<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Care - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Care news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[How can care homes charge fees after a death?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charges set out in a new contract for Aver Healthcare&rsquo;s homes appear to contradict advice from the regulatorI hold power of attorney for my aunt who is in a care home run by Avery Healthcare. Avery recently sent relatives its new contract, which states that care home fees are payable for 14 days after a resident&rsquo;s death, and levies an upfront &pound;595 charge for &ldquo;dilapidations&rdquo; (damage or wear and tear).These charges contradict advice given by the Competition and Market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-can-care-homes-charge-fees-after-a-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-can-care-homes-charge-fees-after-a-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain is undermining the care workers it depends on | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour&rsquo;s immigration plans tear up the promise made to 300,000 people recruited for a sector in crisis&ldquo;We are deflated, we are sad. We feel the government is trying to pull the rug from under our feet,&rdquo; says David. &ldquo;It is like we are being criticised for working in a sector which the government called for us to come help with.&rdquo;David &ndash; not his real name &ndash; is a care worker for adults with learning disabilities. He came to the east of England from Nigeria i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britain-is-undermining-the-care-workers-it-depends-on-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britain-is-undermining-the-care-workers-it-depends-on-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care shortages: housing charities could help England’s ‘hidden children’ | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules and extra foster carers should ease the pressure on councils. But unregistered placements remain a grave concernIt is incumbent on everyone with an interest in social policy to pay attention to the most vulnerable children&nbsp;and young people. When those who have been neglected, abused or exploited fall through the cracks in the welfare state because local councils are unable to meet their needs, this reflects poorly on wider society and risks causing harm in the long term as well as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-shortages-housing-charities-could-help-englands-hidden-children-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-shortages-housing-charities-could-help-englands-hidden-children-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly fivefold increase in children in unregulated social care settings in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Vulnerable children being placed in caravans and Airbnbs when Ofsted-inspected homes cannot be found&lsquo;It&rsquo;s soul-destroying&rsquo;: the struggle to house vulnerable childrenMinisters must get to grips with the &ldquo;national scandal&rdquo; of England&rsquo;s shadow child social care system, the children&rsquo;s commissioner has warned, as a report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has increased by more than 370% in five years.Some of the most vulnerable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-fivefold-increase-in-children-in-unregulated-social-care-settings-in-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-fivefold-increase-in-children-in-unregulated-social-care-settings-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s soul-destroying’: struggle to house vulnerable children can leave breaking law as only option]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social workers in England say they often have no choice but to place children in unregistered settings because no one else will take themBig rise in children in unregulated social care settingsThe sinking feeling is familiar now, says Anna*. It&rsquo;s Friday, the clock is ticking, and there is a vulnerable child in her care for whom &ndash; despite hitting the phones for days &ndash; she cannot find a place. Once the foster carers have been exhausted, and the registered private children&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-soul-destroying-struggle-to-house-vulnerable-children-can-leave-breaking-law-as-only-option/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-soul-destroying-struggle-to-house-vulnerable-children-can-leave-breaking-law-as-only-option/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Systemic failures that left Southport children at risk | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the inquiry findings of gross incompetence by government agencies, which led to three little girls being killed by Axel RudakubanaWhile many public agencies, along with Axel Rudakubana and his parents, have rightly been highlighted as carrying the blame for the devastating attack on children in Southport, there are some elements of our national systems that repeatedly walk away&nbsp;untouched by criticism (Editorial, 13 April).Social services, the health service, police, Preve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/systemic-failures-that-left-southport-children-at-risk-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/systemic-failures-that-left-southport-children-at-risk-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's shadow workforce is paid as little as 65p an hour. Who cares for the carers? | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carer&rsquo;s allowance turns 50 this year, but it&rsquo;s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doorsImagine your house is on fire, and when you dial 999 the call handler suggests you try putting the blaze out yourself. Resources are tight, you see, and demand high, and the service increasingly relies on volunteers. Or perhaps your child&rsquo;s maths teacher is off sick. The headteacher texts and asks if you can leave work to explain algebra to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-shadow-workforce-is-paid-as-little-as-65p-an-hour-who-cares-for-the-carers-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-shadow-workforce-is-paid-as-little-as-65p-an-hour-who-cares-for-the-carers-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sue Wright obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My sister, Sue Wright, who has died aged 57, devoted her life to raising awareness about fostering and adoption as well as practising as a child protection barrister and becoming a successful businesswoman.Our upbringing was unhappy and Sue went into foster care aged 16, but the placement did not work out; by the age of 17 she was living in a Salvation Army-run establishment with a 17-year-old flatmate, living on a &pound;40 a week allowance. From 1982 to 1984 she found part-time work cooking an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-wright-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-wright-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to know capitalism&rsquo;s endgame? Just look at private equity &ndash; it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien]]></title><description><![CDATA[These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the billIt was the free croissants that gave it away. And the Scandinavian-style furniture. And the tasteful pastel walls. It was different from other nurseries I&rsquo;d viewed: marginally more expensive, the aesthetic equivalent of a WeWork for toddlers. I was eight months pregnant, on a tour of various nurseries in south-east London for my daughter. At the time, I didn&rsquo;t re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/want-to-know-capitalismrsquos-endgame-just-look-at-private-equity-ndash-it-has-captured-our-everyday-lives-hettie-obrien/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/want-to-know-capitalismrsquos-endgame-just-look-at-private-equity-ndash-it-has-captured-our-everyday-lives-hettie-obrien/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we won a refund from a cash-grabbing care home firm | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[One reader shares their experience of fighting to receive the money they were owed, while Roy Grimwood offers insight into the disastrous effects of a flawed economic modelAs witness to the cash-grabbing nature of these businesses (The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs, 28 March), I would like to draw your attention to a specific practice: that of trying to deny grieving families the balance of fees owed to them when a resident dies in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-we-won-a-refund-from-a-cash-grabbing-care-home-firm-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-we-won-a-refund-from-a-cash-grabbing-care-home-firm-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us your experience of caring for elderly parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear about your experiences of caring for elderly parents and how this has affected your lifeIn a recent Guardian opinion piece, Lucinda Holdforth described her experience of caring for her late mother, and her complicated feelings after she died.It is a common human theme that good parents can never really rest for worrying about their children. But it seems to me that a reciprocal burden exists for good children. We are never entirely free from the psychic weight of our parent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-your-experience-of-caring-for-elderly-parents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-your-experience-of-caring-for-elderly-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs]]></title><description><![CDATA[When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?On a spring morning in 1987, a 30-year-old man named Robert Kilgour pulled up beside a row of foamy cherry trees in the town of Kirkcaldy, on Scotland&rsquo;s east coast, to visit an old hotel. The building was four storeys of blackened Victorian sandstone. Kilgour was a big man, a voluble Scot with a knack for storytelling. He already owned a hotel in Edinburgh but wanted to branch into property developme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When family ties become a dreadful burden  | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article on having to care for parents if you had a complicated relationship with themStephanie Woods is right to draw attention to how hard it can be to care for someone who didn&rsquo;t care for you (The impossible task of caring for ageing parents who did not care for you, 20 March). While some carers find it a privilege to look after someone they&rsquo;ve had a loving relationship with, others feel trapped by a sense of duty, or by societal expectations, to care for some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-family-ties-become-a-dreadful-burden-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-family-ties-become-a-dreadful-burden-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Importance of properly funded social care is laid bare in Covid inquiry | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerard Crofton-Martin says the resilience of the NHS depends on the strength of the care sector. Plus a letter from John RobinsonThe impact of the Covid pandemic on the NHS, which was already under significant pressure, was profound and enduring. The findings set out in the Covid inquiry report are distressing, but not surprising (NHS was &lsquo;on brink of collapse&rsquo; during pandemic, Covid inquiry finds, 19 March). The&nbsp;impact on patients and staff was immeasurable.The &ldquo;precariou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/importance-of-properly-funded-social-care-is-laid-bare-in-covid-inquiry-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/importance-of-properly-funded-social-care-is-laid-bare-in-covid-inquiry-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpaid carers say they remain &lsquo;in limbo&rsquo; as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment billsMPs have threatened to launch a fresh inquiry into the handling of the carers allowance scandal after unpaid carers spoke of being &ldquo;stuck in limbo&rdquo; by the government&rsquo;s response.The warning came amid concerns over delays in Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) plans to offer redress to tens of thousands of carers who were unfairly issued with overpayment bills based on di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-threaten-fresh-inquiry-into-carers-allowance-scandal-amid-redress-delays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-threaten-fresh-inquiry-into-carers-allowance-scandal-amid-redress-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Superannuation should be used for aged care, not inherited by next generation, aged care CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labor should urge Australians to rethink purpose of super, Tracey Burton says, so country&rsquo;s $4tn in superannuation could help plug funding shortfallsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor should more actively encourage wealthier Australians to spend more of their superannuation on their own care, an industry leader says, to help free up capacity in the struggling system to protect elderly people without means.T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/superannuation-should-be-used-for-aged-care-not-inherited-by-next-generation-aged-care-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/superannuation-should-be-used-for-aged-care-not-inherited-by-next-generation-aged-care-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog takes over running of home for adults with learning disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Blake House in Northamptonshire under investigation after families raise concerns over managementThe charity watchdog has taken control of a learning disability care home in Northamptonshire that is under investigation after residents&rsquo; families raised concerns over its management, including payments of &pound;1m to a trustee.The Charity Commission has appointed an interim manager to run William Blake House, which faces potential insolvency in three weeks&rsquo; time if it cannot he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-takes-over-running-of-home-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-takes-over-running-of-home-for-adults-with-learning-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casey’s review of adult social care offers hope | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Polly