Engage: What social care employers need to know about zero hours contracts
The number of care workers on zero-hours contracts has jumped from one in 10 of the sector’s workforce to one in seven in the past year, according to an analysis
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One in eight older people ‘living with unmet care need,’ charity warns
Almost 700,000 older people in need of some sort of care or support are being left to fend for themselves, a charity has warned. Age UK said 696,500 people who
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Engage: In praise of those providing care and support in Wales
Children and adults with disabilities and health conditions, no matter how complex, want to receive their care and support at home and in their local communities. This is what is
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Survey: Making it easy for care workers to access digital knowledge – Scotland
The Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser in Scottish Government has issued a call to all social service workers to participate in their digital knowledge survey. To make it
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Labour urges Government to bring forward promised spending on social care
Ministers would ease the social care system “funding crisis” by urgently bringing forward the date they intend to spend millions of pounds on services, Labour has said. Shadow health minister
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Inadequate care staff of Alzheimer’s father made life ‘living hell’, says daughter
An Alzheimer’s disease sufferer’s last year alive was living hell due to inadequate training for care staff, his daughter has said. Linda Jackson, 63, said she struggled to get good
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Union urges Government to spend business rates surplus on social care
Surplus cash from business rates should be spent on tackling the country’s social care “crisis”, the Government is being urged. Unison said a “windfall” of £2.4 billion has yet to
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Report: The Damage: Care in Crisis – UNISON survey finds elderly without adequate care
Vulnerable older people are being denied regular showers and visits to the toilet because of cuts to social care budgets, a UNISON report has warned today. The Damage: Care in
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Government warned of ‘terminal’ impact of cuts to social care services
Just one in ten adult social care directors believe their budgets are now manageable, as the Government is warned care funding cuts in county areas could soon be ‘terminal.’ Today,
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Local Government Ombudsman report rise in complaints about adult social care
Complaints about care provided in people’s homes rose by a quarter over the last year, while those about care homes increased by a fifth, a new report says. The Local
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