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Adults, Social work leaders

Providers to cut care and jobs on back of Budget, finds survey

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

Adults, Social work leaders

60% of community social care services have no or ‘outdated’ performance rating, analysis finds

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Female care worker on home visit showing her ID, close up

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

£1bn shortfall in home care fees required to cover minimum wage, finds provider body’s research

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Home care worker speaking to older person

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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

Adults, Social work leaders

Most home care providers have seen fall in number of hours commissioned by councils – survey

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Unaccompanied children in hotels are councils’ responsibility – judge

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Home care worker speaking to older person

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

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Adults, Social work leaders

Councils underfunded adult care services by at least £2.9bn in 2021-22, provider analysis suggests

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

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

Adults, Workforce, Social work leaders

Seven in eight commissioners paying below ‘minimum rate for home care’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Government rejects call to give social workers and care staff priority access to petrol

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Adults, Workforce

Directors urged to probe zero-hour contracts, wage levels and short appointments in home care

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Workforce

Southwark council commits to changing its commissioning practices to improve conditions for home care workers

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Adults, Workforce

Lack of flu vaccinations among social care staff ‘could pose significant public health risk’

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