128,000 new care workers needed every year, says study
The social care sector is facing a staffing crisis with an estimated shortage of half a million workers over the next decade, reports a major new study from the trade…
The social care sector is facing a staffing crisis with an estimated shortage of half a million workers over the next decade, reports a major new study from the trade…
Long-running uncertainty about payments and funding for sleep in staff has created huge uncertainty in social care for many years. Current social care funding fails to fully recognise the contribution…
A celebratory evening was held in Huddersfield to thank businesses for providing volunteering opportunities to hundreds of teenagers. Over 590 young people were involved in the Huddersfield Giants Community Trust…
England's top nurse today pledged to ensure the voices of nurses and midwives will be valued and heard across the NHS. During her maiden speech at the chief nursing officer…
Earlier this month (14 March) the Government delivered the spring budget. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK and co-chair of the Care and Support Alliance, said: "Not for the…
New research in the US suggests that changes in the eye could help indicate if someone has Alzheimer's disease. The findings were published in Ophthalmology Retina. The researchers investigated whether…
Care work is not straight forward; it’s not a job that anyone can do. It’s a job that requires a lot of strength, patience and in some cases, a strong…
Care England, partners of the Quality Care Campaign and the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has welcomed the publication of the Local Government and Social…
The following article appeared on The Carer website. Two Anchor care home workers have triumphed to win accolades at the prestigious Great British Care Awards, which recognise excellence across the…
A Chesterfield-based provider, Heathcotes Group, is helping to increase local apprenticeship participation after joining the town's Apprenticeship Ambassador Network. Apprenticeship Amabassadors are businesses and organisations which sign up to actively…