Staff management and recruitment tool offered free of charge to all health and social care providers in the UK
As a direct response to the increasing pressures that the COVID-19 outbreak is putting on the health and social care system across the UK, Netli,…
“Hugely concerning” points-based immigration proposals will be detrimental to social care services, says disability group
VODG Chief Executive Dr Rhidian Hughes Following the announcement that a new points-based immigration system will take place in the UK from January 2021, the…
New free government-backed care home complaints guide launches
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has launched new complaints guidebook for the UK care homes industry. In 2018, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)…
Care employers urged to apply for Skills for Care training fund to help develop skills
Individuals who employ their own care and support are being urged to apply for a Skills for Care fund that helps with training costs, which…
Innovative social care organisations sought to host graduates on programme to drive improvements and change
Skills for Care is looking for innovative social care organisations to host ambitious graduates on a one-year programme designed to develop future leaders in health…
£34 million investment to develop care robots to transform care sector and relieve pressure off healthcare professionals
PARO robot Part of the UK Government’s aim to give people five years of longer, healthier life, it has announced a £34 million investment to…
National agency says home care could be the answer to the adult and elderly care sector “crisis”
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing taxpayers nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance…
North East home care provider wins award for supportive and compassionate service
A care provider that specialises in working with clients requiring care in their own homes has received a prestigious award from social care and health…
New one-day courses look to support family carers who look after someone with dementia
Newly-formed charity Dementia Carers Count has launched a range of one-day courses for family carers, aiming to give them additional support and skills while they…
Carers left in financial hardship from forking out for expensive equipment, new report reveals
New research from Carers UK shows unpaid carers are “bankrupting their future to pay for the present”, with alarming figures revealing that carers are having…