The UK is among the countries to have recorded the highest number of health and social care worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by Amnesty International.
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A social worker who stole more than £550,000 from vulnerable adults and spent the cash on luxury watches and holidays has been jailed. Hilary Tideswell, 63, was given a sentence
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The National Pensioners Convention has joined calls for the introduction of a National Care Service, under which social care would be publicly funded. Its new report says there has been
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Men working in social care have more than double the risk of death from Covid-19 as those in the general population, while women have twice the risk, new figures show.
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A union is calling for Scotland’s “broken” care system to be transformed into a national care service after the coronavirus pandemic. Unison said adult social care has been the “forgotten
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The care sector should adopt a similar system to the NHS to prevent more deaths, Unison said, as it published a new strategy. The UK’s largest trade union said the
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More than eight in 10 people believe social care should be treated with the same importance as the NHS, research suggests. And 62% said they now have a higher opinion
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Care home staff are increasingly struggling with mental health problems and feeling burnt out, anxious and guilty as they work through the coronavirus pandemic, a charity has warned. Calls to
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Social services directors have expressed concerns amid the coronavirus crisis, as less than one in 20 believe they have enough money to meet their statutory duties this year, according to
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Workers in care homes and other parts of the sector are being forced to take unpaid leave or survive on statutory sick pay (SSP) if they have to self-isolate or
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