Charity warns UK in ‘no position’ to exclude EU care workers after Brexit
European care workers must be able to continue to come to the UK to work after Brexit, a leading charity for older people has urged ministers. Age UK said the
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Tag: Recruitment / Retention
Minister helps launch home care company’s latest recruitment campaign
The Minister of State for Care has officially kicked off a home care company’s latest campaign to encourage more people to consider a career in care. MP Caroline Dinenage (pictured)
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Staff shortage risks undermining Scottish Government’s five-year cancer strategy
Staff shortages within the NHS risk undermining the Scottish Government’s £100 million cancer strategy, a new report has found. A review of the five-year plan at its half-way point found
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Care providers faced constant recruitment challenges, child abuse inquiry told
Recruiting and retaining staff was a “huge challenge” for some residential care establishments in the past, an academic has told a child abuse probe. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard
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Recruitment problems persist for care sector in Scotland – new figures published
More than half of care homes for adults and older people plus care at home services have vacancies, a new report indicates. The joint report from the Care Inspectorate and
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Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2017 (Scotland)
The Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have published new figures on the levels of staff vacancies in Scotland’s social care services. This report provides a national
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Could you put the needs of others first over Christmas and into the new year
Spare a thought on Christmas Day as you sit down to watch the Queen’s speech or prepare to tuck into your turkey, for all the care workers who are putting
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Minister announces £4m to recruit 80 child mental health professionals in Scotland
Scotland will recruit an extra 80 mental health professionals to work with children and young people with a £4 million investment. Psychologists, nurses, allied health professionals and administration workers are
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Lack of Brexit planning could worsen NHS staff shortages, MPs warn
Health officials lack a clear post Brexit recruitment plan which could exacerbate current medical staff shortages, MPs have said in a report that also warns that the NHS faces regional
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Squeezed funding and staff shortages leaving home care sector ‘extremely fragile’
Squeezed funding and staff shortages are creating “extremely fragile” home care services, a report has warned. A leading think tank and a university said fees for home care services are
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