Toynbee&rsquo;s article praising Louise Casey&rsquo;s speech on social care fundingLouise Casey may have the power of words behind her (The blistering speech that tells me Britain&rsquo;s social care deadlock can finally be broken, 10 March), but what she&rsquo;s uncovered is a truth that local authorities have been voicing for years: the national care service will fail unless ministers stabilise the local systems that underpin it.Key Cities (a cross-party network of UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caseys-review-of-adult-social-care-offers-hope-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caseys-review-of-adult-social-care-offers-hope-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[If anyone can convince politicians and public of the need to pay for a national care service, it&rsquo;s Louise Casey. With her involved, I now have hopeNo government in my lifetime has been dealt a worse hand than Keir Starmer&rsquo;s. Austerity-broken public services, an empty Treasury, a jittery bond market freaked out by Liz Truss and then stricken by the arrival of Trump 2.0 with his bully-tariffs. Now Britain&rsquo;s ally is setting the Middle East on fire in a murderous war, exploding oil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-blistering-speech-that-tells-me-britains-social-care-deadlock-can-finally-be-broken-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-blistering-speech-that-tells-me-britains-social-care-deadlock-can-finally-be-broken-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louise Casey: England’s social care system faces ‘moment of reckoning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head of government-commissioned review says adult social care is held together by &lsquo;sticking plasters and glue&rsquo;England&rsquo;s &ldquo;creaking&rdquo; adult social care system is confusing and impenetrable to the people that rely on it and held together with &ldquo;sticking plasters and glue&rdquo;, the head of a government-commissioned review has said in a withering critique.Louise Casey said the country faced a &ldquo;moment of reckoning&rdquo; over its failure to effectively and fai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/louise-casey-englands-social-care-system-faces-moment-of-reckoning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/louise-casey-englands-social-care-system-faces-moment-of-reckoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head of carer’s allowance inquiry blames DWP ‘resistance’ for failure to fix crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blameThe head of an official inquiry into carer&rsquo;s allowance has criticised &ldquo;forces of resistance&rdquo; inside the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that undermined ministerial attempts to fix longstanding problems with the much-criticised benefit.Liz Sayce, whose review of carer&rsquo;s allowance was published in November, said rather than owning the problems, some at the DWP had tried to &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/head-of-carers-allowance-inquiry-blames-dwp-resistance-for-failure-to-fix-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/head-of-carers-allowance-inquiry-blames-dwp-resistance-for-failure-to-fix-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hartlepool leaders &lsquo;furious and appalled&rsquo; after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social careThe housing, communities and local government secretary has been accused by a Labour council of showing &ldquo;arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy&rdquo; towards children in social care.In an unusually forthright attack, Labour leaders of Hartlepool council said they were &ldquo;furious and appalled&rdquo; at Steve Reed after a meeting with him last week. A cross-party de]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-council-accuses-minister-of-moral-bankruptcy-over-social-care-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-council-accuses-minister-of-moral-bankruptcy-over-social-care-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The negligence is staggering’: elderly and dying Australians left waiting for urgent aged care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Nicolle was already approved for urgent aged care supports, but delays and confusion under a &lsquo;Kafkaesque&rsquo; system made his final days exhausting and painfulFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDying Australians approved for government-funded aged care home support are struggling to access it, with carers describing a system plagued by delays and lack of control around how funding is spent.The accounts of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-negligence-is-staggering-elderly-and-dying-australians-left-waiting-for-urgent-aged-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-negligence-is-staggering-elderly-and-dying-australians-left-waiting-for-urgent-aged-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s broken aged care home support system is ensuring that loved ones live and die without dignity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Nicolle was already approved for urgent aged care supports, but delays and confusion under a &lsquo;Kafkaesque&rsquo; system made his final days exhausting and painfulFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDying Australians approved for government-funded aged care home support are struggling to access it, with carers describing a system plagued by delays and lack of control around how funding is spent.The accounts of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-broken-aged-care-home-support-system-is-ensuring-that-loved-ones-live-and-die-without-dignity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-broken-aged-care-home-support-system-is-ensuring-that-loved-ones-live-and-die-without-dignity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinship carers in England to be given financial support in government pilot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities hail &lsquo;groundbreaking&rsquo; scheme for grandparents and others who take full parental responsibility for a childGrandparents who step in to provide full-time care for their grandchildren to prevent them being taken into care will be given guaranteed financial support under a government pilot scheme.Charities welcomed the trial as groundbreaking and said if fully rolled out across England it had the potential to transform the lives of tens of thousands of children looked after und]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kinship-carers-in-england-to-be-given-financial-support-in-government-pilot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kinship-carers-in-england-to-be-given-financial-support-in-government-pilot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care roles hit particularly hard by UK&rsquo;s lurch to the right on migration, according to analysis of Home Office dataHospitals and care homes in the UK face &ldquo;an impending car crash&rdquo;, experts have warned, as research shows the number of overseas nurses and carers has collapsed.Analysis of Home Office quarterly data reveals the number of overseas nurses granted entry to the UK has fallen by 93% over three years. Just 1,777 overseas nurses were granted entry in 2025, compared with 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/drop-in-overseas-workers-is-car-crash-for-uk-hospitals-and-care-homes-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/drop-in-overseas-workers-is-car-crash-for-uk-hospitals-and-care-homes-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Davey accuses care home trustee of embezzlement amid watchdog inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dem leader says crisis at William Blake House is &lsquo;one of my worst nightmares&rsquo; after Guardian revealed inquiry into financesEd Davey has accused a trustee of a learning disability care home of embezzlement and called for watchdogs to take over the charity to resolve a crisis he described as &ldquo;one my worst nightmares&rdquo;.The Liberal Democrat leader&rsquo;s intervention at prime minister&rsquo;s questions came hours after the Guardian revealed the Charity Commission had open]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-accuses-care-home-trustee-of-embezzlement-amid-watchdog-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-accuses-care-home-trustee-of-embezzlement-amid-watchdog-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity watchdog opens inquiry into running of care home for vulnerable adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Blake House paid its chair &pound;1m in fees and is weeks away from possible closure over &pound;1.6m in unpaid tax billCharity watchdogs have launched a formal inquiry into the management of a learning disability care home that paid its chair &pound;1m in fees and is just five weeks away from possible closure over a &pound;1.6m unpaid tax bill.The Charity Commission rapidly upgraded the status of its investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and poor governance at Willia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charity-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-running-of-care-home-for-vulnerable-adults/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charity-watchdog-opens-inquiry-into-running-of-care-home-for-vulnerable-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity watchdog launches inquiry into management of children’s care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Blake House paid its chair &pound;1m in fees and is weeks away from possible closure over &pound;1.6m in unpaid tax billCharity watchdogs have launched a formal inquiry into the management of a learning disability care home that paid its chair &pound;1m in fees and is just five weeks away from possible closure over a &pound;1.6m unpaid tax bill.The Charity Commission rapidly upgraded the status of its investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and poor governance at Willia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charity-watchdog-launches-inquiry-into-management-of-childrens-care-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charity-watchdog-launches-inquiry-into-management-of-childrens-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At the algorithm’s mercy: Jean may have to leave her SA home as ‘outrageous’ tool cuts aged care support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: South Australian woman, who has cerebral palsy, fears losing her independence after government assessment reduces her fundingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast&ldquo;I want to stay at home with my roses.&rdquo;They&rsquo;re the flowers Jean Mathew&rsquo;s husband surprised her with before he died more than 25 years ago, and they&rsquo;ve spread throughout her garden ever since. Her home is full of memories, but the roaming cream rose bush is part of why she wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-the-algorithms-mercy-jean-may-have-to-leave-her-sa-home-as-outrageous-tool-cuts-aged-care-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-the-algorithms-mercy-jean-may-have-to-leave-her-sa-home-as-outrageous-tool-cuts-aged-care-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering target brings hope for thousands of children | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have seen first-hand how rewarding fostering can be, and I highly recommend it, writes Dr Krish KandiahRe your editorial (The Guardian view on fostering: reform is welcome, but excess profits must be tackled, 10 February), I&rsquo;ll never forget the midnight feast that nobody ate. Four children sat shellshocked in my lounge, having just been removed from their home. They didn&rsquo;t know or trust us. We tried our best to make them feel comfortable with cookies, doughnuts and crisps, but it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fostering-target-brings-hope-for-thousands-of-children-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fostering-target-brings-hope-for-thousands-of-children-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Betrayed’: 21 Hartlepool councillors threaten to quit Labour over care budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Council in one of England&rsquo;s poorest areas says it needs urgent help with ballooning children&rsquo;s social care billKeir Starmer is facing a mass resignation of Labour councillors in one of England&rsquo;s poorest areas over a &ldquo;betrayal&rdquo; of funding for children in care.Labour councillors in Hartlepool, County Durham, said they were &ldquo;between despair and open revolt&rdquo; over an &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; cash settlement that would leave them unable to balance the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/betrayed-21-hartlepool-councillors-threaten-to-quit-labour-over-care-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/betrayed-21-hartlepool-councillors-threaten-to-quit-labour-over-care-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents wish to &lsquo;take matters into our own hands&rsquo; as William Blake House faces potential winding up orderA group of families have launched an audacious bid to take over their disabled children&rsquo;s residential care home after it emerged the charity running it faces closure after amassing huge tax debts and paying &pound;1m in fees to one of its trustees.William Blake House faces a potential winding up order in seven weeks and is under investigation by regulators over serious finan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-bid-to-take-over-their-childrens-care-home-that-amassed-huge-tax-debts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-bid-to-take-over-their-childrens-care-home-that-amassed-huge-tax-debts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reeves appoints higher pay advocate to fight skills shortages as chief economic adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour market expert Prof Brian Bell has called for better pay and conditions in key sectors, particularly social careRachel Reeves has appointed a labour market expert who has repeatedly called for better pay and conditions in key sectors, such as social care, to reduce the UK&rsquo;s reliance on migrant workers as her new chief economic adviser.Prof Brian Bell, who chairs the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which advises the government, has been announced as the new chief