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Robust data on exploitation in care sector lacking, report finds
The scale of exploitation of skilled worker visa holders is not fully known due to a lack of data, a report by the National...
Oyster Care Homes partners with Zinc to streamline recruitment
Oyster Care Homes is partnering with digital background checking service Zinc to help streamline its recruitment processes across its sites.
The automated system cuts out...
Care services ‘finding it challenging’ to fill vacancies
Almost half of care services across Scotland (48%) are reporting staff vacancies, down from a high of 49%, latest data shows.
The Staff Vacancies in...
Pay disparity for social care workers persists, report finds
A social care worker earning £12 per hour would take home £7,120 a year more doing a comparable role in the NHS, data from...
Plans to boost housebuilding welcomed but ‘specifics missing’
Measures to speed up planning decisions to boost housebuilding and remove unnecessary blockers and challenges have been published as part of the government’s Planning...
Archangel appointed partner on technology enabled care project
Technology firm Archangel has been appointed by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) as development partner for a technology enabled care (TEC)...
CQC ratings ‘irrelevant’ to families, Autumna analysis shows
Analysis of searches carried out by people using Autumna shows catering, activities, environmental commitments and pet policies are scrutinised more often than Care Quality...
Anchor invests in connectivity to improve residents’ lives
Anchor is partnering with connectivity provider Wifinity to provide Wi-Fi across most of its locations.
The not-for profit provider of housing and care is investing...
National Care Group partnership with Engage helping boost retention
National Care Group (NCG) has seen staff retention at its business improve after partnering with technology firm Engage.
Since adopting the Engage platform in March...
FNC rates for care homes to rise 7.7%
Funding for care homes providing nursing in the community will rise 7.7%, the government has announced.
The uplift for 2025-26 means the standard weekly rate...
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