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Vulnerable ‘left in beds and isolated for longer’ as workers forced to prioritise ‘life and limb’ care

By Jemma Crew, Reporter13th January 2022News England

Vulnerable people are being left in their beds because of a staffing shortage which is forcing carers to prioritise basic “life and limb” care, social care bosses have warned. More

Two thirds of care providers ‘turning away new requests’ as they struggle with staffing shortages

By Jemma Crew, Reporter13th January 2022News England

Social care services are turning away new clients and handing back existing care packages as they struggle with staffing shortages exacerbated by the spread of Omicron, a survey has found.

Tory MPs urge policy U-turn on sacking unvaccinated health and social care staff

By Richard Wheeler and Elizabeth Arnold, Reporters12th January 2022News England

Tory MPs have urged ministers to U-turn on their policy of sacking frontline health and social care staff if they refuse to have Covid-19 vaccinations. Former chief whip Mark Harper

Firefighters to help health and care workers as major incident declared in Northamptonshire

By Josh Payne, Reporter7th January 2022News England

A system-wide major incident has been declared in Northamptonshire as “worrying” staff shortages mean firefighters could be drafted in to help health and social care workers. During a media briefing

Council urges back-office workers to volunteer for social care roles amid staff absences

By Tom Wilkinson, Reporter7th January 20227th January 2022News England

Back-office council workers are being asked to volunteer to step into social care roles as the Omicron variant is reducing staffing levels due to illness and isolation. North Yorkshire County

Care group chairman calls for volunteer army to help out providers dealing with staffing crisis

By Jemma Crew, Reporter4th January 2022News England

A care group boss has called for the Government to set up an emergency volunteer army for social care amid fears that providers could run out of staff. Mike Padgham,

Call to prioritise home care staff testing with some ‘waiting more than a week’ for test results

By Jemma Crew, Reporter4th January 20224th January 2022News England

A home care chief has called for care workers to be prioritised when coronavirus tests are processed, as it emerged some carers are waiting more than a week for results.Dr

Government add care workers to shortage occupation list but only on temporary one-year visas

By Jemma Crew, Reporter24th December 2021News England

The Government is to relax immigration rules on care-worker jobs as the social care sector increasingly struggles to attract and keep staff. Care workers will be added to the shortage

Government urged to relax immigration rules for care workers to offset ‘severe’ recruitment problems

By Amy Gibbons, Reporter15th December 202115th December 2021News England

Immigration rules on care worker jobs should be relaxed “immediately” to temper “severe and increasing difficulties” the sector is facing with recruitment and retention, Government advisers have said. In its

Care sector welcomes social care ‘vision’ but urgent funding needed to bring sector ‘back from brink’

By Jemma Crew, Martina Bet, Lizzie Arnold, Reporters1st December 2021News England

Care groups and charities have welcomed the Government’s “vision” to improve social care but said more funding is urgently needed to deliver this and pull the sector “back from the

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England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb