FM urges councils to agree deal and ensure social care worker wage
The First Minister has called on councils to “do the right thing” and accept the funding deal being offered by the Scottish Government. She made the plea as the February
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Action For Children Charity workers to vote on strike action in pay dispute
Staff at a charity are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over pay. Unite and Unison said their members at Action For Children will vote in the
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Welsh Gov moves to improve pay and conditions for care workers
New proposals to improve the quality of social care by restricting the use of zero-hour contracts and ensuring employers pay domiciliary care workers the national minimum wage have been unveiled
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Social care providers issue Living Wage warning to Welsh Government
A letter warning of the serious threat to care and support from an underfunded National Living Wage has been sent to the First Minister and Health Minister in the Welsh
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Junior doctors man picket lines as they begin first strike in 40 years
The first strike by junior doctors in 40 years is under way as thousands walk out in a row over a new contract. Around 100 picket lines have been put
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Junior doctors’ strike to go ahead next week as talks fail to resolve dispute
A strike of junior doctors will go ahead next week as planned, after ongoing talks did not manage to resolve the dispute over contracts. The meeting between the British Medical
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RGU nursing expert co-authors guide to self-management support
A nursing expert at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has co-authored a practical guide which provides a new insight to implementing person-centred care. Dr Lisa Kidd, Reader at the university’s School
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Consortium receives £2m funding to develop assistive robotics for care in the home
A consortium of leading researchers, care providers and robotics experts have received a major award of over £2m from Innovate UK to develop a modular robotic solution for the home
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‘Unprecedented move’ as NI nurses to vote on industrial action over pay
Nurses in Northern Ireland are to vote on potential industrial action amid an on-going pay dispute with Stormont. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the ballot of its members
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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
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