econo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reeves-appoints-higher-pay-advocate-to-fight-skills-shortages-as-chief-economic-adviser/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reeves-appoints-higher-pay-advocate-to-fight-skills-shortages-as-chief-economic-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s care system promotes modern slavery. A genuinely humane government would reform it | Andrea Egan]]></title><description><![CDATA[New proposals that would force poorly paid migrant workers to wait longer for earned settlement are nothing more than an assault on working-class peopleAndrea Egan is the general secretary of UnisonBillionaires and politicians fan the flames of hate, but without migrant workers, Britain would grind to a halt. That&rsquo;s especially true when it comes to health and social care: more than a fifth of the NHS workforce in England is made up of migrant staff. The same proportion of care workers nati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-system-promotes-modern-slavery-a-genuinely-humane-government-would-reform-it-andrea-egan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-system-promotes-modern-slavery-a-genuinely-humane-government-would-reform-it-andrea-egan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review says trauma-informed support could help interrupt &lsquo;destructive cycles&rsquo; and reduce risk of harm to future babiesParents whose children are taken into care should receive trauma-informed support to reduce the risk of harm to any further babies they have, according to child protection experts.A national child safeguarding review, launched after the death of baby Victoria Marten, said that if &ldquo;destructive cycles of harm are to be interrupted&rdquo; there needed to be more fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parents-of-children-taken-in-to-care-should-get-more-help-say-experts-after-victoria-marten-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parents-of-children-taken-in-to-care-should-get-more-help-say-experts-after-victoria-marten-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Most people in charity&rsquo;s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plansFamilies of nurses and carers have said they fear being torn apart under an immigration crackdown condemned as &ldquo;an act of economic vandalism&rdquo;.A survey of more than 1,000 people, many of whom moved to Britain to work or study, found that three in five worry about being separated from their relatives. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nurses-families-fear-being-torn-apart-in-uk-immigration-crackdown-survey-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nurses-families-fear-being-torn-apart-in-uk-immigration-crackdown-survey-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs call on welfare bosses to speed up redress over carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public accounts committee says &lsquo;systemic issues&rsquo; at DWP led to carers being wrongly forced to repay overpaymentsAn influential MPs&rsquo; committee has urged welfare bosses to speed up redress for tens of thousands of unpaid carers who stand to have huge benefit debts written off after they were wrongly hit with carer&rsquo;s allowance penalties.The public accounts committee (PAC) said management failures and &ldquo;systemic issues&rdquo; at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-call-on-welfare-bosses-to-speed-up-redress-over-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-call-on-welfare-bosses-to-speed-up-redress-over-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on fostering: reform is welcome, but excess profits must be tackled | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sensible plans to boost collaboration between councils may not be enough to tilt the balance away from private providersNearly 55,000 children in England live with foster carers, and despite a recent fall in the number of children in care, pressure on the system remains intense. Rising costs and the growing role of private providers in residential care and foster placements have exposed deep weaknesses, yet reform has lagged behind the crisis in children&rsquo;s homes. Only now have ministers se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-fostering-reform-is-welcome-but-excess-profits-must-be-tackled-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-fostering-reform-is-welcome-but-excess-profits-must-be-tackled-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the red, but at what cost? Birmingham council asset sales have left city reeling, say residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[As council declares it&rsquo;s &lsquo;no longer bankrupt&rsquo;, people say closure of services have added to social isolation and crimeWhen Birmingham city council announced last week it was &ldquo;no longer bankrupt&rdquo;, after years of budget cuts and asset sales, one retired police officer was left feeling despondent.Wendy Collymore had experienced first-hand the impact of the council&rsquo;s cost-cutting drive on the UK&rsquo;s second largest city when the adult day centre her elderly fat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/out-of-the-red-but-at-what-cost-birmingham-council-asset-sales-have-left-city-reeling-say-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/out-of-the-red-but-at-what-cost-birmingham-council-asset-sales-have-left-city-reeling-say-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s top welfare official to step down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Schofield&rsquo;s departure for personal reasons comes after weeks of fierce criticism of DWP over carer&rsquo;s allowance scandalThe government&rsquo;s top welfare official is to step down after weeks of fierce criticism of his department&rsquo;s handling of a longstanding benefits failure that plunged thousands into debt and became known as the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal.Sir Peter Schofield, the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, announced to staff on Monda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/governments-top-welfare-official-to-step-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/governments-top-welfare-official-to-step-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joy Davies obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Joy Davies, who has died aged 89, was a chemist, social worker and passionate advocate for people with severe learning difficulties.Born in Ormesby, North Yorkshire, to Olive (nee Postgate), a midwife, and Thomas Hansell, a butcher, Joy went to the Cleveland school (now Teesside High) in Eaglescliffe. She left aged 16 and decided against working on the family farm near Swainby in North Yorkshire, choosing instead to join the Ministry of Agriculture, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joy-davies-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joy-davies-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s ‘unsung army’ of full-time unpaid carers needs more support, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing &ldquo;unsung army&rdquo; of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties.The trend is the result of an ageing society and rising ill-health and disability concentrated in the poorest half of the country&rsquo;s workin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-unsung-army-of-full-time-unpaid-carers-needs-more-support-report-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-unsung-army-of-full-time-unpaid-carers-needs-more-support-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP chief accused of overseeing ‘culture of complacency’ that led to carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commons committee chair says DWP repeatedly failed to prioritise the vulnerable and was slow to fix errorsThe government&rsquo;s most senior welfare official has been accused of presiding over a &ldquo;culture of complacency&rdquo; that led to thousands of unpaid carers inadvertently running up huge benefit debts.Debbie Abrahams, the chair of the work and pensions select committee, said the Department for Work and Pensions had repeatedly failed to prioritise vulnerable people, was unwilling to l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-chief-accused-of-overseeing-culture-of-complacency-that-led-to-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-chief-accused-of-overseeing-culture-of-complacency-that-led-to-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers to crackdown on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches &pound;88m &lsquo;call to arms&rsquo; to recruit 10,000 new foster carersPrivate providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children&rsquo;s minister has said.Josh MacAlister, who is in charge of overhauling the care system for children, also called for a fostering equivalent of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes for tens of thousands of children. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-to-crackdown-on-profiteering-in-care-sector-and-make-renewed-fostering-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-to-crackdown-on-profiteering-in-care-sector-and-make-renewed-fostering-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers to crack down on profiteering in care sector and make renewed fostering push]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh MacAlister issues warning as government launches &pound;88m &lsquo;call to arms&rsquo; tofind homes for 10,000 foster childrenPrivate providers of child social care in England will be pushed out of the system if they are found to be profiteering, the children&rsquo;s minister has said.Josh MacAlister, who is in charge of overhauling the care system for children, also called for a fostering equivalent of the Homes for Ukraine scheme to provide homes for tens of thousands of children. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-to-crack-down-on-profiteering-in-care-sector-and-make-renewed-fostering-push/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-to-crack-down-on-profiteering-in-care-sector-and-make-renewed-fostering-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families call for inquiry into residential care charity that ran up £1.6m debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Blake House in Northants accused of mismanagement after revelation it paid one of its own trustees &pound;1mA group of families have called for an urgent inquiry into a charity caring for their highly vulnerable disabled relatives which is under threat of closure after running up debts of &pound;1.6m in unpaid taxes and paying &pound;1m to one of its own trustees.Earlier this month, a judge gave the charity, William Blake House, just weeks to pay off its debts to HMRC or face a winding u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-call-for-inquiry-into-residential-care-charity-that-ran-up-16m-debt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-call-for-inquiry-into-residential-care-charity-that-ran-up-16m-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform councillors say they will not close Lancashire care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcement that homes slated for closure will instead receive investment follows months of public outcryReform councillors have said they will not close a group of care homes in Lancashire after months of public outcry.Members of Lancashire county council, where the party won 52 of 84 seats in the May 2025 local elections, announced earlier this week that the homes slated for closure would instead receive investment. A protest in Preston on Saturday had attracted hundreds of people. Continue r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-councillors-say-they-will-not-close-lancashire-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-councillors-say-they-will-not-close-lancashire-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs criticise behaviour of senior DWP officials over carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top DWP civil servant accused of giving out &lsquo;a lot of blancmange&rsquo; over department&rsquo;s response during hearingMP&rsquo;s have criticised the &ldquo;absolutely unacceptable behaviour&rdquo; of senior welfare officials over the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal in which hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were unfairly landed with huge debts.Sir Peter Schofield, the permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions, came under fire on Wednesday from a select committee, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-criticise-behaviour-of-senior-dwp-officials-over-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-criticise-behaviour-of-senior-dwp-officials-over-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halifax care home manager sexually abused children for decades, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malcolm Phillips, 92, is accused of abuse between 1976 and 1994, while former assistant is alleged to have helped himA care home manager in West Yorkshire isolated and sexually abused vulnerable and &ldquo;unwanted&rdquo; children using his &ldquo;unfettered access&rdquo; to them over a period of almost two decades, a court has heard.Malcolm Phillips, 92, is accused of &ldquo;using children for his sexual gratification&rdquo; at Skircoat Lodge care home in Halifax between 1976 and 1994. His assi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/halifax-care-home-manager-sexually-abused-children-for-decades-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/halifax-care-home-manager-sexually-abused-children-for-decades-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on long waits for disability benefits: the system should not push people closer to poverty | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[It takes a year for some personal independence payment claims to be processed, creating the perfect storm for vulnerable applicantsLong delays in processing personal independence payment (Pip) claims have become one of the most damaging and least defensible failures in the UK&rsquo;s welfare system. Pip is designed to support disabled people with the additional costs of daily living and mobility, yet for many claimants it has instead become a source of prolonged uncertainty, financial hardship a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-long-waits-for-disability-benefits-the-system-should-not-push-people-closer-to-poverty-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-long-waits-for-disability-benefits-the-system-should-not-push-people-closer-to-poverty-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding a home is the care leaver’s greatest problem | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anela Anwar, the head of a charity for children in care and young care leavers, calls for greater support across housing, health, education and employmentAt Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, we agree with your editorial that the government&rsquo;s recent offer of free eye tests and prescriptions for care leavers is a welcome step in strengthening support for those leaving care (The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children doe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/finding-a-home-is-the-care-leavers-greatest-problem-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/finding-a-home-is-the-care-leavers-greatest-problem-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Thomas obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, Jim Thomas, who has died of cancer aged 61, started out on his career in health and social care as a community nurse in East Anglia in 1986, and worked his way up to be head of workforce capacity and transformation at the charity Skills for Care, where he was employed from 2007 to 2022.<br />
