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We need better clarity on the new social care certificate

Whilst the care industry is projecting the need for a 25% increase in positions to match the growing number of over 65s in our population, Kate Brett from Lifetime explains it’s imperative policies support making care an attractive career.

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Research estimates hidden social care demand for working-age Disabled people
First-ever estimate reveals the scale of working-age unmet need in England. Healthwatch England’s Chief Executive
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The benefits of personalised live-in care for older LGBTQ+ adults
Although Pride month is over, Anna May from The Good Care Group, explains there isn’t
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Managing conflict in care settings
The social care sector has enough on it’s plate without having to address problems between
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How homeshare transforms the lives of people with dementia and poor mobility
Pressure is mounting to tackle at home care needs for those who need it most.
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Carers Week: Meet the coordinators bringing laughter into UK care homes
The last 12 months have arguably been the hardest for social care. To help inject
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UK Care Week 2024: Five councils that are taking part
With UK Care Week in full swing, we look to local authorities nationwide who are
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Mental health patients need better support in communities, here’s how we can help
Elizabeth Ridely, a community care lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, explains cohesion must be strengthened between
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Putting health at the heart of government

Helen Buckingham, Senior Advisor at PPL, says that as September often marks a fresh start, our government could turn over a new leaf and crackdown on reforming our health and social care sector. 

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Battle for safety: How can we keep our healthcare workforce safe?
Jay Thinsa, Senior Operating Officer at Kingdom Healthcare, explores the impact of recent riots on
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Opinion: Realising the potential of social care
Sean Harriss is Senior Advisor at PPL, a management consultancy that specialises in tackling challenges
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Violence in England is a pandemic, hearing young people is the antidote
Throughout 2024 riots have broken out across England, causing mass hysteria and chaos. In a
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We need better clarity on the new social care certificate
Whilst the care industry is projecting the need for a 25% increase in positions to
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Research estimates hidden social care demand for working-age Disabled people
First-ever estimate reveals the scale of working-age unmet need in England. Healthwatch England’s Chief Executive
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The benefits of personalised live-in care for older LGBTQ+ adults
Although Pride month is over, Anna May from The Good Care Group, explains there isn’t
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Managing conflict in care settings
The social care sector has enough on it’s plate without having to address problems between
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Pressure mounts on X as critics rally against Grok deepfakes
‘The disturbing rise in AI intimate image abuse, facilitated by platforms such as Grok, is
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From systems to people: how Bromley is transforming social care
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From systems to people: how Bromley is transforming social care
Digital change in adult social care is urgent. In Bromley, a partnership with the Social
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Mental Health Bill shake-up: what it means for learning disability services
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Mental Health Bill shake-up: what it means for learning disability services
To give people with learning disabilities and autism more independence, Louise Wilson of Hill Dickinson
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The best child poverty strategy? Evidence points the way
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The best child poverty strategy? Evidence points the way
The masterplan aims to ease hardship, but the answer isn’t always in policy – early
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Philosophy and social care: creating space to think
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Philosophy and social care: creating space to think
Social care is starved of time to think, yet a project exploring philosophical learning suggests
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We keep talking personalisation, but when will it become reality?
Personalised care is central to the NHS Long Term Plan, but despite years of discussion
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Opinion: higher pay, better training could fix social care
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Opinion: higher pay, better training could fix social care
Low pay, job insecurity and post-Brexit recruitment challenges are plaguing the adult social care sector
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The grooming scandal: will the core issue be addressed?
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The grooming scandal: will the core issue be addressed?
One officer’s account reveals how underfunded services, not indifference, may have shaped the failures we
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