Category: Care sector news
CARE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN TO BOOST WORKFORCE
A new national adult social care recruitment campaign has been launched to boost the adult social care workforce in England as part of a wider plan to attract more staff into the sector. The...CARE PROVIDERS SEEK BETTER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT
Care providers are calling for better financial support from the Government to help them get through the hardships caused by the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). The Independent Care Group...REFERO OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO VIDEO CONSULTATION TECHNOLOGY
Refero, the video consultation firm which connects citizens with the public sector, has announced it is offering free usage of its platform to public sector bodies to support the local government...NEW BOARD DIRECTOR FOR CYGNET HEALTH CARE
Cygnet Health Care has appointed Professor Lord Patel of Bradford as Senior Independent Board Director. Lord Patel joins Cygnet Health Care following many years of working at the...CARE SECTOR EXPERT CALLS FOR REDUCTION IN DBS PROCESSING TIME
Tribe Recruitment, a healthcare sector recruiter based in the North East, is calling for the government to reduce the time taken to process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to 48 hours,...OVER-65S STRUGGLING TO GET ESSENTIALS DURING PANDEMIC, SURVEY REVEALS
Three in five (60%) people aged over 65 are currently unable to get enough supplies to cover their day-to-day needs, a study from older people’s charity Independent Age has revealed. ...CEO OF CARE INNOVATION HUB STEPS DOWN AS OPERATIONS ARE PAUSED
Due to the effects of COVID-19, Care Innovation Hub has made the difficult decision to pause all operations for the foreseeable future, likely to last at least six months. In order to...SOCIAL CARE PROVIDER CREATES MORE THAN 40 JOBS THROUGH NEW SERVICES
Supported living services provider Eden Futures is enhancing its service provision over the next few months by launching 17 new accommodation places across Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent. ...WAGES FOR CARE WORKERS MADE ACCESSIBLE AHEAD OF PAYDAY
Critical workers, such as NHS and care staff, can now gain access to their wages ahead of payday for free, by using Hastee. Earnings on-demand platform Hastee gives workers access to...TECH CHALLENGE LAUNCHED TO OFFER DIGITAL SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
People who are required to stay at home for at least 12 weeks because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) could soon benefit from new technology that aims to combat the effects of social isolation. ...
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