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 […]
128,000 new care workers needed every year
New research from the Care Association Alliance has revealed that the UK’s care sector requires a mammoth 128,000 new workers each year to replace staff who leave the profession. The data was the main headline from the CAA’s latest Social Care Workforce Study, which analysed micro-economic trends in the sector in the context of macro […]
GUEST BLOG: Care workers hit by Immigration Health Surcharge increase and Brexit troubles
By Damon Culbert, Immigration Advice Service The big red Brexit bus has driven its £350 million per week for the NHS off a cliff and nobody who drove it through the country in 2016 has anything new to say. The situation for care workers and healthcare providers across the NHS continues through its ‘national emergency’ as […]