CM Meets… Lucy Campbell
The beginning of the year was a tough time to be taking on a role that involved leading a major homecare franchise group. But...
Housing 21 posts growing surplus despite reliance on agency use
Housing 21 has introduced an academy that will provide a career path for care workers with ambitions to progress to management level, as it...
Too few applicants leaving care vacancies unfilled, report finds
Nearly half of all care services in Scotland (47%) reported having vacancies at the end of 2021 - an 11-percentage-point rise from the previous...
Discussing issues in a ‘balanced way’
Westminster Education Forum focuses on the next steps for the children’s social care system in England
Lack of direction in children’s social care is leading...
A continuous evolution
ARCO has been around for a decade. Michael Voges explains the journey it is on
In 2012, ten founding members – split evenly between not-for-profit...
External forces
The chancellor had little room for manoeuvre
The last few weeks have been unprecedented, with several announcements which were later rescinded. The new chancellor...
Additional money ‘welcome relief’ ahead of difficult winter
Additional funding allocated by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must be directed to improving pay and conditions of employment so the sector can grow and develop...
Government allocates £200m for care workforce to support discharge
Local authorities will receive 40% of a £500m hospital discharge funding pot to help bolster the social care workforce over winter.
Health and social care...
Real living wage helps Brunelcare reduce reliance on agency
Recruitment and retention have improved at Brunelcare since it started paying the real living wage, helping the provider cut its reliance on agency staff.
The...
Belong appoints head of dementia and care quality
Caroline Baker has been appointed to the newly created role of head of dementia and care quality at Belong.
Her career spans three decades, during which...
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