Throughout his career, Jim fought for people to have more control over their care, and he had a deep suspicion of authority and rules for the sake of rules. He was a lateral thinker who cut through the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jim-thomas-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jim-thomas-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dame Gillian Wagner obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocate for improvements in residential social care who served as the first female chair of Barnardo&rsquo;s and wrote a revealing book about Thomas Barnardo, the charity&rsquo;s founderGillian Wagner, who has died aged 98, spent more than 30 years raising the standard of residential care in Britain, the most neglected and maligned and the least appreciated area of social care.It was her appointment in 1986 to chair what became known as the Wagner committee into residential care that projected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dame-gillian-wagner-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dame-gillian-wagner-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on care leavers: responsibility for looked-after children does not end at 18 | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free prescriptions and eye tests ought to help these young adults stay healthy. They also signal the state&rsquo;s ongoing roleThe outcomes for children who grow up in care are shocking. A vital part of the welfare state, which exists to promote the safety and wellbeing of highly vulnerable young people, is falling short in health, education and employment terms. They have a 62% higher chance of dying before the age of 75 than their peers, and are four times as likely to have a criminal convicti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-leavers-responsibility-for-looked-after-children-does-not-end-at-18-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-leavers-responsibility-for-looked-after-children-does-not-end-at-18-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They thought we were problem children’: how grooming victims were failed in Oldham]]></title><description><![CDATA[National inquiry on grooming gangs will look at how police ignored girls while officials feared fuelling the far rightOldham child gang-rape suspect later attempted to murder wifeIn 2003, long before the term &ldquo;grooming gang&rdquo; entered the lexicon, social workers in Oldham noticed a disturbing pattern: girls from local children&rsquo;s homes were repeatedly going missing. Often, they were found in the same locations, being harboured by the same men. Each time the authorities thought the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-thought-we-were-problem-children-how-grooming-victims-were-failed-in-oldham/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-thought-we-were-problem-children-how-grooming-victims-were-failed-in-oldham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Joy and happiness’: why playgroups held in aged care homes are blossoming in Australia | Ella Archibald-Binge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intergenerational play programs that pair energetic children with lonely elderly residents have untapped potential to improve the quality of lifeMore summer essentialsAlyssa appears uncertain on her first visit to the retirement village.She eyes staff suspiciously as her caregiver signs some paperwork and ushers her into a white-walled sitting room to meet the elderly residents. She takes in her new surroundings and seems to settle on a course of action; making a beeline for the miniature slide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joy-and-happiness-why-playgroups-held-in-aged-care-homes-are-blossoming-in-australia-ella-archibald-binge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joy-and-happiness-why-playgroups-held-in-aged-care-homes-are-blossoming-in-australia-ella-archibald-binge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable people still living in unsafe supported housing in England two years after law was passed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities and MP Bob Blackman urge government to implement law to tackle scandal of &lsquo;exempt&rsquo; accommodationPeople are dying in unsafe accommodation and communities are being irreversibly damaged due to delays to a new law to clamp down on unregulated supported housing in England.It has been more than two years since the Supported Housing Act, a private member&rsquo;s bill brought by the Conservative MP Bob Blackman, that applies to England and Wales, was given royal assent but it has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-people-still-living-in-unsafe-supported-housing-in-england-two-years-after-law-was-passed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-people-still-living-in-unsafe-supported-housing-in-england-two-years-after-law-was-passed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and unionsays more than 200 jobs at riskA Reform UK-led council plan to shut eight of its residential care homes has been condemned as &ldquo;a betrayal of local people&rdquo;.Days before Christmas, Derbyshire county council announced that the homes would have to close after a proposed sale fell through. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-councils-plan-to-shut-eight-care-homes-a-betrayal-of-local-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-councils-plan-to-shut-eight-care-homes-a-betrayal-of-local-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young care leavers in England to get free prescriptions, dental and eye services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme Young people leaving care in England will receive free prescriptions, and dental and eye services up to their 25th birthday, the government has said.A pilot to trial paid internships for care leavers in the NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme for NHS roles also forms part of a package of measures announced by the Department of Health and Social Care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-care-leavers-in-england-to-get-free-prescriptions-dental-and-eye-services/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-care-leavers-in-england-to-get-free-prescriptions-dental-and-eye-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on hope: with your help, charities can help to repair the social fabric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective challenge to the alarming rise of far-right, anti-migrant politics starts with the grassrootsAusterity, cost of living pressures and a chronic lack of investment have damaged the physical and social fabric of some UK towns and neighbourhoods far more than others. In places where large numbers of people feel disheartened about living standards and prospects, and disenchanted by democratic politics as a result, a whole range of grievances can take hold. This year&rsquo;s Guardian charity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-hope-with-your-help-charities-can-help-to-repair-the-social-fabric/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-hope-with-your-help-charities-can-help-to-repair-the-social-fabric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure grows on DWP over ‘misleading’ response to carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior officials face criticism after review found systemic failings plunged hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debtSenior officials who oversaw a flawed benefits system that plunged hundreds of thousands of carers into debt are under mounting pressure over their &ldquo;misleading&rdquo; response to the scandal.Prof Liz Sayce, the chair of a scathing review into the government&rsquo;s treatment of unpaid carers, last week called for an overhaul of management and culture at the Departmen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pressure-grows-on-dwp-over-misleading-response-to-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pressure-grows-on-dwp-over-misleading-response-to-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people will suffer most from UK’s ageing population, Lords say]]></title><description><![CDATA[House of Lords report says tools such as raising pension age and increasing immigration will not be adequateYoung people will suffer most from the government&rsquo;s failure to take seriously the unsustainable pressure on public finances and living standards created by the UK&rsquo;s ageing population, according to the findings of a House of Lords inquiry.The report, Preparing for an Ageing Society, by the economic affairs committee, also found successive governments&rsquo; inaction on adult soc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-people-will-suffer-most-from-uks-ageing-population-lords-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-people-will-suffer-most-from-uks-ageing-population-lords-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I lived out moments of my mother’s passing I never saw’: Kate Winslet on grief, going red and Goodbye June]]></title><description><![CDATA[For her directorial debut, Winslet assembled a cast including Toni Collette, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn and Andrea Riseborough to tell a story inspired by her own family&rsquo;s bereavement. The actors talk mourning, immortality and hospital vending machinesIn 2017, Sally Bridges-Winslet died of cancer. She was 71. It was, her youngest daughter said, &ldquo;like the north star just dropped out of the sky&rdquo;.It would have been even worse, says Kate Winslet today, had the family not pulled to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-lived-out-moments-of-my-mothers-passing-i-never-saw-kate-winslet-on-grief-going-red-and-goodbye-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-lived-out-moments-of-my-mothers-passing-i-never-saw-kate-winslet-on-grief-going-red-and-goodbye-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICO promises legal action over ‘traumatic’ UK care-record access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information regulator reminds council leaders of need for compassion when releasing files on childhood careThe UK&rsquo;s information commissioner has raised alarm over the &ldquo;lengthy, traumatic and often demoralising process&rdquo; people face when trying to access their care records, writing to local authority leaders to say his office will take action over legal breaches.The data protection regulator said people who grew up in the care system were waiting up to 16 years for access to thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ico-promises-legal-action-over-traumatic-uk-care-record-access/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ico-promises-legal-action-over-traumatic-uk-care-record-access/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior DWP civil servant blames victims for carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neil Couling said failings by individual claimants &lsquo;at the heart&rsquo; of crisis, despite a report finding DWP shortcomings &lsquo;unacceptable&rsquo; One of the most senior civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has placed the blame for the carer&rsquo;s allowance benefits crisis on victims, many of who have been left with life-changing debts.In an internal blogpost written for Whitehall colleagues, Neil Couling, the director general of DWP services, said individual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/senior-dwp-civil-servant-blames-victims-for-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/senior-dwp-civil-servant-blames-victims-for-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s home providers in England putting profit over need, says Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watchdog says trend of care homes being registered in cheap areas, not where need is greatest, is &lsquo;national scandal&rsquo;The number of registered children&rsquo;s homes in England has risen to a record high, but providers are increasingly prioritising profit over care needs, Ofsted has warned.The watchdog said new children&rsquo;s homes were proliferating in areas of the country where housing was cheapest, suggesting the rise was driven mostly by profit and this was &ldquo;bending the sys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childrens-home-providers-in-england-putting-profit-over-need-says-ofsted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childrens-home-providers-in-england-putting-profit-over-need-says-ofsted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Net migration is plummeting. Why can’t Labour say so? | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[An honest debate is needed on this polarising topic as sectors such as social care struggle with recruitmentKeir Starmer&rsquo;s response to the 69% plunge in net migration revealed in official figures last week was to remark: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a step in the right direction.&rdquo;Describing a reduction of more than two-thirds of any indicator in a single year as a &ldquo;step&rdquo; would be a creative use of statistics, putting it kindly. