Adult social care workforce vacancy rate decreases to nearly 10 percent
New data from Skills for Care has found that the adult social care workforce in England started growing again over the past year. The annual…
Social care workers in Wales receive real living wage uplift
As part of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24, it has announced new funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real…
Almost £400m in funding to help adult social care sector ahead of winter
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid The UK Government has confirmed additional funding for infection prevention and control to help the adult social care…
Extend NHS self-isolation rule to frontline workers in the health and care industry, BHTA urges
Dr Simon Festing, Chief Executive Officer of the British Healthcare Trades Association The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has called on the government to extend…
Health Minister unveils Fair Work Forum for social care in Northern Ireland
Health Minister Robin Swann Health Minister Robin Swann has announced plans to establish a Social Care Fair Work Forum to support and develop Northern Ireland’s…
NHS and social care workers in Wales to receive £735 each for ‘extraordinary contributions’
Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething The Welsh Government will fund a bonus payment for NHS and social care staff to recognise their…
Health and care workers encouraged to get COVID-19 vaccine and “lead by example”
The country’s leading health and social care professionals have joined forces to urge their frontline colleagues to get the vital first dose of the COVID-19…
ADASS calls for urgent £480m cash injection to support “exhausted” social care sector
A leading social care organisation is calling for an immediate cash boost for social care and new recruits to support its “exhausted” workforce and ensure…
Letter circulated throughout NHS about vaccination of frontline health and social care workers
On 7th January, NHS England and NHS Improvement sent a letter to key figures throughout the NHS about the immediate requirement to vaccinate frontline health…
NHS launches ‘most vital ever’ health and care worker flu vaccination drive
The health and social care service’s most senior clinicians and leaders have urged their frontline colleagues to get their annual flu jab as soon as…