Two thirds of charities are concerned about the availability of volunteers over the winter period, with some unable to help due to their own financial hardship from the cost-of-living crisis.
Read More
Top nurses have warned that planned Government reforms for the health service “stand no chance” if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed. It comes as
Read More
Almost two in three NHS workers have considered looking for other jobs in the past six months, new research suggests. A survey by the GMB union of almost 2,000 workers
Read More
The majority of people in Britain think nurses and care workers are still not paid enough, a survey has found. The poll of 1,053 British adults, carried out exclusively for
Read More
Nursing leaders are urging the Government to speed up the establishment of an agency to enforce labour standards. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said any delay to the creation
Read More
The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tide”
Read More
The removal the bursary for student nurses in England was a “catastrophic decision” and led to hospitals being depleted of thousands staff when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the pandemic probe
Read More
Care homes in England are warning they may have to close, as the sector’s longstanding staffing crisis faces further trouble due to changes in immigration policy. The latest official migration
Read More
A ban on international care workers bringing dependants to the UK has been branded “brutal” and blamed for cutting a “lifeline of overseas staff” after new data showed a sharp
Read More
A “startling” postcode lottery for social care showing a higher rate of rejected requests for support depending on where someone lives has been branded “unacceptable” by campaigners. The Care and
Read More