Value of unpaid care in England and Wales equivalent to NHS budget – research
The value of unpaid care in England and Wales has risen by almost a third in a decade and is almost equivalent to a second NHS, a new research estimate
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Minister wants to see social care workers rewarded despite decision to halve funding pledge
The social care minister has said she wants to see workers in the sector rewarded as she was questioned about the decision to halve previously promised workforce funding. Helen Whately
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Homecare workers must be paid for travel between visits, ministers told
The Government must clamp down on homecare companies that do not pay staff for travel time between house visits, ministers have been told. Labour MP Paula Barker (Liverpool Wavertree) called
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Murder-accused nurse tells court it was ‘sickening’ being blamed for baby deaths
Murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby said it was “sickening” when she discovered she was being blamed for a number of baby deaths while doing the job she “loved”. Seven months on
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Care Quality Commission workers striking in long-running pay dispute
Staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will strike on Tuesday in a long-running dispute over pay. Members of Unison, Unite and the Public and Commercial Services union will walk
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Female MP subject of children’s services probe after online troll made vexatious complaint
A senior MP has accused police of giving the “green light” to internet trolls after a vexatious complaint made by a man online saw her subjected to a social services
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‘Health and Prosperity Act needed as long-term sickness costs economy billions’
Lost earnings due to long-term sickness are costing the UK economy billions, a think tank has said as it called for a new Health and Prosperity Act to tackle the
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Four care workers at specialist hospital guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients
Four members of staff at a specialist hospital have been found guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients after an undercover BBC Panorama documentary. Five other staff members were cleared of all
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Physiotherapists in England vote to accept Government’s pay offer
Physiotherapists in England have voted to accept the Government’s pay offer. Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) backed the deal by 65% on a turnout of 60%. The
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Former PM warns Government immigration reforms will harm modern slavery victims
Theresa May has warned more people will be left in slavery in the UK by Government reforms aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the English Channel. The Conservative former prime
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