Care Appointments

Patients are being put at risk due to ‘dangerously low numbers of nurses’

By The Press Association20th January 2017News England

Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, an investigation suggests. Analysis of two years’ worth of official data shows

Report finds job vacancies increasing despite Brexit uncertainty

By The Press Association17th January 2017Career Advice

Job vacancies are increasing despite continued uncertainty over what will happen to the economy when the UK leaves the European Union, according to a report. Recruitment firm Reed said 110,000

Doctors’ leaders say plans for seven-day GP access ‘in complete disarray’

By The Press Association11th January 2017News England

Doctors’ leaders have claimed the Government’s plans to extend access to GPs in England are in “complete disarray”, after a report warned of “difficulties” recruiting and retaining enough family doctors

Northern Ireland regulator recruiting for Fitness to Practise Committees

By Iain MacDonald6th January 2017News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) is recruiting for three Lay Chairs and six Social Care Members (five social workers and one social care worker) to join their registration

Care home staff choosing supermarket jobs due to council funding crisis

By The Press Association13th December 2016News England

Care homes are losing staff to Asda because of the funding crisis in the social care sector, a Labour MP has claimed. Kate Green said providers in her Stretford and

Consultation: Improving the recruitment & retention of domiciliary care workers in Wales

By Iain MacDonald2nd December 2016Reports & Resources

Rebecca Evans, Minister for Social Services and Public Health, has issued a written statement on the Welsh Government’s consultation on improving the recruitment and retention of domiciliary care workers in

Major conference aims to address social care recruitment and retention

By Iain MacDonald25th November 2016News England

Skills for Care has announced details of their 2017 Annual Conference which will take place at The Titanic Hotel on Thursday 9 March next year. With around 60,000 job vacancies

Report: Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment – Care Inspectorate / SSSC

By Iain MacDonald24th November 2016Reports & Resources

This guidance replaces the Scottish Government’s national guidance Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment (2007). Safer recruitment is about properly examining the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in

NHS could face ‘significant problem’ if Brexit affects EU recruitment

By The Press Association23rd November 2016News England

Leading doctors have expressed concern over the impact Brexit could have on the NHS workforce. If there is a dip in the number of European surgeons who work in the