Latest updates for Social Care

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Recent items include:

  • Social care must be rethought as more people grow older alone
  • Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 1 – We need to talk about adult social care
  • Who Do You Think You Are?-style service to help young care leavers reconnect with their ‘tribe’

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southwalesargus.co.uk /6 days ago

Social care must be rethought as more people grow older alone

Last week I published findings from my recent research into older people’s experiences of social care in Wales, highlighting a ‘fragmented’ system often characterised by poor commu...

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 1 – We need to talk about adult social care

Against everything this sector has faced: the pay, the pressure, the pandemic, the weight of end-of-life care at staffing ratios that were never adequate - a substantial number of...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Who Do You Think You Are?-style service to help young care leavers reconnect with their ‘tribe’

Scheme aims to help 18-year-olds in England who lack support after leaving system to find trusted people with whom they have lost touchGrowing up and leaving the care system is dau...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /3 weeks ago

South Wales university student cares for people through unique scheme

A South Wales university student is challenging traditional ideas of who can become a carer.

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scmp.com /3 weeks ago

Dementia patients, carers of severely disabled may be flagged for priority outreach

Hong Kong will consider expanding priority community care to include dementia patients and residents aged over 60 who care for people with severe disabilities in a bid to better id...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

The Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends | Editorial

A new scheme to support care leavers’ relationships is welcome. But loneliness is one problem among manyIt might sound obvious that – as Benjamin Zephaniah wrote – “People will alw...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Despite promises, social care is worse than ever | Letters

As a mother with disabled children, Anne-Louise Crocker has experienced first-hand how the social care system lets people down. Plus a letter from Dr Brian Fisher At the 2024 Labou...

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scotsman.com /3 days ago

Scotland’s social care system has reached 'breaking point' and is 'piling pressure' on NHS

Scottish Labour has warned that ‘thousands of Scots are stuck in limbo waiting for the social care support they need’

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freemovement.org.uk /1 day ago

Options for care workers when an employer’s sponsor licence is revoked

International care workers play an integral role in the UK’s social care sector. For a time, health and care worker visa applications vastly outweighed skilled worker visa applicat...

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youthkiawaaz.com /2 weeks ago

Caregiver Course in Ireland: Build a Rewarding Healthcare Career

Have you considered a career where you can make a positive impact on someone's life every day? The demand for skilled caregivers is growing across Ireland, creating excellent oppor...

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dailymail.com /1 month ago

Can I get Carer's Allowance? It's worth £86.45 a week - but watch out for benefit pitfalls

Being a carer means doing things like helping with jobs around the home, taking someone to doctor's appointments, managing bills and shopping.

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labourlist.org /2 weeks ago

Ben Cooper column: ‘A National Care Service for everyone’

In the final days of the last Labour government, Andy Burnham presented plans for a new National Care… The post Ben Cooper column: ‘A National Care Service for everyone’ appeared f...

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 2 – ‘Managing Upwards’ and dealing with the care system

People in their forties, fifties, and early sixties who thought they understood what ageing looked like but who are finding that the reality of navigating the care system on behalf...

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bbc.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Home care pressures leave 89-year-old in bed for up to 19 hours

Alison said carers now give her an evening meal and medication during an afternoon call at about 15:00 BST and help her to bed for the night.

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scmp.com /2 weeks ago

Time to establish workplace support for Hong Kong’s high-risk carers

Nearly a year has passed since Hong Kong launched the first phase of its carer support data platform last July, linking the Social Welfare Department, Hospital Authority and the Ho...

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edinburghnews.scotsman.com /1 month ago

Edinburgh Care Home celebrates Carers Week with pamper event

 On Wednesday 10th June from 1.30am to 2pm, Queens Manor Care Home in Edinburgh will be opening its doors to carers from the local community for a special Carers Week pamper sessio...

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 week ago

Unkind Renfrew support worker caused vulnerable woman 'psychological distress'

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), which regulates the profession, heard how Middleton had made unkind comments to a supported person.

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freelancer.com /2 weeks ago

NVQ Care-focused Essay Composition

Writing a essay for NVQ in care Learning Outcome 1 : understand why effective communication is important in care settings/services 1.1 summarise the different reasons why people...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Whatever happens with the leadership, Labour must tackle the issue of social care head-on | Heather Stewart

The challenge of how to look after an ageing population has been ducked by politicians for too longIf a new Labour leader wants to underline their determination to wrestle with Bri...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Care worker fears being parted from unborn child and family after Home Office ‘go home’ letters

Pregnant woman in Scotland ‘stressed’ and unsure what will happen as result of UK government’s visa clampdownA heavily pregnant mother legally living and working in the UK fears th...

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bristolpost.co.uk /20 hours ago

DWP update today as millions of carers to receive support

The Government has unveiled a sweeping cross-department action plan

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rte.ie /1 month ago

Alone urges more community-based care for older people

Alone said the health system continues to treat long-term residential care as the default system response to ageing.

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

Chris Heaton-Harris and Gaurav Menon: Who Cares? Part 3 – Immigration, employment and the care sector

International recruitment has a role to play - but as a complement to domestic workforce development, not a substitute for it. The breathing space that international recruitment pr...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Why is Andy Burnham talking about fixing England’s social care system?

Prospective MP and potential Labour leader has said tackling the issue is a priority. But why is the system in crisis and what can be done about it?‘I wouldn’t flinch’: Burnham on...

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