health and social care

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…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne woman from Nigeria tells Sky News she paid £10,000 to an “agent” for a skilled worker visa on the promise of…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of foreign care workers coming to Britain has more than tripled in the past year. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA carer who stole more than £9,000 from elderly people claimed “everyone there was taking money”, a court heard. Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is a bitter November night and Anthony Mbare is shivering in a car in rural Wiltshire, south-west England, wait ing to…