New report offers ‘valuable insight’ into social care workforce in Wales
A new report published today by Social Care Wales reveals that around 91,000 people work in the social care sector in Wales. The report also shows that more than 80
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NHS trusts struggling to expand numbers they can treat due to lack of staff and burnout
NHS trusts are struggling to improve performance and expand the numbers they can treat due to a lack of staff, worker burnout and a continued inability to discharge fit patients,
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Nursing staffing levels ‘will only be improved with above-inflation pay rise’, RCN warn
Nursing staffing levels will only be improved if the Government awards an above-inflation pay rise, ministers are being told. Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
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NHS needs 13,000 beds to tackle ‘grim’ A&E waiting times and ambulance delays, report warns
The NHS needs 13,000 more beds across the UK to improve “grim” A&E waits, ambulance response times and handover delays outside hospitals, a new report has found. The Royal College
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Health workers reveal ‘hand to mouth’ existence as union warns NHS workforce in ‘desperate situation’
Health workers have told of living “hand to mouth” and skipping meals amid a union warning that the NHS workforce is in “crisis”. Unison said the consequence of staff quitting
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MPs told of ‘critical situation’ with nurses relying on food banks and unable to pay rent
Nurses are “unable to pay rent” and are relying on food banks, MPs have heard. The Royal College of Nursing said the nursing workforce is in a “critical situation”. The
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Children’s social care system needs ‘radical reset’ to stop the ‘cycle of escalating problems’ – review
The children’s social care system needs a “radical reset” to stop the “cycle of escalating problems”, the leader of a review into the sector has warned. Josh MacAlister, a former
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Government advised to prepare autumn Covid booster programme for health and care workers
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised the Government to provide an autumn Covid-19 booster programme in preparation for winter. The committee recommends that those in older
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Over half a million adults in England are waiting for social care, new figures reveal
New research estimates more than 500,000 adults are waiting for social care in England. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) said it is a major increase on
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Government urged to reinstate Covid self isolating funding for care staff
The Government is being urged to reinstate a fund which helped care providers pay wages to staff while they were self isolating. Unison and the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) have
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