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Immigration changes will ‘decimate’ the care industry

The care sector has continued to raise concerns in response to the Government’s Immigration White Paper, ...

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Free training programme creates the next generation of carers

West Midlands-based training provider, Embark Learning Care Academy, has joined forces with charity, The King’s ...

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Channel 3 hires business development executive

Channel 3 Consulting, a digital transformation consultancy catering to more than 90 health, care, and ...

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Fury as Government bans overseas care workers

The government has been accused of ‘kicking the care sector when it is already down’ ...

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Camascope appoints chief technology officer

Healthtech and electronic medication management technology provider Camascope has appointed Igor Royzis as chief technology officer.

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Carers at growing risk of modern slavery, data reveals

The number of female potential victims of modern slavery and exploitation is higher than males ...

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Babington joins Knovia

Apprenticeship/training provider Babington has joined Knovia, a group of sector-focused independent training businesses.

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Saxophonist wins nationwide talent contest

Oladayo ‘Ola’ Ojekanmi from Netherley, Liverpool, was crowned the winner of the annual Care Sector’s ...

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Leading industry figurejoins Portunus Associates

Portunus Associates has appointed Nick Broadbent as a consultant in his first role since retiring ...

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How to run a quality-first service

Sue Sheath, director of regulation and quality improvement at Barchester, provides advice on how to ...

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Multilingual helpline champions carer wellbeing

Nellsar uses dedicated multi-lingual helpline to give employees immediate access to free, confidential support

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Cutting-edge technology introduced in social care

Care leaders will be trained to use the latest technology to improve patient care, free ...

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71% of care providers find workforce recruitment ‘challenging’

More than two thirds (71%) of adult social care providers say they find the current ...

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Guidance issued for £12.5m international adult social care recruitment fund

Department of Health and Social Care publishes guidance on its £12.5m international adult social care ...

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Social enterprise We Are Care secures seed funding

We Are Care secures seed funding to expand its service delivering reliable, high-quality carers at ...

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Exemplar Health Care trains 100 mental health first aiders

Exemplar Health Care trains more than 100 mental health first aiders

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Exemplar Health Care to open Doncaster care home

Exemplar Health Care set to open new specialist care home in Doncaster

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Nominate your unsung Care Heroes 2025

Ontex has teamed up with Caring Times once again to reward those working in care ...

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Oakland Care celebrates housekeepers with ‘clean team’ takeover

Oakland Care surprised care workers at its Elmbrook Court care home in Wantage, Oxfordshire with ...

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Unstable agency workforce puts sector at risk, finds report

A survey of 14,000 bank and agency staff in the social and health care sector ...

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Care provider celebrates inclusion week

Team members from Hamberley Care Homes marked National Inclusion Week with a celebration across the ...

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‘Not the whole story,’ says Martin Green on Skills for Care annual report

'We know we’re going to need more than half a million more care roles by ...

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We Care Group launches staff bonus scheme

Care provider We Care Group has launched a £1 million-plus annual bonus programme to reward ...

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Care workers get £4k real-terms pay cut since 2010, data shows

GMB estimates real-terms pay cuts have affected more than 300,000 care workers identified in the ...

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Care sector can’t be fixed without wage rises, says trade union

Unison has also called for a credible workforce strategy and an end to the exploitation ...

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Skills for Care’s new push to support adult social care workforce

The 'Driving change in social care' campaign is designed to educate the sector on Skills ...

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‘Financially drained’ migrant nurses reveal struggle due to benefits ban

Migrant nursing staff are more than twice as likely as those educated in the UK ...

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As care worker visas drop 81%, Martin Green calls situation ‘untenable’

The shift follows Rishi Sunak's move to ban health and care workers bringing 'dependants' with ...

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‘Lives being destroyed’ as care worker exploitation increases 500% in three years

The Royal College of Nursing said that migrant workers are at particular risk of exploitation ...

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Elizabeth Finn Homes introduces ‘progressive’ parental leave policy

The group hopes the move will help retain staff and inspire other care companies to ...

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Public raises £60k to replace carer’s car destroyed in UK race riots

Nigerian student Brendan Nwabichie finished a 12-hour shift only to find his car entirely burnt ...

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Yorkshire NHS workers secure back pay through union negotiations

Unison successfully argued that the band two healthcare assistants had for years undertaken band three ...

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NHS 5% pay rise ‘cannot be a one-off’, warns trade union

The pay rise will affect all NHS nursing staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) contracts ...

