Although seemingly a distant memory amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UK’s post-Brexit immigration vision continues at speed with only a handful of months left to enjoy Free Movement across the
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Care providers are calling for the Government to give the green light for furloughed staff from other industries to work in care and still be paid, amid a worrying workforce
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Retired care workers are being urged to return to help the social care sector through the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, has written to care
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A home care company has announced the creation of 10,000 new jobs to help battle the coronavirus pandemic – and wants those facing redundancy to apply. Cera, which was only
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A UK care home provider is recruiting 3,000 staff to help its frontline teams cope with the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. Amid job uncertainty within scores of industries affected
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The official criminal records checking scheme has said it expects a spike of around 750,000 applications will be made for checks of volunteers due to the coronavirus outbreak. More than
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Care homes could face “very worrying staffing gaps” if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, a think tank has warned. Helen Buckingham, director of strategy at the Nuffield Trust, raised concerns that
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A visa allowing doctors, nurses and health professionals from overseas to work in the NHS is to be introduced by the Government. Health minister Helen Whately said the move would
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MPs have launched an inquiry to establish how much money the social care sector needs to avoid shortages. The Health and Social Care Committee will look at how much extra
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The NHS “does not have the nurses it needs”, according to a new report. The stark warning from the National Audit Office (NAO) comes after health officials said a Covid-19
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