A new training programme will help social care managers improve services and deliver more for less, says National Skills Academy for Social Care head of membershp and engagement Debbie Sorkin.
Anyone who works in a care setting will be used to those higher up the pecking order talking in 'jargonese.'
Home care providers must train up their workforces to support the rising number of clients with complex care needs, says Rebekah Newton, clinical director at Ark Complex Care.
New clinical roles for care home staff are being touted so the future needs of frail older people can be met. Jill Manthorpe reviews the findings of a three-year study
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Concerns have been raised over the future of the adult social care system after it was revealed that councils in England and Wales sliced £1.4 billion from their annual pay bill in 2011-12, largely by reducing staff numbers.
Social care workers in Wales will have a professional body to represent them with the announcement today of the launch of the Academy of Care Practitioners.
Care workers at a charity that supports adults with learning difficulties in Lancashire are holding a demonstration outside the council today after being told they could face pay cuts.
National Skills Academy for Social Care is relaunching the Endorsement Framework for adult social care training providers to recognise and badge excellent learning and development.
Skills for Care has created an interactive career pathways e-tool for people considering starting in social care and those already working in the sector who are keen to see what their career development opportunities might be.
Training standards of home care workers is under the microscope.
Two care assistants are representing the UK at this year's WorldSkills competition. Kirsty McGregor finds out about their ambitions and the training involved
A former Care Quality Commission inspector was arrested today on suspicion of pressurising care providers to pay for favourable inspection reports.
Care home nurse Sandra Hambett reflects on how she dealt with a seemingly intractable case involving a resident who had developed pressure sores but refused painkillers that would have helped her treat them.
One care home manager asks what support they are entitled to to help them manage their increasing workload.(Pic: Design Pics Inc/Rex Features)
Registered managers are highly committed to their roles but most do not feel valued, a National Skills Academy for Social Care survey has found.
Half of the learning disability services inspected by the Care Quality Commission in the wake of Winterbourne View are not meeting essential standards on safeguarding residents and caring for them. The CQC said the findings were a cause for concern.
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