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/net-migration-is-plummeting-why-cant-labour-say-so-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/net-migration-is-plummeting-why-cant-labour-say-so-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Outdated and ever less fit for purpose’: five takeaways from the carer’s allowance report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dysfunctional DWP failed to notify some carers that they were accruing enormous debt for years, Liz Sayce&rsquo;s damning report revealsFull story: Ministers urged to apologise after review finds systemic failures led to carer&rsquo;s allowance crisisOf all the devastating passages in Liz Sayce&rsquo;s 146-page criticism of the government&rsquo;s failing carer&rsquo;s allowance system, one above all leaps out. It describes how some felt so &ldquo;overwhelmed&rdquo;, ashamed and criminalised they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outdated-and-ever-less-fit-for-purpose-five-takeaways-from-the-carers-allowance-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outdated-and-ever-less-fit-for-purpose-five-takeaways-from-the-carers-allowance-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to apologise after review finds systemic failures led to carer’s allowance crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpaid carers were pushed into debt and distress and hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers&rsquo; money wasted&lsquo;Outdated and ever less fit for purpose&rsquo;: five takeaways from the carer&rsquo;s allowance reportMinisters are facing calls to apologise and pay compensation to hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers after a damning review of the benefit system revealed some considered suicide to escape their debts.A report ordered by the government on the longstanding failures within th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-apologise-after-review-finds-systemic-failures-led-to-carers-allowance-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-apologise-after-review-finds-systemic-failures-led-to-carers-allowance-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failures by Tory ministers and welfare officials led to carer’s allowance crisis, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpaid carers were pushed into debt and distress and hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers&rsquo; money wastedUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesRepeated failures by Tory ministers and top welfare officials pushed hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers into debt and distress, and led to hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers&rsquo; money being wasted, a devastating review has concluded.The independent review of carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit overpayments identified &ldquo;systemi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/failures-by-tory-ministers-and-welfare-officials-led-to-carers-allowance-crisis-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/failures-by-tory-ministers-and-welfare-officials-led-to-carers-allowance-crisis-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning official review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure&lsquo;It&rsquo;s like the Post Office scandal&rsquo;: victims of carer&rsquo;s allowance crisis speak outThe carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal &ndash; a timelineHundreds of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after a damning official review concluded they had been left with huge debts because of government failure and maladministration.The review, due to be publishe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services&rsquo; care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children&rsquo;s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-then-2000-trafficked-children-and-lone-child-asylum-seekers-missing-from-uk-councils-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-then-2000-trafficked-children-and-lone-child-asylum-seekers-missing-from-uk-councils-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services&rsquo; care last year, according to freedom of information data shared with the Guardian.The authors of a report, Until Harm Ends, submitted FoI requests to children&rsquo;s services departments in councils across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-2000-trafficked-children-and-lone-child-asylum-seekers-missing-from-uk-councils-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-2000-trafficked-children-and-lone-child-asylum-seekers-missing-from-uk-councils-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping youths in care out of trouble | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Mike Stein responds to news of a proposal to restrict the &lsquo;over-policing&rsquo; of looked-after young peopleDiverting young people in care from the youth justice system and the associated criminalisation may help their future careers (Children in care who lash out may no longer face automatic arrest under UK review, 17 November). However, international research studies have shown that reducing the chances of young people being involved in crime to begin with are more effective.These i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keeping-youths-in-care-out-of-trouble-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keeping-youths-in-care-out-of-trouble-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a youth detention centre in north-east England, the paedophile Neville Husband raped and assaulted countless boys. Why was his reign of terror allowed to go on &ndash; and why hasn&rsquo;t there been a public inquiry?When I met Kevin Young in 2012 he was in his early 50s, handsome, charismatic, smart &ndash; and utterly broken. The moment he started talking about Medomsley detention centre he was in tears.Young was born in Newcastle, in 1959. At two, he was taken into care, and his parents we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/possibly-the-most-prolific-sex-offender-in-british-history-the-inside-story-of-the-medomsley-scandal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/possibly-the-most-prolific-sex-offender-in-british-history-the-inside-story-of-the-medomsley-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s cruel’: relatives of residents react to proposal to close Lancashire care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elderly residents of care home left anxious after Reform-led county council started consultation over plans for its closureFor Marjorie Aspden, 95, Woodlands care home in Clayton-le-Moors in Accrington was the perfect place to spend her twilight years. When she looked out from the window of her room, she saw the woods that she played in as a young girl and felt a sense of contentment.Now she and hundreds of other elderly residents are facing uncertainty after the Reform-led Lancashire county cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-cruel-relatives-of-residents-react-to-proposal-to-close-lancashire-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-cruel-relatives-of-residents-react-to-proposal-to-close-lancashire-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melania Trump launches new initiative to help children raised in foster system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump signed order creating &lsquo;Foster the Future&rsquo; to develop opportunities and online hub for resourcesMelania Trump, the first lady, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care.Her husband, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Thursday that creates a &ldquo;Fostering the Future&rdquo; program that brings together federal entities, non-profits, educational institutions and the private sector to d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/melania-trump-launches-new-initiative-to-help-children-raised-in-foster-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/melania-trump-launches-new-initiative-to-help-children-raised-in-foster-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research findsPrivate companies operating care services in just three regions of England have taken more than &pound;250m in profits in three years, with more than a third going to providers owned by private equity firms or companies based in tax havens.New analysis by Reclaiming Our Regional Economies warned that public money is being rapidly funnelled out of the care system into the hands of priva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-care-providers-in-three-english-regions-make-250m-in-three-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-care-providers-in-three-english-regions-make-250m-in-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions about potential conflict of interest as council&rsquo;s cabinet member for social care owns private care companyLancashire&rsquo;s Reform-run council has been accused of &ldquo;selling off the family silver&rdquo; with plans to save &pound;4m a year by closing five council-run care homes and five day centres and moving residents into the private sector.One of the care home residents, a 92-year-old woman, said she would leave only by &ldquo;being forcibly removed or in a box&rdquo;. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lancashires-reform-run-council-plans-to-close-care-homes-and-day-centres/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lancashires-reform-run-council-plans-to-close-care-homes-and-day-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickersMore than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing, according to data obtained by the Guardian.Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or hidden in the backs of lorries and are thought to have been taken by traffickers. Kent is often the place where they arrive. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-50-child-asylum-seekers-still-missing-after-disappearing-from-kent-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-50-child-asylum-seekers-still-missing-after-disappearing-from-kent-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foster carers across England facing widespread racism, sector leader says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government urged to act over &lsquo;impact of far-right sentiment&rsquo; on children, foster carers and social workersSocial workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of racism, while foster carers whose ethnicity differs from the children they care for have been accosted in the street, a fostering leader has said as he called on the government to take action.Harvey Gallagher, the chief executive of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP), said there was growing concern abou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/foster-carers-across-england-facing-widespread-racism-sector-leader-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/foster-carers-across-england-facing-widespread-racism-sector-leader-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sue Barker obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife, Sue Barker, who has died aged 79 of pancreatic cancer, devoted her life to protecting and improving the lives of vulnerable children. Over more than five decades in social work she brought her fierce integrity to some of the toughest cases in England and Wales.Born in the village of Royston, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Sue was the youngest of three children. Her father, Alexander Willett, was a coal miner; her mother, Eleanor (nee Cheetham), had been in domestic service. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-barker-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-barker-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penalties for unpaid carers in benefits scandal must be halted, says Ed Davey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dem leader urges suspension of fines imposed on hundreds of thousands who fell foul of discredited rulesPenalties imposed on thousands of unpaid carers who fall foul of the discredited carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit rules should be suspended until the government has fixed the system, the Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, has said.A Guardian investigation last year revealed hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were landed with huge debts &ndash; and in some cases prosecuted for fraud &nda]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/penalties-for-unpaid-carers-in-benefits-scandal-must-be-halted-says-ed-davey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/penalties-for-unpaid-carers-in-benefits-scandal-must-be-halted-says-ed-davey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis findsCouncils in England will still be poorer by the end of this parliament than they were in 2010 despite Labour&rsquo;s funding increases, according to analysis by the Institute for Government (IfG).Funding cuts from 2010 to 2019 were so severe that they left gaps that could not be filled even by five years of above-inflation increases, leaving local authorities increasingly reliant o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-to-remain-poorer-than-in-2010-despite-funding-rise-says-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-to-remain-poorer-than-in-2010-despite-funding-rise-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spreadThey have travelled thousands of miles to care for the most vulnerable people in society. But care workers recruited overseas to fill much-needed roles are increasingly facing racist abuse in the UK, industry insiders have warned, as the country&rsquo;s immigration debate becomes increasingly toxic.Staff working with elderly and disabled service users have been advised to travel to work in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/frightened-to-get-out-of-their-cars-britains-toxic-race-debates-threaten-overseas-care-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/frightened-to-get-out-of-their-cars-britains-toxic-race-debates-threaten-overseas-care-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch accuses Labour of prioritising economic ties with China over national security – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister calls Badenoch&rsquo;s claims about Chinese spy trial &lsquo;baseless smears&rsquo;. This live blog is closedAt the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the PM&rsquo;s spokesperson said it was &ldquo;entirely false&rdquo; to suggest the government influenced the collapse of the China spying case because of concerns Beijing could withdraw investment in the UK, Downing Street said.Asked about reports in the Sunday Times which suggested a decision was taken high up in government