The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have rolled out information sessions to their entire workforce enabling them to become a Dementia Friend. CSSIW senior management, including Chief Inspector
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Northern Ireland Health & Social Care staff are being asked to take part in a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging HSC staff to pledge to do something to improve their
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The NHS is on course to spend £1 billion on agency nursing staff by the end of the year due to a “payday loan attitude towards workforce planning”, a report
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A revised set of standards for social care workers in Wales has been agreed by the Board of the Care Council for Wales (CCW). The standards will be launched following
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The Social Work Strategy team at Health & Social Care Services in Northern Ireland (HSCNI) is considering the concept of job rotation and how this could be used within social
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A campaign is being launched to highlight the extra hours of unpaid work nursing staff are putting in every week. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said nurses were “propping
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Nominations for this years Wales Care Awards, recognising the contribution of the social care workforce, are now being accepted. Care Forum Wales, in association with the Social Care institute for
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A strike by health workers in Northern Ireland is set to go ahead despite a proposed pay deal drawn up after lengthy talks between unions and the Government in Westminster.
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The BBC is to highlight the plight of low-paid care workers and their journey to find employment through a care agency, HCA Professionals. They Inside Out London programme, presented by
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) are undertaking a project titled ‘The View From Here’ which aims to understand practitioners’ experiences of delivering care and support
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