A new five-year plan to make a positive difference to social care and childcare in Wales is announced by Social Care Wales’s board. The Social Care Wales board’s five-year strategic
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The Government has announced a one-month suspension of minimum wage enforcement for sleep-in shifts in the social care sector while it establishes if the industry needs more financial support. Organisations
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The adult social care sector workforce has increased to 1.58 million and contributed an estimated £41.8 billion to the English economy reveals ‘The State of the adult social care sector
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Learning disability charity The Royal Mencap Society (Mencap) has again called for the Government to honour its obligation to fund statutory care for some of the most vulnerable people in
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With half of social workers intending to leave their jobs soon, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) have launched a new campaign to improve professional
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Firms are failing to tackle the “always on” culture in the workplace despite the impact of modern communications on their staff, new research reveals. A study showed that workers felt
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Hospital nurses are having to take on catering duties because of “extreme” staffing issues. The move at Portree Hospital on Skye has been branded “completely inappropriate” and raised fears over
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Leaders of more than a million health workers have submitted an above inflation pay claim directly to the Government, ramping up pressure for an end to years of wage austerity.
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Nurseries and other childcare providers will “likely” recruit new staff from other parts of the care sector as the industry expands in a bid to meet a flagship Scottish Government
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The average social worker is 46 years old, white and female. More than a third have some Welsh language ability. The majority work for a local authority with a social
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