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Our lives don’t matter, say ‘completely forgotten’ frontline workers excluded from pay rise

By Megan Baynes, Reporter22nd July 2020News England

Frontline workers excluded from the public sector pay rise said they feel undervalued and like “our lives don’t matter”. Almost 900,000 workers are set to benefit from the pay rise,

Ministers and experts failed to recognise care home risk factors – England’s chief medical officer

By Jane Kirby, Reporter21st July 2020News England

Ministers and experts failed to recognise that care home residents were at risk from workers moving between homes and spreading Covid-19, England’s chief medical officer has acknowledged. Professor Chris Whitty

Leaving out social care staff and nurses from public sector pay rises matter of ‘national shame’

By Jemma Crew and Patrick Daly, Reporters21st July 2020News England

Social care providers have accused the Government of “sidestepping” the issue of low pay for care staff, while professions covered by the public sector pay rise warned of a blow

New SSSC resource showcases inspiring stories from social care workers across Scotland

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter21st July 2020News Scotland, Webwatch

The Scottish Social Services Council has launched a new resource which showcases how the social service workforce has adapted, coped and excelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspiring Care Stories brings

Pay rise announced for almost 900,000 public sector staff but social care workers overlooked

By Patrick Daly, Reporter21st July 202021st July 2020News England

Public sector workers on the front line of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic will be given a pay rise, the Chancellor has announced. Doctors, teachers and police officers are among

Ex-health secretary Jeremy Hunt predicts social care reform needs extra £7bn a year

By Patrick Daly, Reporter16th July 2020News England

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said any social care reforms could require £7 billion extra per year, along with higher taxes to fund the rise. The Prime Minister has

Engage: Using technology to free up stretched care workers when ‘going beyond’ is a necessity

By Phillip Moorcraft, UK Director, CLB16th July 2020Engage

Despite already working at stretched capacity, recent events have forced the social care workforce to “go beyond” to meet the ongoing demands of the current pandemic. In an open letter

Current funding for social care is ‘inadequate and a stain on us as a nation‘ – Sir Andrew Dilnot

By Caitlin Doherty, Reporter15th July 202015th July 2020News England

The economist who led a cross-party review into support for the care sector has told MPs the current funding is “a stain on us as a nation”. Sir Andrew Dilnot

Academics warn ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ could see 120,000 Covid-19 deaths this winter

By Jane Kirby, Reporter14th July 202014th July 2020Education & Training

A second wave of coronavirus infections this winter could be more serious than the first, with 120,000 hospital deaths in a “reasonable worst-case scenario”, scientists advising the Government have warned.

New immigration plan branded ‘disastrous’ for ignoring vital role of ‘second class’ care workers

By Flora Thompson, Reporter13th July 2020News England

Campaigners have accused the Government of excluding care workers from its new immigration system and ignoring the “vital role” they have played during the coronavirus pandemic. Critics hit out at

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