Engage: Social care workers must be rewarded
Cornerstone is one of the largest care providers in Scotland, providing services to children and adults in 20 of the country’s 32 local authority areas. With a turnover of almost
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Tag: Pay and Conditions
New NHS controls unlikely to have much impact on agency spending
More than 60 per cent of NHS trust finance directors think controls on agency spending announced in June will not significantly reduce the amount spent on agency staff, according to
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New living wage could cost councils £1 billion a year by 2020/21
Introducing a National Living Wage for council staff and care workers needs to be considered in the wider debate about council funding, as analysis by the Local Government Association reveals
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800 union activists out in support of homelessness workers
About 800 union activists have held a rally to show support for homelessness workers who have been on strike for 12 weeks in a pay row. The Glasgow City Council
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Unison warn government over ‘national shame’ of collapsing care system
The Government is being urged to tackle a “crisis” in the care system after warnings from workers that the crucial sector is “collapsing”. A dossier drawn up by Unison revealed
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Resource: Promoting continence for people living with dementia
The Care Inspectorate today launched an important new resource which aims to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. The resource, ‘Promoting continence for people living with
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Nurses in strike warning over unsocial hours pay
NHS nurses could strike if the Government threatens the payments they receive for working anti-social hours and weekends as part of David Cameron’s drive to create a seven-day service, a
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Engage: The DWP’s new solution to the problem of low pay? Blame working families
How many hours should low-paid parents be expected to work? Universal credit (UC) pilots launched today provide an insight into government thinking on this question. Over the next year or
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Engage: Video games in care homes: connecting older adults, or exposing age-related vulnerability?
Introducing video games as a means of bringing older adults in long-term care together may not always be an easy task, according to new research. Previous studies have shown the
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Scientists hopeful over protein to boost cancer immunity
Scientists have found a protein they believe can help boost immunity to cancer and viruses. Researchers from Imperial College London say the discovery could open the door to new therapies.
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