Councils are struggling to meet rising requests for adult social care support and some people are cutting back on their home care amid the cost-of-living crisis while “completely overwhelmed” family
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Almost 400,000 people left their jobs in social care in the year to March, with around of third of these exiting the sector altogether, according to a detailed annual report
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A social care recruitment campaign is being launched to help build the “vital workforce” as a sector leader said she hoped more men and younger people will consider such roles.
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Nurses leaders are urging the Government to scrap an increase in the cost of a health and care visa which they warned will make the UK a less attractive place
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Adult social care is a people business. At its heart, it’s about making a positive difference in the lives of people that require support. It is about human connection. It
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Campaigners demanding better pay for social care workers are taking their concerns to the Prime Minister’s door as they hand in a petition at Downing Street. The call from Dimensions,
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The Government is being urged to invest in social care to power economic growth and create jobs. A report by the Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) says the “fragmented and
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One in three UK medical students intends on emigrating to practise medicine and many will not come back, a large survey suggests. The study of 10,486 people from the UK’s
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The Government is putting measures in place to make studying to work in midwifery, nursing or dentistry more affordable, although those in education warned “more work needs to be done”.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to train staff in what is thought to be a UK first for the social care sector amid hopes it could help speedily tackle workforce
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