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Prison staff at ‘breaking point’ amid urgent need to ease overcrowding, union warns

By Alan Jones, Reporter6th June 2024News England

The new government is being urged to invest in the UK’s prisons amid warnings that staff have reached “breaking point”. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said there was

Health leaders plan staff cuts amid ‘substantial’ saving targets, survey finds

By Storm Newton, Reporter31st May 2024News England

The majority of health leaders are considering cutting clinical and non-clinical staff to balance their books, a new survey has found – with warnings this could hinder efforts to tackle

Labour has ‘no plans’ to reverse ban on foreign health workers’ dependants, says Streeting

By Christopher McKeon, Reporter29th May 2024News England

Labour has “no plans” to change rules stopping foreign healthcare workers bringing their dependants with them to the UK, Wes Streeting has said. Speaking to reporters at a campaign stop

Woman wins case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre over gender views

By Lucinda Cameron, Reporter20th May 2024News Scotland

A woman has won her employment tribunal case against a rape crisis centre where she was subjected to a “heresy hunt” for her gender critical views. Roz Adams has won

Staff shortages and low pay sees ‘collapse’ in morale among nurses, study finds

By Alan Jones, Reporter16th May 2024News England

Morale among nursing staff has “collapsed” amid a crisis caused by staff shortages and low pay, according to a study. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said a survey of

Engage: How a good induction helps social care providers keep the right people

By Jayne McCabe, Skills for Care14th May 202415th May 2024Engage

As a part of their #KeepTheRightPeople campaign, Jayne McCabe, Skills for Care Project Manager, discusses how a good induction supports social care providers to retain staff and the launch of

Care staff ’embarrassed’ when turned away from shops during pandemic – inquiry

By Nick Forbes, Reporter7th May 2024News Scotland

Care home staff felt “second best” during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to NHS workers who were prioritised for PPE and benefitted from special shopping hours, an inquiry has heard. Duncan

Number of foreign care worker visa applicants drops 25% in six months

By Flora Thompson and Ian Jones, Reporters30th April 202430th April 2024News England

The number of foreign care workers applying for a visa to come to the UK fell by a quarter in six months. Health and care visa applications covering 153,500 people

Engage: How visas for social care workers may be exacerbating exploitation in the sector

By Caroline Emberson, University of Nottingham 25th April 202425th April 2024Engage

The health and social care visa route was introduced in August 2020 as a response to labour shortages after Brexit and the COVID pandemic. Now, the independent chief inspector of

Covid-19 resulted in perfect storm for care sector already in crisis, probe told

By Nick Forbes, Reporter23rd April 2024News Scotland

The social care sector was under-prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic as it was “already in crisis”, an inquiry has heard. Rozanne Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

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Prison staff at ‘breaking point’ amid urgent need to ease overcrowding, union warns

Health leaders plan staff cuts amid ‘substantial’ saving targets, survey finds

Woman wins case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre over gender views

Staff shortages and low pay sees ‘collapse’ in morale among nurses, study finds

Kyle Clifford’s murders fuelled by Andrew Tate’s ‘violent misogyny’, court told

Bed-bound patients ‘told to soil themselves’ due to lack staff in busy A&E – report

Covid inquiry rejects bid from Mone to access documents and evidence on PPE deals

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Prison staff at ‘breaking point’ amid urgent need to ease overcrowding, union warns

Health leaders plan staff cuts amid ‘substantial’ saving targets, survey finds

Labour has ‘no plans’ to reverse ban on foreign health workers’ dependants, says Streeting

Woman wins case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre over gender views

Staff shortages and low pay sees ‘collapse’ in morale among nurses, study finds

Engage: How a good induction helps social care providers keep the right people

Care staff ’embarrassed’ when turned away from shops during pandemic – inquiry

Number of foreign care worker visa applicants drops 25% in six months

Engage: How visas for social care workers may be exacerbating exploitation in the sector

Covid-19 resulted in perfect storm for care sector already in crisis, probe told