Vacancies in social care increase by 52%
New figures released by Skills for Care show that the number of vacant posts in adult social care have increased by 52% in one year – the highest rate on record. Key findings from the annual ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England report’ include: There are 165,000 vacant posts […]
Vida launches Aspiring Leaders Programme
Visa Healthcare says it is is combating the retention and recruitment crisis in the social care sector with the launch of its Aspiring Leaders Programme (ALP). This follows the news that the company recently attracted over 120 new staff members, including care assistants, registered nurses and wellbeing roles, thanks to the range of initiatives in […]
Frontline workers ‘hold the power’ in turbulent jobs market
Traditionally overworked and underpaid, the UK’s frontline workers are taking back control when it comes to employment, using a volatile market to their advantage and finding jobs that work for them – according to a new global report. The annual study, by workforce management experts Quinyx, found that two thirds (67%) of deskless workers are […]
Five ways the UK healthcare sector can reduce staff turnover
Turnover rates for healthcare workers are returning to pre-pandemic levels after massive disruptions during initial coronavirus waves. A brand new report delves into which healthcare workers in the US are most likely to quit their jobs, finding that health aides and assistants have the highest turnovers. This was followed by licensed practical and vocational nurses […]
OPINION: Social care and recruitment – How can we reverse the crisis?
With over 110,000 vacancies across the social care sector, we’re currently facing an acute recruitment and retention crisis. Vaccinations becoming a condition of deployment, Brexit, and burnout thanks to the pandemic have all contributed to people leaving the sector and a struggle to recruit new talent. Sam Rhodes, Recruitment Manager at the UK’s leading provider […]
UK to align approach to international recruitment of care workers with WHO
The UK has updated its code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care staff to align with the World Health Organization (WHO), in doing so widening the global market from which the UK can ethically recruit. The government says the new guidance will provide increasing numbers of international staff with the […]
UK hospitals seeking 3,000 verified nurses
There has been a sharp demand for nurses in UK hospitals, according to TrueProfile.io, a provider of Primary Source Verification (PSV) services, which is currently working with healthcare providers to fill much-needed roles. The current jobs market doesn’t paint a promising picture, with the country having fallen into a recession and suffered the largest drop […]
LOVE@care looks to armed forces for new recruits
A Scottish care provider has launched a scheme giving care-experienced young people and armed forces veterans the opportunity to work in the care sector. LOVE@care, part of Hamilton-based social business the LOVE group, has launched its Vocational Care Pathway, giving care experienced young people and veterans across Scotland the chance to work in the care […]
Understanding the crisis in global healthcare
Global economic and political turmoil and the climate change crisis may dominate headlines, but arguably the biggest threat to global wellbeing is the state of our health care services. In his latest book, global healthcare leader Dr. Mark Britnell, cites a World Health Organisation estimate that by 2030 the world will be short of approximately 18 million health […]
Care providers struggling to attract millennial candidates
There has been a steep decline (62 percent) in the number of millennial candidates aged between 18 and 25 applying for roles in domiciliary care. That’s according to statistics revealed by Novacare, which show for the quarter (April – June) in 2018, 40 percent of all applications made were by millennials, whereas in 2019 this has […]
