Engage: How can we fix adult social care?
Most of us want to live interdependently – in lives full of friendship, love, purpose and meaning. We also want some independence – to make choices about our lives, and
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Engage: Some care given was ‘so bad that it would make you cry’, outgoing CQC chief
England’s chief care inspector has warned of “shocking” failings over people in care homes. Andrea Sutcliffe, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) chief inspector of adult social care, said some care
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CQC raise concerns over viability of major home care provider
There is a “credible risk of service disruption” at one of the biggest home care providers in England, inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns that
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Union and council hold ‘constructive’ talks after equal pay strike in Glasgow
Union and council leaders in Glasgow say they have had a “positive and constructive” meeting following a two-day strike over equal pay. Hundreds of schools were closed and care services
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Vulnerable people suffering as care workers are pushed to the limit – Unison
The crisis in England’s care system is escalating – with overworked staff not even having the time to take elderly people to the toilet or give them a wash, according
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Council workers help launch equal pay advert ahead of 48-hour strike in Glasgow
Union organisers are running a mobile advert campaign in a bid to drum up public support for a planned 48-hour strike of thousands of council workers. Around 8,000 members of
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Glasgow City Council workers to stage two-day strike in row over equal pay
Thousands of Glasgow City Council workers will stage a two-day strike later this month in a row over equal pay claims. More than 8,000 members of the GMB and Unison
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Report calls for councils to reach out to carers before they reach ‘brink of a crisis’
More needs to be done to help the UK’s seven million carers and improve the current system that waits for them to ask for help, which is usually when they
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Two thirds of care professionals believe their colleagues don’t work hard enough
According to the latest research from leading job board, CV-Library, almost two thirds (63.9%) of care professionals believe their colleagues don’t work hard enough, with a further 82.4% stating that
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Chronic under-funding leaving elderly care ‘on brink of collapse’, charity warns
Care for the elderly is “on the brink of collapse”, a charity has warned. A new report from the charity Independent Age states that chronic under-funding of social care in
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