OPINION: We need to improve recruitment practices in care
With Labour winning the recent general election, Ross Hodgson, a health and social care expert at Unity Plus with over 26 years of industry experience, shares his insights on the current state of standards and regulations within the sector…. Reports show that £8.3 billion is required to keep up with the sector’s growing demand; however, only £4.7 billion has […]
Why healthcare providers should bring doctor rosters in line with nursing schedules
By Chris McCullough, former A&E physician at St Mary’s Hospital London and co-founder of Rotageek It’s no secret that the frontline of the NHS is under enormous pressure. Resources are stretched, backlogs from the pandemic are vast and many medical professionals are questioning their future careers. It’s essential, therefore, that hospitals are able to manage […]
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 […]
Care home nurse paints superhero tributes to her colleagues
An artistic nurse has given her care home colleagues a superhero-style boost – by depicting them in an amazing caped-crusader gallery. Lynn Bell, who works in Parksprings care home, Motherwell, has created caricatures of all of her co-workers, inspired by the collective spirit and superhuman effort of the team during the pandemic. She has painted […]
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 […]
Worries as data shows staff leaving nursing sector
Analysis by thinktank Health Foundation has revealed that record numbers of NHS staff are quitting the sector. The research found that between June 2017 and 2018, over 10,000 NHS staff blamed poor work/life balance for them leaving the sector, an increase from 3,689 during 2010-2011. The results, based on NHS Digital data, found that the […]
Scottish care homes face growing staff shortages
Figures released by Scottish Care, the body that represents private and voluntary providers of social care in Scotland, suggest that 77% of homes have vacancies, warning that the lack of people working in the sector is crippling care provision across the country. Care representatives have said the growing shortages of care staff in care home, […]
Guest Blog, Rachel Dryden: Staff motivation tips for the New Year…
Silverline Care recognises the current challenges the industry faces in recruiting and retaining great staff, and are working to build an internal resource of the best talent in the industry across their seven homes. Rachel Dryden, CEO of Silverline Care has introduced a unique Developing Potential Programme, with the aim of giving staff confidence to […]
Staffing reductions placing quality of care at risk, NHS workers reveal…
A new poll published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has discovered seven in 10 (69 per cent) NHS workers believe staffing and resource reductions are placing clinical standards and quality of patient care at risk. In conjunction with YouGov, the poll of 500 workers – part of a joint report ‘NHS: Warnings from All […]
