A high-profile campaign to ensure the public knows exactly what standards they can expect from social care workers in Wales has been launched. The ‘Our Code is Not a Secret’
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Hundreds of thousands of older people in Britain are facing a “double whammy” of unmet care needs and being chronically lonely, a charity has warned. Age UK said there were
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Over the past week, Northern Ireland Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced several multi-million pound investments which he hopes will have a major impact on areas such as waiting lists
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BASW is seeking practitioners’ views on one of the biggest issues facing social workers in England today – the integration of health and social care. The Association wants the voice
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Sue Evans has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the Care Council for Wales. She is currently Chief Officer, Social Care and Housing, at Torfaen County Borough Council, and
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The latest picture of the registered social care workforce is now available on the Care Council for Wales website, with the profile for social workers published this week to complete
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Health Secretary Shona Robison has set out the blueprint for health and social care in Scotland over the next 10 to 15 years. Ms Robison, along with senior clinicians, has
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Vital support services for the elderly and vulnerable are at risk despite most councils planning to hike up bills to meet spiralling costs, town hall leaders have warned. A 2%
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Too many people have to reach a crisis point before they get the health and social care they need, the British Red Cross said. It warned that failing to adequately
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Thousands of jobs that no-one wants to do, like looking after the vulnerable and elderly, could leave care work in crisis, a survey claims. Two-thirds of adults polled would shun
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