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Report: The state of health care and adult social care in England 2020/21 – Care Quality Commission

By Laura McKellar, Reporter22nd October 2021Reports & Resources

Last year’s State of Care was written as the country fearfully anticipated a second wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths. This year, the success of the vaccination programme has given

CQC warn ‘exhausted and depleted’ social care staff leaving for tourism and hospitality roles

By Jemma Crew, Reporter22nd October 2021News England

Social care staff are taking up roles in tourism and hospitality and urgent action is needed to prevent a “tsunami of unmet need” rippling across essential services this winter, the

Government announce £162.5m fund to support local authority recruitment in adult social care

By Jemma Crew, Reporter21st October 202121st October 2021News England

The social care sector will benefit from a £162.5 million fund to help recruit and keep staff, the Government has announced. Local authorities will be able to apply for cash,

‘Really worrying’ that some care homes have not yet been contacted about booster jabs

By Jemma Crew and Helen William, Reporters21st October 2021News Scotland

It is “really worrying” that some care homes are reporting that they have not yet been contacted about getting a booster coronavirus vaccine for residents and staff, a social care

Chronic underfunding exposing social care to staffing crisis ‘that threatens to overwhelm sector’

By Alan Jones, Reporter21st October 2021News England

The Government is being urged to take action to tackle a staffing crisis in the care sector because of “chronic” underfunding. Unison and the National Care Forum (NCF) have written

Social care charity makes £5 million investment in pay as it launches new recruitment campaign

By Laura McKellar, Reporter18th October 2021News England

One of the UK’s biggest social care charities, Community Integrated Care (CIC), has announced a £5 million investment in employee pay, reward and wellbeing – including a new basic hourly

Engage: Why care workers are feeling less valued and leaving the sector after the pandemic

By Eleanor K Johnson, University of Bristol16th October 2021Engage

The care sector is struggling to recruit and retain staff, as England enters the next phase of its COVID-19 recovery. So why are care workers leaving the sector in droves,

Council tax hike of 10% needed for social care just to ‘stand still’ – charity call for urgent funding

By Jemma Crew, Reporter15th October 2021News England

Council tax would need to be hiked by 10% on average next year if social care is to “stand still”, according to a charity calling for an urgent central government

Public should not be ‘conned’ tax rise will fix problems facing social care, Parliament warned

By Nick Lester, Martina Bet and Richard Wheeler, Reporters14th October 2021News England

People should not be “conned” into thinking a £12 billion tax hike will solve the problems facing social care, it has been warned at Westminster. The criticism came as legislation

‘Stark reminder of recruitment challenges’ as social care vacancies rise above pre-pandemic levels

By Jemma Crew, Reporter13th October 2021News England

Job vacancies in adult social care in England are above pre-pandemic levels, a report has found. The sector’s vacancy rates fell during the pandemic but have risen steadily since May

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