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PM refuses opportunity to guarantee that social care reform will be detailed in Queen’s Speech

By Jemma Crew and Josh Payne, Reporters5th May 20215th May 2021News England

The Prime Minister has not said whether key social care proposals, as promised when he was elected, will be detailed in next week’s Queen’s Speech. Boris Johnson said proposals for

Burden of overcoming Covid challenges for health and social care ‘will mostly fall on women’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter5th May 2021News England

The burden of overcoming “gargantuan” challenges facing health and care services will mostly fall on the shoulders of women, health leaders have warned. The impact of the pandemic on the

Health Secretary gives social services conference ‘his word’ that Government will deliver reforms

By Jemma Crew, Reporter30th April 2021News England

The Health Secretary has given social care providers his word that the Government will deliver reforms to put the sector on a “firm footing for the years to come”. Reflecting

Post-Covid-19 commission urges social prescribing approach to coronavirus recovery

By The Press Association28th April 2021News Scotland

A social prescribing approach to healthcare is required for Scotland’s coronavirus recovery, a commission has stated. The Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission, established by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), has issued

Care providers call on Boris Johnson to deliver ‘1948 moment’ to fix ‘desperate’ social care situation

By Sam Blewett, Reporter27th April 2021News England

Care home providers and health experts are calling on Boris Johnson to fix the “desperate” social care situation with reforms comparable to the founding of the NHS. The Prime Minister

More than 400,000 social care staff in England yet to be vaccinated, figures suggest

By Jemma Crew, Ian Jones and Joe Gammie, Reporters23rd April 2021News England

More than 400,000 members of England’s adult social care workforce have not received a coronavirus vaccine, figures suggest. Some 80.4% of eligible staff working at older adult care homes had

Government criticised as they confirm no bonus for NHS and social care workers in England

By Alan Jones, Reporter21st April 2021News England

The Government is facing a fresh attack after confirming it will not pay a bonus to NHS and social care workers in England. A petition signed by thousands of people

Engage: Defining leadership and culture in a complex social care environment

By Rob Finney, Tristone Healthcare21st April 202121st April 2021Engage

If you search for the word ‘leadership’, Google will predictably throw up a plethora of articles, how tos, and motivational quotes about how to inspire your workforce. While the vast

Call for PM to take urgent action on pay for sleep-in shifts affecting thousands of care workers

By Alan Jones, Reporter20th April 2021News England

Union and charity leaders have joined forces to urge the Government to reform minimum wage laws affecting thousands of care workers. Unison and Mencap have written jointly to the Prime

Fewer care homes closed in 2020 after coronavirus funding ‘interrupted normal pattern of closures’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter19th April 2021News England

Fewer care homes closed during 2020 than in previous years, which may be due to Government coronavirus funding having “interrupted that normal pattern of closures”, a committee has been told.

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty