health and social care

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNine out of 10 care workers cannot afford to take time off sick, research suggests. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteForeign care staff invited to the UK to help fix a chronic worker shortage are being “exploited on a grand scale”, a…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe social care system would collapse without migrant workers, a leading union has warned, amid reports the government will ban staff from…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRelying on international recruitment to plug gaps in the health and social care workforce is “unsustainable”, trust leaders have said.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly a quarter of a million people in England were waiting to have their care needs assessed by the end of summer, according…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeventy carers were questioned by researchers at UCL about how they thought others treated them and their own attitudes towards their roles….

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe government has cut the funding for its proposed overhaul of adult social care by 58%, according to a report from the…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhy are there so few men entering the caring professions in the UK?  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Widespread exploitation of carers recruited from abroad is the “the number one priority” for the agency that investigates criminality affecting workers…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA national helpline for victims of modern slavery is reporting a steep rise in calls from overseas workers who came to the…