to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/badenoch-accuses-labour-of-prioritising-economic-ties-with-china-over-national-security-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/badenoch-accuses-labour-of-prioritising-economic-ties-with-china-over-national-security-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swinney says Scottish government will sponsor visas for foreign care workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[First minister tells SNP conference older people should not &lsquo;pay the price for Westminster&rsquo;s prejudice&rsquo; over immigrationJohn Swinney has said the Scottish government will help hundreds of overseas care workers stay in the UK, as he attacked Westminster for its rising hostility to immigrants.The first minister said it was unfair Scotland&rsquo;s older people had to &ldquo;pay the price for Westminster&rsquo;s prejudice&rdquo;, and that his devolved government would sponsor visa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/swinney-says-scottish-government-will-sponsor-visas-for-foreign-care-workers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/swinney-says-scottish-government-will-sponsor-visas-for-foreign-care-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomorrow I Leave review – poignant portrait of a care worker sacrificing her home life for her work]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paradoxical emotional push and pull of those forced to migrate for work is vividly captured in Maria Lisa Pichler and Lukas Sch&ouml;ffel&rsquo;s intimate portrait Every four weeks, Maria leaves her small Romanian town and heads to Austria, where she is employed as a care worker for elderly people. Her life is split between borders and constant goodbyes, a transient emotional state vividly captured in Maria Lisa Pichler and Lukas Sch&ouml;ffel&rsquo;s intimate portrait. In the opening scene,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tomorrow-i-leave-review-poignant-portrait-of-a-care-worker-sacrificing-her-home-life-for-her-work/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tomorrow-i-leave-review-poignant-portrait-of-a-care-worker-sacrificing-her-home-life-for-her-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iain Coleman obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour MP fired by compassion for those left behind by society who fought for free social care provision at homeIain Coleman, the former MP for Hammersmith and Fulham, who has died aged&nbsp;67, was renowned within his west London constituency for a policy of free social care provision at home, something he had fought to introduce in the area during his leadership of the local council in the 1990s before he was elected to parliament in the Labour landslide of 1997.Through a cruel irony, the seri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/iain-coleman-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/iain-coleman-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is &lsquo;pandering&rsquo; to Reform UKThe NHS and social care would cease to function under the government&rsquo;s new rules to be imposed on foreign staff, nursing leaders have said, as hundreds of medics condemned the policy as &ldquo;divisive and xenophobic&rdquo;.In the most explicit attack yet on Labour&rsquo;s proposed restrictions on overseas workers, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) described the plan a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-could-cease-to-function-under-labours-new-visa-rules-say-nurses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-could-cease-to-function-under-labours-new-visa-rules-say-nurses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children&rsquo;s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among youngThe government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children&rsquo;s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inquiry.Giving evidence to the inquiry&rsquo;s public hearing on Thursday, Anne Longfield said a &ldquo;doom loop&rdquo; of fatalism among ministers meant the government failed to do more to h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-owes-children-apology-for-damaging-covid-errors-inquiry-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-owes-children-apology-for-damaging-covid-errors-inquiry-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disclosure: Care Home Undercover review – this brilliant, blood-boiling documentary exposes a grim reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Inverness institution promised fine dining and champagne for residents. Instead, this documentary depicts abhorrent neglect Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disclosure-care-home-undercover-review-this-brilliant-blood-boiling-documentary-exposes-a-grim-reality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disclosure-care-home-undercover-review-this-brilliant-blood-boiling-documentary-exposes-a-grim-reality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS 10-year plan will embed privatisation and hollow out the health service | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government reforms could lead to the NHS going the way of social care, where the state is longer able, or willing, to deliver, says Margaret GreenwoodYour editorial states that the government will be judged on the state of the NHS (The Guardian view on Labour&rsquo;s NHS reforms: where is the plan to deliver them?, 22 September). It is a pity that it doesn&rsquo;t also consider the risks to the future of the NHS posed by the&nbsp;10-year health plan, which shifts outpatients from publicly owned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-10-year-plan-will-embed-privatisation-and-hollow-out-the-health-service-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-10-year-plan-will-embed-privatisation-and-hollow-out-the-health-service-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour to tackle care sector crisis in England with pay increase and new negotiating body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Wes Streeting to put &pound;500m behind initial rise but unions say &lsquo;substantially more&rsquo; investment will be neededCare workers in England are to receive a substantial pay increase from 2028 after the creation of a new body of trade unions and employers designed to stem the exodus of workers from the sector by improving wages and conditions.The health secretary, Wes Streeting, will put &pound;500m behind the initial increase and will begin this year to establish the new neg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-tackle-care-sector-crisis-in-england-with-pay-increase-and-new-negotiating-body/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-tackle-care-sector-crisis-in-england-with-pay-increase-and-new-negotiating-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your experiences of caring responsibilities in your relationship]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear from people who have had caring responsibilities in their long-term partnership or marriageIn sickness and in health ... more and more of us are relying on our partners for support and care when we become sick, with the number of full time unpaid carers rising. But caring can put a strain on the most loving of relationships. So we&rsquo;d like to hear about your experiences of care in a long term partnership or marriage: who does it, who doesn&rsquo;t, and what happens when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/share-your-experiences-of-caring-responsibilities-in-your-relationship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/share-your-experiences-of-caring-responsibilities-in-your-relationship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care privatisation costs hit the NHS – and then the taxpayer | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private care providers | System-built housing | Donald Trump | Tax in Rwanda | Cycling essentialsSurely the cost and scarcity of places in private care homes &ndash; all too readily shut by owners whose sole concern is profit &ndash; is a major reason that up to one in seven hospital beds are occupied by people fit to be discharged, and another &ldquo;privatisation premium&rdquo; that we&nbsp;all&nbsp;pay (UK public has paid &pound;200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation, 16]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-privatisation-costs-hit-the-nhs-and-then-the-taxpayer-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-privatisation-costs-hit-the-nhs-and-then-the-taxpayer-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Labour’s NHS reforms: where is the plan to deliver them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bold announcements about restructuring appear to have taken priority over implementationThe state of the health service is one of the key metrics on which this government will be judged. Of course this is to some extent true for all governments. But it is particularly so for a Labour administration that made the revival of the NHS part of its core pitch to voters.Such assessments of progress are all the more pressing in the context of Sir Keir Starmer&rsquo;s increasingly beleaguered leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-nhs-reforms-where-is-the-plan-to-deliver-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-nhs-reforms-where-is-the-plan-to-deliver-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She never got help’: mother says daughter who died on motorway was failed by care system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tamzin Hall, 17, was struck by a vehicle after leaving a police car on the M5 motorway in Somerset after being arrested at a children&rsquo;s homeThe mother of a girl who was struck by a vehicle and killed after she left a police car on a motorway says the untimely death of her daughter came after years of frustration and disappointment with authorities over the teenager&rsquo;s care.Tamzin Hall, 17, had been arrested and was being taken into custody when she left the police vehicle in which she]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/she-never-got-help-mother-says-daughter-who-died-on-motorway-was-failed-by-care-system/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/she-never-got-help-mother-says-daughter-who-died-on-motorway-was-failed-by-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government considering compensation for victims of carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Ministers have vowed to fix benefit after Guardian revealed thousands had been plunged into debt for accidentally breaking rulesThe government is considering compensation payouts for unpaid carers who have been unfairly hit with huge financial repayments in recent years after inadvertently falling foul of harsh carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit rules.Ministers vowed to fix problems with the benefit after a Guardian investigation revealed how draconian penalties coupled with Department f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-considering-compensation-for-victims-of-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-considering-compensation-for-victims-of-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of place in children’s care homes in England hits almost £320,000 a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private firms&rsquo; profits soar, watchdog says, as prices nearly double in five yearsThe cost of a single place in a residential children&rsquo;s care home in England has nearly doubled in five years to an average &pound;318,000 a year, with private firms racking up huge profits as a result of market failure, according to the public spending watchdog.The &pound;3bn children&rsquo;s homes market, which is increasingly dominated by private firms, some funded by private equity, is &ldquo;dysfunct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-place-in-childrens-care-homes-in-england-hits-almost-320000-a-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-place-in-childrens-care-homes-in-england-hits-almost-320000-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’: Halifax Care Home Celebrates CQC Success with Local Dignitaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eden Court Care Home in Halifax has proudly celebrated a remarkable transformation in care standards, having achieved a &lsquo;Good&rsquo; rating in its latest inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) &ndash; a significant step forward from its previous &lsquo;Requires Improvement&rsquo; status.To mark the achievement, the home hosted a &lsquo;Green Celebration&rsquo; on Thursday 31st July, attended by Mayor of Calderdale, Steven Leigh MBE, who joined the care team and local supporters to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-requires-improvement-to-good-halifax-care-home-celebrates-cqc-success-with-local-dignitaries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-requires-improvement-to-good-halifax-care-home-celebrates-cqc-success-with-local-dignitaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform UK vows to repeal ‘borderline dystopian’ Online Safety Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage and Zia Yusuf say they would find other ways to protect children online but admit they don&rsquo;t know howReform UK has promised to repeal the Online Safety Act, arguing that measures intended to push social media companies to limit false and potentially harmful content would instead make the UK &ldquo;a borderline dystopian state&rdquo;.At a press conference in Westminster billed as discussing crime, Nigel Farage and his close aide Zia Yusuf instead spent much of the time discussi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-uk-vows-to-repeal-borderline-dystopian-online-safety-act/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/reform-uk-vows-to-repeal-borderline-dystopian-online-safety-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Labour’s visa crackdown in social care: another problem for an overstretched system | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the absence of fundamental reform of the sector, shutting down the sponsorship route for foreign workers is a shortsighted and risky moveThere are currently around 130,000 vacancies in the social care sector, a higher proportion of unfilled roles than anywhere else in the labour market. According to the industry body Skills for Care, an ageing population means that 540,000 new care workers will be needed by 2040. Finding them, in a sector where employees have historically been grossly underpa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-visa-crackdown-in-social-care-another-problem-for-an-overstretched-system-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-visa-crackdown-in-social-care-another-problem-for-an-overstretched-system-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health