Carers being ‘championed’ via cross-government action
Minister for Care, Helen Whately, held a reception at No 10 Downing Street for unpaid carers last week to mark Carers Week and champion the vital work they do. More than 30 unpaid carers, young carers and representatives of unpaid carers organisations attended the event, which also provided a forum for discussions on how to […]
DBS partners with Ann Craft Trust to promote Safeguarding Adults Week 2022
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Ann Craft Trust have teamed up during National Safeguarding Adults Week to support organisations to develop safer working practices. DBS supports employers to make safer recruitment decisions by processing and issuing criminal record checks and by maintaining the Adults and Children’s barred lists. Barred lists are records of […]
Protecting care home staff is a key to staff retention, and productivity
As the cost of living crisis hits home and energy prices soar, care homes need to consider their available resources carefully as they deliver patient care and look after the wellbeing of staff. As they do this, the sector is burdened with staffing and productivity challenges – an issue that has traditionally existed, but which […]
How technology can support families involved with caring for vulnerable people
Technology plays a crucial role in caring for some of the nation’s most vulnerable individuals, from those living with dementia and learning disabilities, to people with mental health needs and physical disabilities. New technologies have equipped home carers with the resources they need to take on the significant challenges that come with caring for a […]
Supporting carer independence through technology
It is well documented that the NHS is stretched in terms of available resources, an issue escalated by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a time when hospital waiting lists are at all-time highs, one significant way to help relieve the problem is to alleviate the pressure in social care, and to facilitate the safe return of […]
Protecting our services through digital solutions
This is possibly the most challenging period in the history of the NHS. The Covid-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare systems to breaking point and the impacts are still being felt, with six million people currently waiting for non urgent surgery and hospital treatment1. However, it has also accelerated change and innovation and brought into sharp […]
Mental health and social care: Supporting carer and client alike
Coronavirus has impacted every single one of us in one way or another. The negative effects of lockdown are destructive and vast. From forcing businesses to shut, to leaving many individuals unemployed, the pandemic has spread fear and anxiety across society, as well as grief and devastation as loved ones sadly succumb to the illness. […]
DHSC unveils care worker recruitment drive
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a 30 day initiative to promote jobs in the adult social care sector, running from October 31st in Gloucestershire and Tyne and Wear. The scheme will explore the best marketing channels for carer recruitment in the two locations ahead of a full national campaign in […]
Have your say in the ‘later stages of care’ employer and employee surveys…
In response to the increasing number of UK residents having to combine work with caring for friends or family members, employers for care professionals and the national charity, Carers UK have introduced a new survey series with the aim of exploring the impacts of the later stages of caring – in particular, when caring comes […]
SiDLY – there is no distance in care!
SiDLY Care is a medical wristband taking care to a new level making users more independent and helping carers optimise their efforts while keeping an eye on those they care for with ease. Measuring pulse, temperature, falls and location, the device informs the carer remotely by sending the measurements via GSM network. That said, user’s […]
