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This Carers Week, Carers Network highlights the inequalities facing unpaid carers in the UK

CARERS NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS INEQUALITIES FACING UNPAID CARERS

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face, and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK....
Care Workers’ Charity Responds to the Homecare Association's Report: Fee Rates for State-Funded Homecare in 2025-26

THE CARE WORKERS’ CHARITY RESPONDS TO THE HOMECARE ASSOCIATION'S REPORT: FEE RATES FOR STATE-FUNDED HOMECARE IN 2025-26

A new report from the Homecare Association reveals the shocking extent of underfunding in the homecare sector – branding current commissioning practices as “state-sponsored labour...
SCIE Chief Executive Kathryn Smith receives OBE

SCIE CHIEF EXECUTIVE KATHRYN SMITH RECEIVES OBE AST WINDSOR CASTLE

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has announced that its Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, has received her Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal at a prestigious...
NCF responds to government plans to end overseas recruitment of care workers

NCF RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT PLANS TO END OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT OF CARE WORKERS

The National Care Forum (NCF), an association for not-for-profit social care, has responded to government plans that will imminently end the recruitment of overseas workers into care jobs in the UK....
SCIE responds to Health and Social Care Committee report Adult Social Care Reform: the cost of inaction

SCIE RESPONDS TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE REPORT

This week, the Health and Social Care Committee has published its report, Adult Social Care Reform: the cost of inaction.  The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) submitted written...
Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chair of the CPA

CARE PROVIDER ALLIANCE (CPA) RESPONDS TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CASEY COMMISSION

The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) has responded to the launch of the Casey Commission and the publication of its Terms of Reference today. Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chair of the CPA, commented:...
The Care Workers’ Charity Launches Guide Championing Frontline Workers in Adult Social Care

THE CARE WORKERS’ CHARITY LAUNCHES GUIDE TO CHAMPIONING FRONTLINE CARERS

The Care Workers’ Charity has launched Centring Care Workers: A Guide – a practical and vital new resource co-produced with the Care Worker Advisory Board. The guide supports...
Jelly Drops offers a sweet solution to hydration with Trinity Homecare

A SWEET SOLUTION TO HYDRATION

Staying hydrated is essential for overall health, yet it can often be a challenge for older individuals. That’s why Trinity Homecare and Jelly Drops are coming together to support their...
Oladayo ‘Ola’ Ojekanmi dazzles to win Care Sector’s Got Talent

LIVERPOOL SAXOPHONIST OLA WINS CARE SECTOR’S GOT TALENT

Oladayo ‘Ola’ Ojekanmi from Netherley, Liverpool, has been crowned the winner at the annual Care Sector's Got Talent contest in Birmingham. Cheered on by hundreds of people in the live...
NCF responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

NCF RESPONDS TO CHANCELLOR’S SPRING STATEMENT

The National Care Forum (NCF), an association for not-for-profit social care, has responded to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. Despite the government’s intention not to portray it as...

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