Incentivising part-time workers could stem recruitment issues, says report
LaingBuisson outlines proposal to expand the full-time equivalent social care
workforce by optimising part-time working
Fine tuning benefit entitlements could offer a short-term economical and targeted...
Creating commercial sustainability
Tony Thiru, chief executive of Fulcrum Care, an independent social care consultancy, has helped more than 160 care homes in the UK to meet...
Having a voice
The public accounts select committee concluded in a report there was ‘lack of oversight’ of integrated care systems. Ellie Robinson hears from the social...
Exploitation of care workers a key priority for abuse authority
Forced or compulsory labour is an ‘emerging threat’ in the care sector and one of the top priorities for investigators at the Gangmasters and...
Eight in ten councils report fee rises
More than 130 councils in England increased fee rates between 2021 and 2022, government research and analysis has shown.
On a weighted average basis, excluding...
Shifting left
LaingBuisson hosted a roundtable event, sponsored by CareTech, where leaders in social care discussed some of the issues affecting the sector, including workforce and...
Route to recruitment
The recruitment market is tough. Ellie Robinson examines how some care providers are tackling the issue by taking on overseas workers
With increasing challenges around...
Leading the way
When it comes to care home construction in England, who is building what, where and for whom? Johan Ottosson, senior associate, and Henry Elphick,...
Unable to respond
As with other parts of social care, children’s services are struggling to staff settings. Ellie Robinson investigates some of the issues facing the market...
Developing supply
Cutting the number of people with autism and learning disabilities in inpatient settings has proved difficult for government. Ellie Robinson examines some of the...
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