in his 60s with a learning disability should have a Covid-19 vaccination despite objections from a relative, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Poole has concluded that vaccination
Read MoreAn immobile and vulnerable woman died in “horrific” conditions in a bedroom after her elderly father and brother failed to care for her or seek medical help, a court has
Read MoreThe Government’s planned £86,000 cap on personal care cost contributions is “regressive” and a “classic policy of levelling down”, ministers have been told. Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton)
Read MoreCare home residents, those aged 75 and over and people with weakened immune systems may still receive Covid booster jabs over the next six to 12 months, MPs have heard.
Read MoreThe past two years have seen unprecedented challenges for the care sector, from the impact of COVID-19, to recruitment and retention challenges, and evolving government policy. Dave Griffiths, Programme Head
Read MoreA new online application portal has launched to enable special recognition payments to be made to social care Personal Assistants who worked during the pandemic. Launching the online portal which
Read MoreVulnerable people in England will begin receiving invitations for the spring Covid booster from Monday. People aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed will be able to book
Read MoreThe Scottish Conservatives have set out proposals for a Local Care Service, presenting it as an alternative to the Scottish Government’s planned National Care Service. It comes after the party’s
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