Care home launches special 'adopt a granny' scheme for families with young kids
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA care home has launched an adopt a grandparent scheme in a bid to tackle loneliness among the elderly. Read More
Healthcare worker, 30, who came to the UK from Zimbabwe to 'become a better version of herself' is awarded £25,000 by an employment tribunal after she was sacked for being pregnant
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA healthcare worker has been awarded more than £25,000 after she was fired by bosses only days after arriving in the UK…
UK care operators accused of ‘shocking abuse’ of migrant workers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCare operators have been accused of “shocking abuse” of migrant workers who are allegedly being forced to pay back thousands of pounds…
No plans to remove care workers from shortage occupation list, Downing Street says
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Government has no plans to remove care workers from the shortage occupation list to cut immigration despite calls from Tory MPs, Downing Street said. Read…
UK risks becoming reliant on overseas care workers, report warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe UK risks becoming highly reliant on overseas care workers after nearly 58,000 visas were issued for the sector last year, a…
Carer rapped for keeping quiet about almost £10,000 wage overpayment
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA carer who was overpaid by almost £10,000 has been rapped for failing to report the mistake to bosses. Read More
Right to unpaid care leave set to become law to help millions of people
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA move to enable unpaid carers to take leave from their day jobs to help dependents is set to become law after…
Value of unpaid carers in England and Wales equal to NHS multi billion-pound budget
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe value of unpaid care in England and Wales is almost equivalent to a second NHS, according to a new research estimate….
Florida nurse accused of swindling Alzheimer's patient out of over $7,000 to pay for plastic surgery - including a Brazilian butt lift - is arrested after turning up at 88-year-old's home
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Florida nurse has been accused of stealing the identity of an 88-year-old Alzheimer’s patient to pay for over $7,000 of plastic surgery. Read More
Social care workforce funding halved for England, government confirms
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFunding promised to develop the social care workforce in England has been halved, the government has confirmed. Read More