Government under fire over minimum wage laws
Unison and Mencap have called on Boris Johnson to reform the minimum wage laws affecting thousands of care workers. …
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Care provider questions care home isolation rule
Care England has called for a review of government guidance that requires anyone who makes a visit out of a…
Call for £7bn annual social care funding
Care England is calling on the government to inject an annual £7bn increase in social care funding as a starting…
Plans to make Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for care home staff
Staff in care homes with older adult residents in England may be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine. Health bosses…
Care home residents ‘barred from voting booth’
Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF) explains why it is ‘unthinkable’ to exclude half a million people…
Local carers recognised in the Great North West Care Awards
Caring colleagues at Belong Crewe have been shortlisted in 12 categories of the Great North West Care Awards. Members of…
Care sector ‘overlooked’ for free visa extension scheme
UNISON is calling for all overseas health and social care staff to be included in the Home Office’s free visa…
The Covid-19 pandemic in children’s services
Sarb Bhambra, principal social worker at Coventry City Council, looks back over the last 12 months, and forward to the…
