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NCF launches programme to help not-for-profit care providers prepare for employment reforms

NCF LAUNCHES PROGRAMME TO HELP NOT-FOR-PROFIT CARE PROVIDERS PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT REFORMS

The National Care Forum (NCF) has launched a new programme to help not-for-profit care and support providers strengthen employment practices and prepare for major changes introduced through the...
Nominations Open for Vegan & Vegetarian Care Catering Awards

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR VEGAN & VEGETARIAN CARE CATERING AWARDS

Care homes, hospitals and catering teams across the UK are being encouraged to nominate the individuals and organisations making a positive difference to older vegans and vegetarians (together...
Care homes must rethink uniform comfort during hotter summers

KEEPING CARERS COOL

Care homes must rethink uniform comfort during hotter summers, says Sara Catanzaro, Design Manager at Alsico. The UK has already experienced record temperatures this year, with forecasters...
Unfair to Care: New Report Highlights Persistent Pay Gap and Growing Workforce Crisis

UNFAIR TO CARE: NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GROWING PAY GAP AND WORKFORCE CRISIS

The Care Workers’ Charity welcomes the publication of the latest edition of Community Integrated Care’s ‘Unfair to Care’ report, which again highlights the deep-rooted...
Huntingdon care home staff raise £4K for unpaid carers in Cambridge half-marathon

HUNTINGDON CARE HOME STAFF RAISE £4K FOR UNPAID CARERS

This week, staff from The Chase care home in Huntingdon laced up their running shoes to take part in the 2026 Cambridge Half Marathon to raise funds for Caring Together Charity – which is...
The Care Worker’s Charity Responds to the Autumn 2026 Budget

LEFT OUT: THE CARE WORKER’S CHARITY RESPONDS TO THE AUTUMN BUDGET

The Care Workers’ Charity (The CWC) expresses profound disappointment following the Autumn 2025 Budget. Despite the Chancellor’s assurances that she is ‘not turning a blind eye to...
Care Home Boot Camp Boosts Lisa’s Great Wall Walk

CARE HOME BOOT CAMP BOOSTS LISA’S GREAT WALL WALK

Residents at Edgehill Care Home in Swindon have swapped armchairs for action by joining manager Lisa Edwards on training walks as she gears up for the challenge of a lifetime: a five-day trek along...
Vacancy rates in social care return to pre-Covid levels

VACANCY RATES IN SOCIAL CARE RETURN TO PRE-COVID LEVELS

Social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest data from Skills for Care – the workforce development body for adult social care in England. The annual...
Superior Care staff graduate with flying colours

STAFF GRADUATE WITH FLYING CARE COLOURS

Care home group, Superior Care (Midlands), recently celebrated the first ever successful graduation from its internal staff development initiative, Flourish in the gardens of its very own Newbury...
Lianne Harvey and Matthew Seager - photo credit Tom Dixon (m)

MUSIC FOR DEMENTIA SUPPORTS CARE STAFF TO HARNESS THE POWER OF MUSIC

Care staff can look forward to free tickets to an award-winning play about the power of music and an innovative partnership with Care Home Open Week. Music for Dementia has launched two new...

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