service, welfare and special educational needs provision are all priorities but party is in race against timeAngela Rayner tells Labour to &lsquo;step up&rsquo; and make case for being in powerAngela Rayner has called on Labour colleagues to &ldquo;step up and make that case&rdquo; for the government&rsquo;s achievements, saying it was important to stress policies were not about short-term fixes but &ldquo;fundamental reforms&rdquo;. Here are four areas where Labour is seeking to improve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-to-send-four-key-areas-labour-wants-to-improve-before-next-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-to-send-four-key-areas-labour-wants-to-improve-before-next-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalogue of failures led to woman’s murder in Bristol care home, coroner finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managers described as &lsquo;reckless&rsquo; over supervision of Melissa Mathieson&rsquo;s killer, who had history of sexual violenceA &ldquo;catalogue of failures&rdquo; resulted in the murder of a vulnerable young woman who was strangled to death in a care home by a fellow resident with a history of sexual violence, a coroner has concluded.Senior managers at the care home in Bristol where Melissa Mathieson, 18, died were described as &ldquo;reckless&rdquo; by the coroner for not effectively su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/catalogue-of-failures-led-to-womans-murder-in-bristol-care-home-coroner-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/catalogue-of-failures-led-to-womans-murder-in-bristol-care-home-coroner-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients in England’s most deprived areas wait longer for NHS treatment, data reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those from Asian or British Asian backgrounds are more likely to be waiting for more than 18 weeksPatients from the most deprived areas of England face longer waits for NHS treatment and make up a higher proportion of those waiting for care, according to figures.Data released by NHS England on Thursday provides a breakdown of the health service&rsquo;s waiting lists by ethnicity and deprivation levels for the first time. It shows that people in the most deprived areas of England and people from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/patients-in-englands-most-deprived-areas-wait-longer-for-nhs-treatment-data-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/patients-in-englands-most-deprived-areas-wait-longer-for-nhs-treatment-data-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to overhaul and raise carer’s allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resolution Foundation says unpaid carers on low incomes pay &lsquo;very heavy price&rsquo; for looking after loved onesThe carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit should be overhauled and the basic rate of payment increased to lift more unpaid carers and disabled people out of financial hardship, according to a living standards thinktank.The Resolution Foundation said unpaid carers on low incomes were paying a &ldquo;very heavy price&rdquo; &ndash; a typical penalty of 10% or as much as &pound;7,000 a y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-overhaul-and-raise-carers-allowance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-overhaul-and-raise-carers-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birmingham council faces legal action over decision to close adult day centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal challenge argues commissioners breached Local Government Act by refusing to allow proper scrutiny of decisionLegal action is being taken after commissioners sent to oversee Birmingham council blocked scrutiny of a controversial decision to close adult day centres.An application for a judicial review has been brought in the names of Robert Mason, 63, and Jenny Gilbert, 50, who attend day centres for adults with physical and learning disabilities in the city. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/birmingham-council-faces-legal-action-over-decision-to-close-adult-day-centres/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/birmingham-council-faces-legal-action-over-decision-to-close-adult-day-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of UK women who died during or after pregnancy known to children’s services, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers call for better coordinated and holistic care for women who often come from abusive backgroundsA third of women who have died during, or in the year after, pregnancy were known to children&rsquo;s social care services, with a fifth of these deaths being the result of suicide, according to research which is the first of its kind.Between 2014 and 2022, 1,451 women died during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, with 420 of these women having been in contact with children&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-uk-women-who-died-during-or-after-pregnancy-known-to-childrens-services-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-uk-women-who-died-during-or-after-pregnancy-known-to-childrens-services-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager murdered in care home said social services ‘destroyed my life’, inquest told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa Mathieson, 18, wrote in a letter that she felt &lsquo;dragged away from my home&rsquo; when she was placed in BristolA teenager who was murdered by a fellow care home resident wrote a letter that social services had &ldquo;destroyed my life&rdquo;, her inquest has heard.Melissa Mathieson, 18, who was killed by Jason Conroy, said she was &ldquo;dragged away&rdquo; from home when she was placed at Alexandra House in Bristol. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teenager-murdered-in-care-home-said-social-services-destroyed-my-life-inquest-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teenager-murdered-in-care-home-said-social-services-destroyed-my-life-inquest-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have no support’: foster carers take employment rights fight to UK supreme court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foster carers describe financial struggles and &lsquo;lack of respect&rsquo; in &lsquo;broken model&rsquo; propped up by benefit systemNearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firmsLouise* starts her workday getting the children breakfast and ready for school. After drop-off, she attends meetings, completes training and works through a growing pile of paperwork. She&rsquo;s also on standby as there&rsquo;s almost always a call to collect a child if there&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-have-no-support-foster-carers-take-employment-rights-fight-to-uk-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-have-no-support-foster-carers-take-employment-rights-fight-to-uk-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts raise alarm over &lsquo;commodification&rsquo; of vulnerable children as independent fostering agencies make millions in profitExperts have raised alarm over the &ldquo;commodification&rdquo; of vulnerable foster children as analysis reveals almost a quarter of all foster places in England are now provided by private equity-backed companies making millions of pounds in profits.Analysis for the Guardian by thinktank Common Wealth found independent fostering agencies (IFAs) are making mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-a-quarter-of-foster-places-in-england-provided-by-private-equity-backed-firms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-a-quarter-of-foster-places-in-england-provided-by-private-equity-backed-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council failings a factor in death of foster carer run over by child, inquest finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcia Grant, 60, was killed when 12-year-old boy she was fostering hit her with her own car in SheffieldFailings by a local council contributed to the death of a woman who was killed when a 12-year-old boy she was fostering ran her over with her own car, an inquest has found.Marcia Grant, 60, suffered catastrophic injuries as she tried to stop the boy taking her car outside her home in the Greenhill area of Sheffield in April 2023. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/council-failings-a-factor-in-death-of-foster-carer-run-over-by-child-inquest-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/council-failings-a-factor-in-death-of-foster-carer-run-over-by-child-inquest-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Full of excuses’: families condemn Matt Hancock’s testimony to Covid inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former health secretary defends decision to discharge untested patients into care homes as &lsquo;least worst option&rsquo; Bereaved families have said Matt Hancock&rsquo;s evidence to the Covid inquiry &ldquo;was full of excuses and completely devoid of accountability&rdquo; as he described discharging untested patients into care homes as &ldquo;the least worst option&rdquo;.In his testimony to the UK Covid-19 inquiry on Wednesday, the former health secretary defended the decision to move hospi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/full-of-excuses-families-condemn-matt-hancocks-testimony-to-covid-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/full-of-excuses-families-condemn-matt-hancocks-testimony-to-covid-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrexham nursing home owner tells Covid inquiry lack of testing terrified staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Hough says her husband was traumatised by &lsquo;horrific&rsquo; death of patient and later killed himselfA woman whose husband killed himself amid the pressure of running a care home during the pandemic has told the Covid inquiry that staff were &ldquo;absolutely terrified&rdquo; owing to the lack of testing in its early stages.Helen Louise Hough owned and managed a nursing home in Wrexham with her husband, Vernon, which housed up to 40 residents whom she described as like &ldquo;their ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wrexham-nursing-home-owner-tells-covid-inquiry-lack-of-testing-terrified-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wrexham-nursing-home-owner-tells-covid-inquiry-lack-of-testing-terrified-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 200 countries guarantee children’s rights. Why doesn’t the US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US never signed on to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which experts say paves the way for cuts to federal funding for children&rsquo;s health coverageEvery school year, midwife Lisa Isman meets dozens of eighth-graders for an annual tour of the clinic where she works. Students gather first in the office&rsquo;s waiting room, where neon green couches, young adult romance novels and pamphlets on loneliness and sexual wellness greet them. On the tour of the Ungdomsmottagning &ndas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almost-200-countries-guarantee-childrens-rights-why-doesnt-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almost-200-countries-guarantee-childrens-rights-why-doesnt-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers like me connect patients and doctors – so why are we so often made to feel invisible? | Emily Kenway]]></title><description><![CDATA[People looking after loved ones struggle to be heard by health professionals. Yet without us, the system would collapseIt&rsquo;s autumn 2024 and I&rsquo;m talking to an A&amp;E doctor. We&rsquo;re on the refreshment break at a conference about care. He tells me that he and his colleagues keep their NHS lanyards visible when they take loved ones to medical appointments. It means the doctors listen to them. It&rsquo;s understandable; they&rsquo;re peers with shared training and expertise. But it&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-like-me-connect-patients-and-doctors-so-why-are-we-so-often-made-to-feel-invisible-emily-kenway/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-like-me-connect-patients-and-doctors-so-why-are-we-so-often-made-to-feel-invisible-emily-kenway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Felicity Whittaker obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one who met my friend Felicity Whittaker, who has died aged 96, could ever forget her. Not the dozens of disadvantaged and often troubled children whom she cared for, nor fellow protesters from Ban the Bomb days to Extinction Rebellion marches. And certainly not the many friends who enjoyed her lively and engaging company in Highgate in north London and later in Bedford.Felicity was born in London to Lydia Bilbrook, an actor, and George Harrison Brown, a journalist. Her parents separated when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/felicity-whittaker-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/felicity-whittaker-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country&rsquo;s disability rate, analysis findsNearly 100,000 adults have been denied government-funded social care because of a decade&rsquo;s worth of spending cuts, a Guardian analysis has revealed, as ministers come under mounting pressure to increase funding for the sector.The analysis, which is based on a study by the Institute for Government (IfG), shows the number of people in England receiving sub]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-100000-adults-in-england-denied-state-funded-social-care-due-to-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-100000-adults-in-england-denied-state-funded-social-care-due-to-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casey review: wider concerns on child welfare must be addressed | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many care homes follow procedure but don&rsquo;t take a personal interest inchildren&rsquo;s wellbeing, says John Burton, while Brigid Featherstone says invaluable data around child protection isn&rsquo;t being collected. Plus a letter from Simon TweedLouise Casey&rsquo;s report (Grooming gangs in UK thrived in &lsquo;culture of ignorance&rsquo;, Casey report says, 16 June) makes good sense. Nevertheless, her recommendations, and those who must act on them, won&rsquo;t prevent the