A former trade union leader struggled to hold back tears in Parliament as she gave a moving speech on the plight of carers dealing with “a cruel and indifferent state”.
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The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tide”
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The Scottish Government has been accused of ignoring the needs of those who use and work in social care by continuing to move ahead with its plans for a National
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A strike ballot among hundreds of staff at a social care charity has been put on hold after a fresh pay offer. Unison said carers at Enable Scotland will now
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Some two million older people in England are living without the social care help they need, according to estimates a charity has branded “deeply worrying”. Many are likely to be
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The Scottish Association of Social Work and the local government body Cosla have both raised concerns with MSPs scrutinising the legislation. Care services could find themselves caught up in a
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Problems with social care are “clogging up” hospitals, adding to an “existential” crisis for the NHS, Wes Streeting has said. But the Health Secretary indicated fundamental reform of the social
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Councils in some of the poorest urban areas of the country have warned Angela Rayner that the vast majority do not expect to meet their budget targets in the next
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A whistleblowing care worker’s labour exploitation case could set a precedent to help others get justice over fraudulent use of visa schemes, a lawyer has said. An employment tribunal has
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The number of people living with dementia who require end-of-life care is set to “substantially increase” in the coming years, according to a study. Researchers project anywhere between 399,000 to
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