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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Social care, early years and childcare employees today came together to mark the first year of the WeCare Wales campaign and challenge the public’s perception of their jobs. They are
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Talented teenagers and career switchers are being encouraged to become NHS paramedics, radiographers and nurses, as part of a new national campaign launched today by Health Secretary Matt Hancock. It
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More than 4,000 nursery staff need to be recruited to allow for the increase in free early learning and childcare (ELC) hours later this year, Audit Scotland has said. Reviewing
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Mental Health Team Leader Kim McGinley doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges she faces in her role, but even allowing for the ‘peaks & troughs’, she insists a career in adult social
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We caught up with Kelly Innes, Mental Health Team Leader, at with YOU in Edinburgh about her role and why you should consider a career in adult social care. Kelly
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The Government’s new post-Brexit immigration system will need so many exemptions it will be “meaningless”, Labour has claimed. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott criticised the plan, which seeks to lower
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Changes to the UK’s immigration rules could “spell absolute disaster” for the care system and risk farmers, builders and hospitality businesses being hit the hardest, industry leaders have warned. The
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Cancer patients in England are not being given enough information about their diseases due to NHS staff shortages, a leading charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said at least 120,000
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