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Florence appoints chief revenue officer

Florence, the tech start-up that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers, ...

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Care providers dominate Indeed’s list of UK’s fastest hiring companies

Second place was occupied by Health Quality Care, which Indeed claims hires 6.7 times faster ...

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Care provider pioneers health checks for employees

Luxury care group Connaught Care Collection is offering free "full-body health checks" to its 184 ...

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Scottish care worker given warning after being found guilty of drinking at work

The Scottish Social Services Council found him guilty of "consuming alcohol while on shift" on ...

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‘Stark mismatch in home care supply and demand,’ reports Homecare Association

Research shows nearly half of providers cannot meet demand, while others have insufficient work for ...

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Visiting Angels CEO appears on BBC to discuss Home Care’s Got Talent

A grand finale will take place in York on 8 August where the winner will ...

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OPINION: Health and Care Worker visas – too much of a good thing?

Denise Osterwald, legal director for law firm Birketts, weighs up the debate on using international ...

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Care professionals recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Care professionals recognised in the Kings Birthday Honours List include Carers UK’s director of policy, ...

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Labour to pledge £12 minimum wage for care workers in today’s manifesto

The move would mean care workers across the country are paid at least £12 an ...

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Home care provider launches campaign to tackle social care misconceptions

Home care provider Right at Home UK has launched a campaign to challenge misconceptions surrounding ...

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Care home introduces family meal initiative

Athena care home Ashlynn Grange in Peterborough has introduced a family meal initiative to create ...

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New scheme aims to help modern slavery victims in UK find jobs

Experts say risks of modern slavery are disproportionately high in the care sector, by comparison ...

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Care home employee attends Royal garden party thanks to resident

The administration manager at MHA Morel Court spent an afternoon at Buckingham Palace thanks to ...

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Almost a fifth of agency health and care workers expect to leave sector

Nearly one in five (18%) health and social care workers taking on agency work via ...

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Care manager runs London Marathon to raise awareness of pulmonary fibrosis

Matt Capener, regional operations manager at RMBI Care Co, has run his first London Marathon ...

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Carer wins poetry prize in Hamberley Care Homes competition

Care professional Sinu Ravindran, a homemaker at Richmond Manor Care Home in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, has ...

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Lack of engagement with private providers put staff at risk during Covid, says union

A lack of engagement between private care providers and unions put care staff at risk ...

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Potential modern slavery victims rise 30% in care sector

The number of potential victims of modern slavery in the care sector rose by 30% ...

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Care home staff and residents need ‘family’ bonds to thrive

Care home residents receive better care when they enjoy ‘family’ bonds with staff, according to ...

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HC-One becomes first care home provider to achieve nursing gold standard

HC-One has become the first care home provider to achieve a national gold standard for ...

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Care UK reinvents work experience offer

Care UK is piloting an improved work experience opportunity as part of its commitment to ...

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Study reveals emotional impact of pandemic on care home staff

A Lancaster University study has revealed the emotional impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on care ...

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Providers warn of loss of overseas workers due to increased red tape

Campaigners have warned that a loss of overseas workers due to increased red tape could ...

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Grassroots group aims to tackle domiciliary care worker challenges

A grassroots support network for home care workers has been launched to help tackle recruitment ...

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Watchdog gives damning verdict on social care visa policy

The former head of the UK borders watchdog has issued a damning verdict on the ...

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HC-One invests over £39m in colleague pay

HC-One has announced its is investing over £39 million in colleague pay this year.

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HC-One expands sick pay to thousands of care workers

HC-One is expanding sick pay entitlements to more colleagues in its care homes.

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Skills for Care to celebrate social care in April

Skills for Care is once again #CelebratingSocialCare in April and is encouraging all social care ...

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CCH Group rolls out Staffbase app at 220 sites

City & County Healthcare Group (CCH Group) has rolled out the Staffbase employment app to ...

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OSJCT renews commitment to Real Living Wage

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has renewed its commitment to paying the ...

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Home Office revokes care company’s overseas sponsor licence

A Borders care company has had its licence to sponsor overseas care workers revoked by ...

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Black Swan Care Group renews Real Living Wage commitment

Black Swan Care Group has renewed its commitment to providing the Real Living Wage to ...

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Foreign care workers subjected to rape and exploitation

Care workers on overseas visas have suffered rape, sexual harassment and exploitation, an investigation has ...

