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Protective equipment for social care staff ‘woefully inadequate’ and does not ‘even scratch the surface’

By Jemma Crew, Reporter6th April 20206th April 2020News England

Supplies of protective equipment for care workers are “woefully inadequate” and the social care sector needs further, faster support, a charity said. Mark Adams, chief executive of social care charity

Adult care provider hits out at targeted abuse including scrawled ‘killer’ note left on car

By Ben Mitchell, Reporter6th April 2020News England

The manager of an adult care provider has spoken of the “diabolical abuse” directed to his staff after a note stating “killer” was left on a carer’s car. The message

Engage: Migrant care workers to be displaced by immigration rules and by robots

By Maddie Grounds, The Immigration Advice Service6th April 2020Engage

Although seemingly a distant memory amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UK’s post-Brexit immigration vision continues at speed with only a handful of months left to enjoy Free Movement across the

Labour demand social care workers are urgently provided with protective equipment from Covid-19

By George Ryan, Reporter2nd April 2020News England

Labour has demanded social care workers are urgently given the protective equipment they need to keep them safe from Covid-19. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth (pictured) and shadow health minister

MPs unite to back £1 million fundraiser providing emergency grants for self-isolating care workers

By Jemma Crew, Reporter1st April 2020News England

Dozens of MPs are backing a fundraiser to secure £1 million for care workers who are forced to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. The fundraiser has already seen more than

Engage: Matt Hancock ‘thank you’ letter praises social care workers for going extra mile

By Edd Dracott, Reporter30th March 2020Engage

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has written an open letter of thanks to social care workers for everything they have done in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Mr Hancock, who is

Retired social care workers urged to return to help during coronavirus outbreak

By Jemma Crew, Reporter25th March 2020News England

Retired care workers are being urged to return to help the social care sector through the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, has written to care

Health, social care, charity and childcare staff among those on Covid-19 ‘essential’ workers list

By Aine Fox, Alison Kershaw, Emma Bowden and Alexander Britton, Reporters20th March 2020News England

Frontline health and social care staff, people involved in food production and delivery, and utility workers are among a list of workers deemed “essential” to the Covid-19 response. The Government

Councils allocated £2.9 billion in social care funding to free up thousands of hospital beds

By 20th March 2020News England

Around 15,000 hospital beds are to be freed up as hospitals brace themselves for an influx of patients with Covid-19. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced that

Praise for social care as Covid-19 guidance issued for NI care home and domiciliary care workers

By Laura McKellar, Reporter18th March 202018th March 2020News Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Chief Social Worker, Sean Holland, has underlined the essential role social care will play in supporting vulnerable people in the weeks and months ahead. Mr Holland also confirmed

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