• How support networks for foster carers can make all the difference | Letter

    How support networks for foster carers can make all the difference | Letter
    Adam Ellison of South Tyneside council on a scheme that provides valuable help to foster families to create stable homes for vulnerable childrenYour article (How do you become a foster carer – and how much do you get paid?, 13 August) rightly focused on the financial aspects of fostering, but it missed an opportunity to talk about the support networks that are so vital for foster carers, yet are rarely talked about.In South Tyneside, we have introduced the Mockingbird model, in partnership
  • Overseas hiring spree planned for care homes in England amid winter fears

    Overseas hiring spree planned for care homes in England amid winter fears
    Government plans to boost staff numbers with more foreign workers, with NHS managers sent abroad to recruitForeign workers could be recruited for care homes in England amid concerns about staff shortages this winter, under government plans.The health secretary, Steve Barclay, wants the overseas recruitment spree to include sending NHS managers to countries such as India and the Philippines to hire thousands of nurses, the Times reported. Continue reading...

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