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Colleagues engaged in training session

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DHSC sets out plans for funding adult social care training

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A practice educator or social work manager talking to a student

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Councils given funding to train more staff as social workers through apprenticeships

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

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Government bar on overseas care staff bringing over families sparks workforce concerns

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Home care worker speaking to older person

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10% pay rise for thousands of care workers as government announces national living wage rise

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Home care worker speaking to older person

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Qualification levels and average pay have fallen for care workers, official data shows

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Care worker or nurse looking stressed

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‘Very bad’ employers exploiting overseas social care staff, warns government migration adviser

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Home care worker speaking to older person

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60,000 boost to care workforce from overseas staff in past year

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

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Care workers’ lack of power at work behind tolerance of poor pay and conditions, finds report

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Minimum price of home care to rise by 12% next year, says provider body

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Home care worker speaking to older person

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Average care worker earns less than over 80% of wider workforce

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Blocks spelling out the word 'funding'

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Coffey unveils £500m adult social care grant to free up hospital beds

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Care home resident and worker

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‘Unsustainable’ reliance on agency care staff needs urgent government action, warns provider body

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Home care worker speaking to older person

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Government seeks overseas care staff to fill mounting shortages

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Portrait of sad lonely girl at home looking through window.

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Why live-in care staff are at high risk of modern slavery

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Old metal sign with the inscription Vacancies

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Adult social care vacancies up 52% over past year

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Council pay limits leading to ‘severe shortages’ of personal assistants

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