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Adult social care workforce growing but ‘significant pressure’ remains, says report

By Aine Fox, Reporter12th July 2023News England

The adult social care workforce in England has begun to grow again, according to new research which found vacancies are down slightly while the number of filled roles has risen.

Leading social care provider warns staff shortages could worsen

By The Press Association12th July 202313th July 2023News Scotland

A leading Scottish care provider has said it is “in crisis” amid staff shortages and warned that things are only going to get worse unless something changes. Andrew Williamson, deputy

No plans to remove care workers from shortage occupation list, Downing Street says

By Dominic McGrath and Nina Lloyd, Reporters3rd July 2023News England

The Government has no plans to remove care workers from the shortage occupation list to cut immigration despite calls from Tory MPs, Downing Street said. No 10 also downplayed the

The government wants a ‘volunteer army’ to save social care – our research shows why that’s not possible

By Eleanor K Johnson & Ailsa Cameron, University of Bristol12th June 2023Engage

The UK government is recruiting a volunteer army for social care, to help with the sector’s record-high vacancy rate. There are currently a staggering 165,000 open posts, representing 10.7% of

Social care volunteer plans ‘a drop in the ocean compared to what is needed’

By Aine Fox and Ella Pickover, Reporters7th June 2023News England

Social care leaders have warned that using volunteers to take medicines and prescriptions to people must not be a distraction to “systematic, Government-induced issues” impacting the struggling sector. A volunteer

Nurses begin new walkouts in Wales as pay row continues

By Ella Pickover, Reporter7th June 2023News Wales

Nurses in Wales have begun a fresh wave of strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay. The Royal College of Nursing said its members would walk out on June 6

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or violence recorded in NHS

By Jane Kirby, Reporter23rd May 2023News England

More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in the NHS in England between 2017 and 2022, research suggests. The new data, which includes rapes, sexual

Personal details of 15,000 South Lanarkshire Council staff published online in error

By The Press Association19th May 2023News Scotland

A union has said it will support legal action over a data breach which saw the personal details of around 15,000 council employees published online in error. The GMB union

Health workers in Wales vote to accept pay offer

By Alan Jones, Reporter16th May 2023News Wales

Health workers in Wales have voted to accept a pay offer from the Welsh Government. Members of the GMB union backed the offer by 65% on a turnout of 60%.