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Leading operators sign up to care workers’ charter

Six care homes run by Agincare, Country Court Care Homes and HC-One have signed up ...

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Skills for Care champions registered managers

Skills for Care is championing registered managers with its latest campaign this month.

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In-house app helps transform employee engagement and retention

Signature Senior Lifestyle has developed an in-house app to transform its employee engagement and retention.

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Abuse of overseas care worker sponsor licences revealed

An investigation has revealed abuse of the overseas sponsor licence system for care workers.

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Guild Care announces pay increase for care and support teams

Social care charity Guild Care has announced carers and support workers will receive a pay ...

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Oakland Care celebrates longest serving team member

Oakland Care is celebrating a momentous milestone in the career of its longest serving team ...

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Vida Healthcare marks recruitment and training milestone

Vida Healthcare has recruited and trained over 250 care workers during the past year as ...

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Migration committee warns of care worker exploitation risk

Government advisers have warned that changes to UK migrant rules risk “an increased risk of ...

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Policy & Politics

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Agincare opens nominations for 2024 awards

Agincare has opened nominations for its annual awards ceremony honouring outstanding care and support workers.

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Meallmore care worker receives Nigerian honour for community service

Emmanuel Ubochi, a care assistant at Meallmore's Grove Care Home, has received a prestigious honour ...

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Administrators agree £73k deal to cover staff pay at closed care homes

Administrators have agreed a £73,000 deal to cover in full the unpaid salaries of workers ...

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Skills for Care celebrates LGBT History Month

Skills for Care is celebrating LGBT History Month throughout February by reflecting on how its ...

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Registrations open for Care Sector’s Got Talent 2024

The spotlight is set to shine once again on the remarkable talents within the care ...

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Right at Home champions social care workforce

Right at Home has shone a spotlight on the social care workforce at the Homecare ...

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Care England launches end-to-end solution to tackle workforce crisis

Care England has partnered with four organisations to offer an end-to-end solution to solving the ...

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Promedica24 recognises employees with special awards

Live-in care provider Promedica24 has presented special awards to a care manager and two carers ...

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Leader warns dependant ban will close another recruitment avenue

MHA chief executive Sam Monaghan has warned a ban on overseas dependants will close another ...

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Research shows sharp rise in international students moving into care

New research has revealed a sixfold rise in the number of international students coming into ...

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Signature Senior Lifestyle celebrates record breaking retention

Signature Senior Lifestyle has celebrated record breaking colleague retention of 96%.

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Lovett Care commits to 10% salary rise for all team members

Lovett Care has announced it will continue to pay all team members a minimum of ...

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Home Office rules out raising care worker English language requirements

The Home Office has ruled out raising English language care worker requirements despite the tragic ...

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Salutem Care and Education launches management graduate scheme

Salutem Care and Education has become one of the first social care operators to launch ...

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Community meets newly appointed care home manager

A South Yorkshire care home has held an event to introduce its newly appointed manager ...

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Council launches drive to get young people into care

A Cornwall Council initiative has been launched to get young people to pursue a career ...

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Exemplar Health Care recruitment campaign seeks ‘dream makers’

Exemplar Health Care has launched a new recruitment campaign focused on helping its service users ...

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Home From Home Care marks 20th anniversary with staff pay rise

Learning disabilities care provider, Home From Home Care, has marked its 20th anniversary by offering ...

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Business

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Priory responds to DHSC announcement on social care workforce

Priory chief executive Rebekah Cresswell has said the government’s announcement on the social care workforce ...

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GMB members vote to strike at HC-One care home

GMB members have voted for strike action at HC-One’s Victoria Park care home in Coventry ...

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Government announces national career pathway for care workers

Wide ranging plans to improve career prospects for care workers have been announced by the ...

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Policy & Politics

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Outstanding care professionals recognised at Surrey Care Awards

Loose Women presenter Judi Love hosted a night of celebration at The Surrey Care Awards ...

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Care home’s rating suspended following BBC Panorama investigation

A Northeast care home has had its rating suspended by the CQC following a BBC ...

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Care UK warns scammers using its name to make ‘fraudulent’ job offers

Care UK has warned scammers are making “unsolicited and fraudulent” job offers to overseas workers ...

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Care group recognises superhero workers

Luxury care group CHD Living highlighted the outstanding work that its care staff do throughout ...

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Council leads the way in paying carers the Real Living Wage

Four in five care homes in Wigan are being delivered by a Real Living Wage ...

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