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Social care reform is ‘urgent’ and should be moved towards insurance model, new report says

By George Ryan, Reporter30th August 2020News England

The social care system should be reformed so individuals pay for what they want while the state covers what they need, a new report says. The centre-right Centre for Policy

Registered manager Linda speaks of her pride at staff going the extra mile during lockdown

By Laura McKellar, Reporter28th August 2020New To Care

Linda Hynd is the registered manager of Sense Scotland’s Tullideph Housing Support and Care at Home Services Team in Dundee, which supports people with learning disabilities, sensory impairments and complex

Report: The Scottish Social Services Council – 2019 Workforce Data

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter28th August 2020Reports & Resources

A new report, published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), shows that more people than ever before work in Scotland’s social services. There are some 206,400 people in the

Covid death forms part of examination into personal protective equipment guidance

By Ella Pickover, Reporter27th August 202027th August 2020News England

Health investigators launched an examination of guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) for health and care staff after the death of a person who was shielding. The Healthcare Safety Investigation

Inspections of health and care organisations should not resume until after winter – NHS Confederation

By Ella Pickover, Reporter26th August 2020News England

Official inspections of health and care organisations should not resume until after winter, the NHS Confederation has said. Routine inspections were paused during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic to

Rules that will see bereaved front line workers lose Covid compensation branded ‘utterly shameful’

By Lewis McKenzie, Reporter21st August 2020News England

Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 while they were working on the front line could be stripped of their social security payments, it has been claimed. Under the NHS

Majority of employers want social care service boost to ‘keep staff in work’ – survey

By Ted Hennessey, Reporter11th August 2020News England

Two in three employers say they want more support from care services to help keep staff at work, according to a new survey. Research by charity Carers UK shows most

Charity ‘shaken’ by scale of social care cuts for people with learning disabilities during pandemic

By Catherine Wylie, Reporter10th August 2020News England

More than 65% of people with a learning disability had their social care slashed by at least half during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey suggests. Charity Mencap asked 1,069 people

Thousands of NHS workers demand pay rise after coronavirus leaves staff ‘on their knees’

By Caitlin Doherty and Douglas Barrie, Reporters10th August 2020News England

Thousands of NHS workers have taken to the streets across the UK to demand better wages for staff left “on their knees” by the coronavirus pandemic. In London, health workers

Disruption of regular health and care services ‘impacting vulnerable’ with long term conditions

By Ella Pickover, Reporter6th August 2020News England

Health and care charities have raised concerns that disruptions to services during the coronavirus pandemic are hitting people with serious health conditions. Experts said it is vital patients get the

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