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Care staff ‘terrified’ to be tested due to money concerns, claims union boss

By The Press Association19th May 202019th May 2020News Scotland

Private care home staff in Scotland are “terrified” to be tested for Covid-19 due to fears they will suffer financially due to self-isolation, a union leader has claimed. Speaking on

‘No current plans’ to exempt migrant care workers from NHS surcharge – Dominic Raab

By Tom Pilgrim, Reporter19th May 2020News England

The Government has “no current plans” to exempt foreign care workers from the NHS surcharge, the Foreign Secretary has said. Under immigration rules, workers coming to the UK from outside

Tributes paid after council social care worker dies after contracting coronavirus

By Adam Hale, Reporter23rd April 2020News Wales

A social care worker has died after contracting coronavirus, her local authority has said. Sharon Scanlon, 58, was a member of Powys County Council’s adult social care team in Mid

Government launch new adult social care recruitment campaign to boost workforce

By Iain MacDonald, Reporter23rd April 2020New To Care, News England

As part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the adult social care sector, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced a new national recruitment campaign

Engage: UK needs to realise the NHS would ‘fall over’ if it was not for social care sector – Jeremy Richardson

By Caitlin Doherty, Reporter22nd April 2020Engage

Social care is an “afterthought” for the Government and public, one care homes boss has said. Jeremy Richardson (pictured), chief executive of Four Seasons care homes, said the NHS would

Dominic Raab criticises Welsh Government for ‘abandoning’ 5,000 coronavirus testing target

By Adam Hale and Claire Hayhurst, Reporters22nd April 2020News Wales

Dominic Raab has condemned the Welsh Government for “abandoning” its target of 5,000 coronavirus tests a day. The Foreign Secretary – deputising for Boris Johnson as the PM continues his

Care England call for NHS volunteers be redirected to support social care sector

By Caitlin Doherty, Reporter17th April 202017th April 2020News England

Care home bosses have asked for NHS volunteers to be redirected to help them deal with coronavirus. The sector has complained of being “ignored” amid claims the 750,000 people who

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

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