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Health Minister urges public to have their say in reshaping future of social care in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter11th May 2022News Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people to play their part in shaping the future of social care in Northern Ireland. The Minister today announced a further extension

Woman receiving 24-hour social care ‘told to wear incontinence pads’ after cut in hours

By Jemma Crew, Reporter11th May 2022News England

A wheelchair user who was told her social care hours would be cut has asked MPs to consider what it would be like to have to wear incontinence pads instead

Government urged to reinstate Covid self isolating funding for care staff

By Alan Jones, Reporter5th May 2022News England

The Government is being urged to reinstate a fund which helped care providers pay wages to staff while they were self isolating. Unison and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have

Care workers should be paid more and migrants granted permanent visas to tackle staffing crisis

By Flora Thompson, Reporter27th April 2022News England

Carers should be paid a higher minimum wage and made permanently eligible for work visas under immigration rules to help tackle staff shortages, according to Government advisers. The Migration Advisory

Social care costs cap set to be introduced by Government after Lords back down

By Nick Lester, Reporter27th April 2022News England

A planned £86,000 cap on care costs is set to be introduced after peers backed down over their demand for a Government rethink, amid concerns it is unfair to poorer

Social care providers turning down admissions and closing services in face of ‘perfect storm’ – report

By Alan Jones, Reporter25th April 202225th April 2022News England

Social care providers are being forced to turn down admissions and even shut services as they face a “perfect storm” of workforce challenges and rising costs, according to a new

Skills For Care announce fund to support workforce development is open for grant applications

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter21st April 2022News England

The workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England has confirmed their Workforce Development Fund (WDF) is now open for grant applications for 2022-23. The WDF supports

Strikes planned by council workers in equal pay dispute suspended after deal reached

By The Press Association13th April 2022News Scotland

Strike action by council workers over an equal pay dispute has been suspended after unions agreed a deal with the local authority. Unison said its lawyers will now enter legal

Older people without children feel ‘utter invisibility’ and greatly fear for future, peers told

By Jemma Crew, Reporter7th April 2022News England

Older people without children feel “invisible” in society and greatly fear for their future, peers have been told. There is still “considerable prejudice” around not having children, on top of

Scottish colleges provide 1,800 funded places for course to help boost care worker numbers

By The Press Association7th April 2022Education & Training, New To Care

Scotland’s colleges are hoping a new online course will help boost the number of people working in the social care sector. There will be 1,800 funded spaces for the new

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb