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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

Care workers were afraid they would bring coronavirus home, probe hears

By Nick Forbes, Reporter23rd April 2024News Scotland

Care home staff were “very scared” to go to work during the Covid-19 pandemic in case they brought the virus back home with them, an inquiry has heard. Paul Arkison

Record calls to slavery helpline with potential care sector victims rising by almost third

By Aine Fox, Reporter18th April 2024News England

Calls made to an anti-slavery helpline have reached a record high, with the number of potential victims in the care sector rising by almost a third and the first suspected

More than three in four NHS workers have experienced mental health issues – poll

By Storm Newton, Reporter17th April 2024News England

More than three in four NHS workers have experienced poor mental health in the last year, according to a survey. NHS Charities Together is now calling on the public to

Hospices face ‘devastating’ financial crisis putting end of life services at risk, charity warns

By Jane Kirby and Sam Hall, Reporter15th April 2024News England

Hospices are facing a “devastating” financial crisis because of rising staff costs which are putting services at risk, a charity has warned. The chief executive of Hospice UK, Toby Porter,

Councils failing to deal with equal pay claims could lead to disaster – union

By Ryan McDougall, Reporter5th April 2024News Scotland

The First Minister has been warned that local councils’ refusal to engage with equal pay claims could have “disastrous” consequences for Scottish communities. GMB Scotland has called on Humza Yousaf

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Care workers were afraid they would bring coronavirus home, probe hears

More than three in four NHS workers have experienced mental health issues – poll

Hospices face ‘devastating’ financial crisis putting end of life services at risk, charity warns

Councils failing to deal with equal pay claims could lead to disaster – union

Police joked about using full can of Pava spray on care home resident, 92, court hears

Man, 92, vowed to murder care home staff before being tasered, trial hears

People’s heart health in the UK declining rapidly in ‘worrying trend’ – report

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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

Care workers were afraid they would bring coronavirus home, probe hears

Record calls to slavery helpline with potential care sector victims rising by almost third

More than three in four NHS workers have experienced mental health issues – poll

Hospices face ‘devastating’ financial crisis putting end of life services at risk, charity warns

Councils failing to deal with equal pay claims could lead to disaster – union