Care firm My Homecare Reading put clients at risk, report finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An inadequate care firm put clients at risk of avoidable harm and failed to obtain required recruitment information for some staff, Read…
Health and social care faces the ‘greatest workforce crisis in history’ as damning report predicts shortage of 1 MILLION jobs creating a ‘serious risk to patient safety’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Health and social care face the ‘greatest workforce crisis in their history’ with staff shortages Read More
Cawston Park carer denies ill-treatment of resident who died
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A carer has denied a charge of ill-treatment of a 32-year-old man on the day he died. Read More
North London care home slammed as ‘unsafe’ by inspectors after ‘staff found sleeping on the job’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A North London care home has been given the worst possible rating by inspectors Read More
'We're at breaking point': Disabled people and carers pushed into debt and skipping meals as costs surge, charity warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A significant number of disabled people and carer households in Britain are being pushed into debt Read More
Health Minister announces increased mileage rate for HSC staff
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Health Minister Robin Swann has announced an increase to the mileage rate for work-related car travel by Health Trust staff. Read More
Record numbers of chronically ill patients are being denied vital NHS funding for their care
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Record numbers of chronically ill patients living with disabilities are being denied funding for their care, Read More
The stark choice between a life with care or no life at all
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Lucy Webster does a brilliant job of rewriting the narrative around care for disabled people, Read More
More than a fifth of care home beds in England are now unfilled after public confidence in the sector was shattered during pandemic
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nearly one in four care home beds in England are now empty as people seek out home care instead, official figures show. …