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Government ‘set for U-turn’ on mandatory vaccines for health and social care workers

By Jemma Crew, Jane Kirby, Rebecca Speare-Cole, Reporters31st January 2022News England

The Government is “looking…again” at whether to scrap mandatory coronavirus vaccines for frontline health and social care workers in the light of the less severe Omicron variant. Ministers have been

Report calls for urgent action to address critical issues in delivery of social care in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter28th January 2022News Scotland

Urgent action is needed to change how Scotland’s social care services are delivered so that it meets the needs of people relying on care and support, according to a new

Engage: Planning for 2022 – what we can expect from the year ahead in social care

By Oonagh Smyth, Skills for Care27th January 2022Engage

As the new year gets into full swing, Skills for Care’s CEO Oonagh Smyth looks ahead to what the year holds for people working in social care and discusses the

Care homes reliant on agency staff more likely to spread Covid-19 to residents – University study

By The Press Association26th January 2022News Scotland

Care home residents who are looked after by agency staff are more likely to catch coronavirus from their carer than those who are looked after by dedicated teams, a study

More than half of nurses in Scotland are considering quitting, new RCN survey shows

By The Press Association26th January 2022News Scotland

Three out of five nurses in Scotland are thinking about leaving their job, research has shown. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland interviewed about 1,300 of its members for

Lord Stevens accuses Government of ‘wilful blindness’ on health and social care workforce planning

By Nick Lester, Reporter25th January 2022News England

A former NHS boss has accused the Government of “wilful blindness” over the need for better workforce planning in health and social care. Lord Stevens of Birmingham, who stepped down

Home care provider announces new 365 campaign to recruit new worker every day this year

By The Press Association24th January 202224th January 2022News Scotland

A company that provides care at home is aiming to more than double its staff this year by recruiting one new worker for each day of 2022. Scottish firm HRM

Government has ‘seriously misjudged’ mandatory vaccines with care services ‘dangerously compromised’

By Jemma Crew and Ella Pickover, Reporters24th January 2022News England

Unmet need is “paralysing” health and social care services and the requirement for frontline staff to be vaccinated against coronavirus must be abandoned, a social care boss has warned. The

Care home staff vacancy rate in England almost doubled since April, says regulator

By Jemma Crew, Reporter19th January 2022News England

More than one in 10 care home staff positions in England were unfilled at the end of 2021, figures suggest. The staff vacancy rate “continued to steadily increase” throughout last

Scotland’s social care sector ‘buckling under pressure’ like NHS, Labour says

By The Press Association17th January 2022News Scotland

Thousands of care home staff were off work in the last week due to Covid, according to new figures released by the Scottish Labour Party. The data, from Public Health

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Care homes reliant on agency staff more likely to spread Covid-19 to residents – University study

More than half of nurses in Scotland are considering quitting, new RCN survey shows

Former child abuse inquiry chairwoman urges Government to act over 2022 report

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Tag: Recruitment / Retention

Government ‘set for U-turn’ on mandatory vaccines for health and social care workers

Report calls for urgent action to address critical issues in delivery of social care in Scotland

Engage: Planning for 2022 – what we can expect from the year ahead in social care

Care homes reliant on agency staff more likely to spread Covid-19 to residents – University study

More than half of nurses in Scotland are considering quitting, new RCN survey shows

Lord Stevens accuses Government of ‘wilful blindness’ on health and social care workforce planning

Home care provider announces new 365 campaign to recruit new worker every day this year

Government has ‘seriously misjudged’ mandatory vaccines with care services ‘dangerously compromised’

Care home staff vacancy rate in England almost doubled since April, says regulator

Scotland’s social care sector ‘buckling under pressure’ like NHS, Labour says