Pandemic taking its toll on mental health of care workers
Three quarters of care workers have experienced worsened mental health because of their work during the pandemic.
A survey of more than 1,200 care workers...
Digital maturity among care providers showing ‘positive development’
Adult social care providers have steadily increased the use of digital tools over an 18-month period, with operators growing in confidence.
Research carried out by...
Care provider ordered to pay more than £33,500
A care provider has been ordered to pay more than £33,500 at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court after it failed to protect residents from avoidable harm.
Teignbridge...
UKHCA rebrands to the Homecare Association
The United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) has rebranded to provide a more modern platform and create a clearer and stronger voice for domiciliary care.
The...
Skills for Care promotes student nursing placements within sector
Skills for Care has launched guidance to support and promote student nursing placements within social care.
Funded by Health Education England, it is aimed at...
Children’s care system ‘becoming unsustainable’
The number of children being placed in council care could reach almost 100,000 by the middle of the decade – up from 69,000 in...
Capital ready to be unleashed in retirement communities, MPs told
The retirement communities sector has ‘historically failed’ to meet the needs of the middle market, with capital ready to be unleashed under the right...
Allocated funding for reforms ‘insufficient by some margin’
Concerns are growing that the government’s reforms to adult social care are underfunded and risk worsening existing pressures.
The warning has come from the Local...
Nourish Care extends access to GP Connect
Non-clinical roles can now access GP Connect within Nourish Care to help support staff in delivering care safely by ensuring they have up-to-date information...
Potential strike action ‘unwarranted’, says St Monica Trust CEO
A decision by care staff at St Monica Trust to take strike action has been described by the charity’s chief executive as ‘unwarranted’.
Care workers,...
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