Care workforce realities highlighted in survey
Care services managers in the UK are experiencing an average staff vacancy rate of 17%, leading to a significant reduction in the amount of care available because there are not enough staff to run services at the level that people, hospitals and communities desperately need. That’s according to a survey conducted by the National Care […]
The UK healthcare talent dilemma: Why skilled professionals should be looking to the UK for career opportunities
By Alejandro Coca, Head of Business at TrueProfile.io Moving abroad, starting a job in a foreign culture and learning a new language is always going to be a big decision, particularly when working in a field as complex, competitive and technically challenging as medicine. However, the need to recruit the best healthcare professionals from around […]
Vida Healthcare partners University of Bradford to train social care talent
First coordinated in November 2020 following outreach from the University, the initiative sees Vida Healthcare provide Mental Health Nursing and Adult Nursing students with real world experience, opportunities to transfer classroom knowledge into clinical skills, and the chance to build confidence and competence working with Vida’s specialist nursing and care staff. Since its foundation, Vida […]
NMC seeks to modernise community and public health nursing standards
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a consultation on new draft education standards that build on ambitions for community and public health nursing in the UK. The standards, for specialist community public health nursing (SCPHN) and specialist practice qualifications (SPQs), will equip the next generation of community and public health nurses working in […]
CAREERS IN CARE: The unique journeys of care sector workers at Exemplar
Julie Schofield in Castleford, Christopher Venton in Sheffield, and Angie Smith in Codnor, Ripley, support residents who live with a range of complex needs arising from complex dementia, mental health conditions and physical disabilities at Exemplar Health Care. They help them maintain their independence, build their everyday living skills and live a life as fulfilled […]
Improve your knowledge with our curated online courses for care workers
Lockdown is presenting us with a great opportunity to learn new skills and improve existing ones, so why not try out our newly available and unlimited annual courses! These are specially-curated online courses designed to help you and your team improve expertise and learn new things. The Healthcare online learning bundle provides you with over […]
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 home manager time ‘best spent on back office tasks’
Research conducted by the Professional division of Miele at Health Plus Care revealed that the majority of carehome managers believe their residents would get greater benefit if they spent more time focusing on management and back office responsibilities. Over half of respondents said they felt they spend too much time personally carrying out carerather than managing the business. The survey sample […]
How do you balance quality and continuity of care with flexible working?
By Shehzad Jivraj, Head of Operations, Clearstone Care Recruiting and retaining high-quality RGNs and care assistants is without a doubt the biggest issue facing care and nursing home managers up and down the country today. Having sufficient numbers of staff in place with the right skills for each and every shift is fundamental to providing […]