Staff absences due to COVID-19 start to stack up
Over 3,000 care home staff have been reported as absent due to COVID-19, data from Scotland has revealed. This represents around 6.5…
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Immigration Bill: “A slap for carers”
The government’s backing of the Immigration Bill can only be considered a slap for carers, a legal expert has said.
Care workers twice as likely to die of COVID-19 than health staff
Care workers are twice as likely to die from coronavirus as healthcare workers, new data from the ONS has revealed. The occupational…
Disclosure Scotland fee suspension
Disclosure Scotland is suspending all fees for key workers and volunteers who are being drafted to help Scotland fight against COVID-19. This…
Helping you to save for a rainy day
The Care Workers’ Charity has teamed up with the Government’s Money Advice Service to offer managers and their employees impartial financial advice.…
Too few applicants for social care in Scotland
Too few applicants, with not enough experience, is the main reason for care workforce shortages in Scotland, the Scottish regulator has said.…
Manager relations cause two in five carers to consider leaving
Two in five care workers have considered leaving their role because of their manager, a report by the Care Workers Charity has…
Mind the gap!
Care providers are increasingly looking at their pay scales as they mind the gender pay gap, says social care writer Eleanore Robinson…
Gap widens between demand and supply of nurses
New social care workforce data reveals a widening gap between the supply of, and demand for nurses working in social care. Skills…
Self-selection questionnaire aims to reduce joiner attrition
Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare have launched a self-selection questionnaire for potential care workers. Designed to assess whether a candidate’s…
