Care worker shortage will increase NHS waiting lists
The social care sector is facing a crisis in staffing, with an estimated 105,000 vacancies, according to the 2021 State of the … Read more
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Social care at breaking point in England after ‘lost decade’
A paper from the University of Birmingham has highlighted how policymakers’ failure to tackle chronically underfunded social care has resulted … Read more
Data shows that almost two-thirds of care homes have had no staff tested
The Independent reports that only 15 per cent of care home staff have been tested for coronavirus since the start … Read more
Adult social care services on brink of collapse, survey shows
Full story in The Guardian, 12 June 2018 Social care services for vulnerable adults are on the verge of collapse … Read more