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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...
Roving Chefs Inspire Thousands Across the UK

ROVING CHEFS INSPIRE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE UK

Vegetarian for Life (VfL) is celebrating the incredible impact of its ‘Roving Chefs’ initiative, which has reached over 61,000 individuals in the last three years alone. Working with...
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...
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...
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...
Watford care home apprentice shares journey to mark National Apprenticeship Week

CARE HOME APPRENTICE SHARES JOURNEY TO MARK NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

With the UK unemployment rate increasing to 4.4% between September to November 2024, career schemes such as apprenticeships are an important pathway to support people into the workplace.  To...
Care Workers’ Charity National Care Service Roundtable Findings Launch Event

CARE WORKERS’ CHARITY TO HOST NATIONAL CARE SERVICE ROUNDTABLE FINDINGS EVENT

The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) is set to unveil the findings from its recent roundtable discussions on the future of adult social care in England at an exclusive online launch event on 6th...
Belong Newcastle Welcomes New Critter Companions

BELONG NEWCASTLE WELCOMES NEW CRITTER COMPANIONS

As Chinese New Year welcomes the Year of the Snake, slithering serpents have been getting to know Newcastle-under-Lyme's older community, with residents and tenants at Belong care village playing...
Care Provider Alliance (CPA) calls for acceleration of commission schedule

CARE PROVIDER ALLIANCE (CPA) CALLS FOR ACCELERATION OF COMMISSION SCHEDULE

The government has announced an independent commission into adult social care to be chaired by The Baroness Casey of Blackstock DBE CB; the aim is to inform government of the work needed to deliver...

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