Hospitals are paying locum doctors for hours they have not worked to bypass a Government cap on agency staff pay, it has been reported. Some doctors are claiming for extra
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Councils have spent more than £200 million on settlements with staff – most of which include “gagging orders”, an investigation has found. Over the past five years, 17,571 “compromise agreements”
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Care services for the elderly and disabled could hit breaking point with the introduction of the new National Living Wage (NLW), councils say. Town councils, who have battled against a
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reluctantly recommended that nurses remain on the Government’s shortage occupation list (SOL) – while criticising the health sector for failing to maintain a sufficient
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Skills for Care has announced the names of their first ‘Fellows’ who have all made a significant contribution to the adult social care workforce agenda over the course of their
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The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) have launched a new survey aimed at gathering information on workload pressures. This has come about as direct result of Association members raising
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Frontline is a fast-track training scheme for social workers in child protection, which aims to attract outstanding graduates who may not previously have considered a career in social work. Compared
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Health officials have raised concerns over the safety of patients after junior doctors announced plans to carry out the first full walkout of doctors in the history of the NHS.
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Tens of thousands of care workers are being paid less than the minimum wage because their employers do not count travel time in between appointments, a union has claimed. Unison
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have announced they have been accredited as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation. Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive, SSSC said: “I’m so
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