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• Agency staff were spreading Covid-19 between care homes, PHE found in April

  18-05-2020 21:35
  
  Exclusive: results of unpublished study were only shared with care home providers last weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTemporary care workers transmitted Covid-19 between care homes as cases surged, according to an unpublished government study, which used genome tracking to investigate outbreaks.In evidence that raises further questions about ministers’ claims to have “thrown a protective ring around care homes”, it emerged that agency work
  
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• Why do UK care homes employ so many temporary staff?

  18-05-2020 20:30
  
  Homes are three times more likely to rely on staff sent by agencies than other employersSome care-home providers employ a bank of care workers who are available to send into short-staffed homes. They are often employed on zero-hours contracts, work across several homes in one area and make up about 10% of the social care workforce. Agency care workers are also paid by the day and tend to earn slightly more than staff, who on average receive just £8.10 per hour – less than shop worker
  
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• My working week: 'I see children waiting longer to be adopted in the wake of coronavirus'

  18-05-2020 09:30
  
  Adoption assessments are continuing despite the lockdown but the pandemic has thrown up all sorts of challenges As another week in lockdown begins, I attend a virtual meeting with colleagues to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on care planning for children. There is a lot of uncertainty about the logistical challenges of moving children to their prospective adoptive family at this time, as well as worries about children waiting longer in foster care. Continue reading...
  
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• Girls at risk of child marriage as half of local authorities fail to keep records

  18-05-2020 08:15
  
  Women’s rights group says too many social workers are not equipped to respond to increased risk posed by lockdownGirls at risk of child marriage are falling under the radar of authorities in England and Wales because of a lack of record-keeping by more than half of the departments responsible for children’s social care, a charity has warned.IKWRO women’s rights organisation says it is preparing for a spike in cases following the easing of lockdown and is urging social workers t
  
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• Barking Hall’s care residents receive some special ‘Royal’ mail

  18-05-2020 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Residents at Barking Hall nursing home in Barking, near Needham Market, Suffolk, have received some special ‘Royal’ mail, thanks to the work of home manager, Sue Oates. Sue sent a letter to Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, enquiring after their health on behalf of her residents, and sending on their compliments […]
  
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• Brinnington residents are missing those chats over a cuppa!

  18-05-2020 06:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the things residents at Borough Care’s Bryn Haven home for older people in Brinnington are missing most during lockdown is having a cup of tea with their families. Joanne Best, Activity Lifestyle Facilitator at Bryn Haven, says: “We are making sure there are lots of opportunities for residents to keep in touch with […]
  
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