Bupa ordered to pay more than £1m over fire safety failings
A business run by Bupa has been ordered to pay more than £1m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one...
NHS recovery ‘doomed’ without right support for social care
A recovery plan for the NHS is ‘doomed to failure’ without the right support for social care, a group of MPs has said.
In a...
Loveday launches homecare service
Loveday & Co has launched a homecare service that offers a few hours of support a week, through to live-in or round-the-clock care.
Modelled on...
Additional funds provided to support sector
An extra £60m has been provided to local authorities to support the adult social care response to Covid-19 in January.
Funding is on top of...
Visa changes aim to bolster care workforce
Temporary changes to the health and care visa could see additional workers recruited into the sector.
Changes to policy could see social care workers, care...
Care workers in Wales to receive Real Living Wage
Social care staff in Wales will receive the Real Living Wage as part of a package of measures to support the sector.
Currently £9.90 per...
Providers encouraged to avoid entering into unsustainable contracts
The minimum price for homecare has been calculated at £23.20 per hour, effective from April 2022, when the UK’s statutory minimum and living wages...
Belong to pay all staff above the real living wage
Belong will pay all its staff above the real living wage (RLW) from January, increasing its starting salary to a minimum of £10 per...
Loneliness for adults with learning disabilities not limited to lockdown
Over a third (36%) of people with a learning disability said they felt lonely nearly always or all the time, while one in three...
National Care Group launches menopause hub
National Care Group (NCG) has launched a dedicated menopause hub to support colleagues and normalise conversation around the condition.
The provider, which offers support for...
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