Tag Archives | adult social care workforce

Female care worker smiling as she enters the house of an older woman whom she is greeting

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government renews funding to help overseas care staff left without work due to exploitation or visa issues

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The words 'training & development' next to a cog

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Government launches digital social care qualification but providers criticise level of training funding

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A note pad with 'do you feel valued?' written on the front

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social workers least likely to feel valued of adult social care staff groups, find survey

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Experienced care workers earn 4p per hour more than new staff, reveals Skills for Care

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A care worker or nurse helping an older woman through an arm exercise, while both are sitting on a sofa in a living room

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘How reablement can better support independence and quality of life’

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Care worker putting a bandage on a man's arm in his home.

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Government curbs overseas recruitment with providers required to prioritise staff already in England

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Nurse holding the hand of an older woman in a care home

Adults, Social work leaders

7.7% boost to care home nursing fee welcome, but pressure on sector ‘relentless’, says provider body

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The word 'recruit' spelt out

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Social worker numbers hit new record high in adults’ services

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The word 'costs' spelt out in 3-D letters of increasing height against a turquoise background

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social care leaders sound alarm over 120% hike in sponsorship fees for overseas staff

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Old metal sign with the inscription Vacancies

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Adult social care vacancy rate fell last year, data suggests

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Jigsaw puzzle showing supply demand gap

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Council social care fee rises lag national living wage hike for third year running, providers report

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Person placing a wooden block with the word 'budget' written in black on it on top of a similar block with the word 'gap' written on it

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

£600m for social care ‘risks being swallowed by wage and employer tax rises’, warn sector leaders

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Chancellor of the Exchequer (2024-) Rachel Reeves

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

£600m boost for social care next year announced in Budget

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An illlustration of a salary rise

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Pay boost for many thousands of care workers as government raises national living wage by 6.7%

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Fair pay agreement for adult social care likely to increase council costs, says government

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Adults, Workforce

Fall in number of personal assistants ‘a significant concern’, warns sector body

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