£119,000 funding to support independent care sector in Kirklees and enable more joined-up working
Kirklees Council is joining forces with NHS Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to support the independent care sector in Kirklees. A £119,000 investment in the…
Adult social care plan to help sector cope with upcoming winter pressures
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new adult social care plan for 2020-2021, which outlines the UK Government’s ambitions for…
Care providers receive £546m funding boost to bolster infection control throughout winter
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care providers will be given an extra £546 million to reduce COVID-19 infection and…
Care providers urged to prevent further spread of COVID-19 after spike in new cases
A letter has been issued to all care providers, Local Authority Chief Executives and Directors of Adult Social Care in England, which outlines the different…
Hampshire County Council trials ‘European-first’ pioneering assistive cobots to support carers
Hampshire County Council, in coordination with global transformation consultancy PA Consulting, is trialling innovative collaborative robots – cobots – in the UK care sector for…
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…