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…
Staffing
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…
Two in five care vacancies are in the South East
Almost two in five vacancies in social care are in London and the South East, figures obtained by trade union, the GMB.…
LD nurse numbers fall by 40 per cent over a decade
NHS Employers have warned of an increasing shortfall in the number of specialist nurses. Citing the latest NHS workforce figures, they note…
Care Sourcer launches free health and wellbeing support
Care comparison and matching site Care Sourcer has launched a free Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to all UK care provider employees. The…
Nursing homes increase demand for non-nurses
Care homes with nursing are extending their hold on the social care workforce, increasing demand for employees by 2 per cent to…
Wales opens first workforce strategy consultation
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and Social Care Wales are holding a consultation to inform Wales’ first health and social care…
Sector must address care staff retention crisis, says GMB Union
GMB, the union for public sector workers, is demanding immediate action after figures showed a third of care workers leave the profession…
Workers “don’t want” social care jobs
Shortages in social care occur primarily because many workers do not want these jobs, rather than because there is no-one qualified to…
Private ownership spells cuts to staff pay
Care workers in Yorkshire are being paid less and face cuts to their working conditions as a result of council homes being…
