Job perks not as important as culture, opportunities and leadership
A £5,000 joining bonus, extra holidays, discounted wine and free food and booze are among the perks being offered by some firms, according to a new study. A survey by
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Zero-hour contracts impacting on workforce ability to deliver high quality care
Zero-hour contracts are impacting the ability of care workers to provide an effective level of care to service users. A new report from Manchester Metropolitan University suggests that these employment
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New easier way to sign up employees to the Social Care Commitment
The Social Care Commitment is now even easier for social care employers and their employees to sign as whole organisations. Employers can now sign up their employees without the use
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Healthcare workers to be given legally protected ‘safe space’ to report errors
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals will be given a legally protected “safe space” to report concerns and mistakes to a new independent NHS investigation branch, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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Consultation: Welsh Gov recruitment and retention of domiciliary care workers
The Welsh Government is holding a consultation on changes it is planning to make to improve the quality of domiciliary care in Wales to improve the retention and recruitment of staff. Domiciliary
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Living wage and care home pressures see BUPA profits slump 39%
Private healthcare firm Bupa has seen its profits tumble after being hit by almost GBP235 million of writedowns due to the introduction of the national living wage, pressure on care
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FOI request reveals 30,000 vacancies across NHS trusts and health boards
Thousands of NHS doctor and nursing posts are lying vacant, trusts and health boards have said. More than two-thirds of trusts and health boards in the UK are looking to
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Latest figures shows Wales has largely stable social care workforce
The latest picture of the registered social care workforce is now available on the Care Council for Wales website, with the profile for social workers published this week to complete
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Care provider warns recruitment problems could leave vulnerable in crisis
Thousands of jobs that no-one wants to do, like looking after the vulnerable and elderly, could leave care work in crisis, a survey claims. Two-thirds of adults polled would shun
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Welsh Gov launch campaign to support social services legislation changes
A national awareness campaign has being launched to inform people in Wales about the changes being introduced by a landmark new Welsh law – the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)
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