exploitati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/casey-review-wider-concerns-on-child-welfare-must-be-addressed-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/casey-review-wider-concerns-on-child-welfare-must-be-addressed-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louise Casey is right: children must be saved from grooming gangs. But the culture warriors must be ignored | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new inquiry needs a sharp focus on the reality of this horrific abuse. A process hijacked by opportunists will only fail victims againPoison runs through every aspect of the grooming gang horror. Every element stirs up a particular political bile, from those pathetically vulnerable girls and their vile exploiters, to those well-chosen cases weaponised by the Tories and Faragists with no record of concern for the general plight of children in care.It&rsquo;s odd that the Tories should wade in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/louise-casey-is-right-children-must-be-saved-from-grooming-gangs-but-the-culture-warriors-must-be-ignored-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/louise-casey-is-right-children-must-be-saved-from-grooming-gangs-but-the-culture-warriors-must-be-ignored-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young carer who unwittingly breached allowance rules forced to repay £2,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rose Jones, who cared for mother from age of eight, twice wrongly advised by work coach on joining DWP job schemeA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother from the age of eight was forced to repay more than &pound;2,000 when she unwittingly breached carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit earnings rules after joining a government youth employment scheme.Rose Jones, 22, said she was twice wrongly advised by her jobcentre work coach that her wages earned under the Kickstart scheme would not a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-carer-who-unwittingly-breached-allowance-rules-forced-to-repay-2000/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-carer-who-unwittingly-breached-allowance-rules-forced-to-repay-2000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican in South Carolina arrested over distribution of child sexual abuse material]]></title><description><![CDATA[RJ May, who used screen name &lsquo;joebidennnn69&rsquo;, charged with 10 counts and ordered to remain jailed until his trialA Republican member of South Carolina&rsquo;s state house whom prosecutors say used the screen name &ldquo;joebidennnn69&rdquo; has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing sexual abuse material involving children.RJ May was arrested at his Lexington county home after a lengthy investigation and was ordered on Thursday by a federal judge to remain jailed un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/republican-in-south-carolina-arrested-over-distribution-of-child-sexual-abuse-material/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/republican-in-south-carolina-arrested-over-distribution-of-child-sexual-abuse-material/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven men who groomed vulnerable girls in Rochdale guilty of multiple sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts for 50 offences committed by the men between 2001 and 2006Seven men who groomed two vulnerable teenage girls in Rochdale and treated them as &ldquo;sex slaves&rdquo; have been found guilty of multiple sex offences.A long-running trial in Manchester heard that the men subjected the girls to years of misery and expected them to have sex with them &ldquo;whenever and wherever they wanted&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seven-men-who-groomed-vulnerable-girls-in-rochdale-guilty-of-multiple-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seven-men-who-groomed-vulnerable-girls-in-rochdale-guilty-of-multiple-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less than 4% of exploited care workers helped by UK government scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 941 of 29,000 exploited migrant workers reported finding new employer through multimillion-pound schemeLess than 4% of exploited care workers have reported finding new work in a multimillion-pound government scheme designed to rematch them with new employers.Analysis by the Work Rights Centre found just 3.4% of the 28,000 exploited migrant care workers signposted to a service to find them new jobs had reported being rematched with a new employer, while 131,000 social care vacancies remain u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/less-than-4-of-exploited-care-workers-helped-by-uk-government-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/less-than-4-of-exploited-care-workers-helped-by-uk-government-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are not numbers – they are people’: what ex-communist Slovenia can teach the world about child poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slovenia&rsquo;s children are less likely to know deprivation than any other European nation&rsquo;s. Is that because of what the country is doing now &ndash; or its socialist past?Much of the world doesn&rsquo;t have a clue what to do about child poverty, or even when to do it. In the UK the Labour government recently delayed its flagship policy on tackling the issue until the autumn. But if you&rsquo;re looking for inspiration, it might be worth asking what Slovenia has been getting right. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/these-are-not-numbers-they-are-people-what-ex-communist-slovenia-can-teach-the-world-about-child-poverty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/these-are-not-numbers-they-are-people-what-ex-communist-slovenia-can-teach-the-world-about-child-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom White obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Tom White, who has died aged 93, was director of social services at Coventry city council in the 1970s and 80s, before becoming chief executive of the National Children&rsquo;s Home (NCH), where he spent more than a decade until his retirement.When Tom first arrived at the NCH in 1985 it was running 128 projects on a budget of just over &pound;22m; by 1996, it had changed its name to NCH Action for Children, and its spending had increased to &pound;70m across 270 programmes, with the n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tom-white-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tom-white-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family carers of all ages need looking after too | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to a column by John Harris about the need to include unpaid carers in the political conversationJohn Harris rightly thanks Ed Davey for drawing attention to family carers and the need to reduce the many pressures facing them. It is important, however, that the debates about how to achieve this are placed in the context of the recent increases in the state pension age (Passed over, targeted, fined &ndash; but is the magnificence of family carers finally being recognised?, 25 May).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-carers-of-all-ages-need-looking-after-too-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-carers-of-all-ages-need-looking-after-too-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Ed Davey’s mission: build politics around care. If not, cruelty will define it | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal experience shapes the Liberal Democrat leader&rsquo;s agenda, offering a humane alternative and exposing a state oblivious to quiet sacrificeDid last week mark a sea change in British politics? For many, it did. The government&rsquo;s U-turn on winter fuel payments signalled a welcome retreat. But the deeper shift may lie in the terrain that ministers are now forced to fight on: cuts hitting disabled people and&nbsp;their families. In the Commons, Sir Ed Davey raised the case of Ginny,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-ed-daveys-mission-build-politics-around-care-if-not-cruelty-will-define-it-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-ed-daveys-mission-build-politics-around-care-if-not-cruelty-will-define-it-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passed over, targeted, fined – but is the magnificence of family carers finally being recognised? | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s army of unpaid support has been excluded from the political conversation. I didn&rsquo;t expect to find hope in a book by a party leaderThe word &ldquo;care&rdquo; sits in a strange place in UK politics, somehow combining an increasing sense of urgency with a maddening and very British vagueness. Most of us know that there is a worsening care crisis. The reasons, we are told, are to do with demographics &ndash; more old people, put bluntly &ndash; and the seemingly eternal lack o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/passed-over-targeted-fined-but-is-the-magnificence-of-family-carers-finally-being-recognised-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/passed-over-targeted-fined-but-is-the-magnificence-of-family-carers-finally-being-recognised-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt &ndash; and some criminalised &ndash; for looking after their loved onesOne February afternoon in 2016, Sir Robert Devereux, at the time the most powerful official in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was stopped by a junior colleague as he walked through the car park of a civil service office in Preston, Lancashire. Was he aware, the worker asked, about the problems with carer&rsquo;s allowanc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/something-has-gone-very-wrong-how-the-carers-scandal-was-exposed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/something-has-gone-very-wrong-how-the-carers-scandal-was-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog calls for action on children’s care case delays in England and Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proportion of cases lasting more than a year up 17-fold in seven years, National Audit Office saysThe proportion of children in England and Wales subject to care proceedings who are having to wait more than a year to have their case resolved has increased more than 17-fold in the last seven years, a watchdog has found.The average duration of proceedings brought by local authorities to protect a child from harm (known as public law cases) was 36 weeks last year, according to the National Audit Of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-calls-for-action-on-childrens-care-case-delays-in-england-and-wales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-calls-for-action-on-childrens-care-case-delays-in-england-and-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watchdog calls for action on children’s care case delays in England and Wales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proportion of cases lasting more than a year up 17-fold in seven years, National Audit Office saysThe proportion of children in England and Wales subject to care proceedings who are having to wait more than a year to have their case resolved has increased more than 17-fold in the last seven years, a watchdog has found.The average duration of proceedings brought by local authorities to protect a child from harm (known as public law cases) was 36 weeks last year, according to the National Audit Of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-calls-for-action-on-childrens-care-case-delays-in-england-and-wales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watchdog-calls-for-action-on-childrens-care-case-delays-in-england-and-wales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least £357m in carer’s allowance paid out in error over past six years, charity finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: overpayments because of official failures led to debt and misery for hundreds of thousands of peopleAt least &pound;357m in carer&rsquo;s allowance benefit was paid out in error over the past six years because of official failures, resulting in debt and misery being inflicted on tens of thousands of people.The bulk of the figure relates to minor breaches of earnings rules by carers that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was alerted to but did not check, allowing carers to run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-least-357m-in-carers-allowance-paid-out-in-error-over-past-six-years-charity-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-least-357m-in-carers-allowance-paid-out-in-error-over-past-six-years-charity-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour can’t keep papering over the cracks in the care sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improving pay and conditions for neglected workers is an urgent national challengeWhen Yvette Cooper announced she was cancelling visas for social care, in a round of tough-talking TV interviews earlier this month, she made clear that pay and conditions in this chronically understaffed sector must improve.The home secretary is right. As any regular care home visitor will attest, these are highly skilled, overwhelmingly female workers, surrounding those they look after, not with an &ldquo;island]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-cant-keep-papering-over-the-cracks-in-the-care-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-cant-keep-papering-over-the-cracks-in-the-care-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are no strangers to highly skilled care staff | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane O&rsquo;Regan writes that the happiest part of her day is when a care visitor arrives to help her husband. Plus, a letter from Jonathan ErskineThank you, Zoe Williams (&lsquo;Cheap foreign labour&rsquo; &ndash; this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones, 12 May). My husband suffered a severe stroke 14 years ago. Every day since, a care worker has visited us to get him up and wash and dress him. We live in east London and every single care worker we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-are-no-strangers-to-highly-skilled-care-staff-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-are-no-strangers-to-highly-skilled-care-staff-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Labour’s immigration plan: cohesion isn’t helped by talk of ‘strangers’ | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says he wants to rebuild communities and opportunities, but he risks playing into opponents&rsquo; handsEvery government needs an immigration policy and the one led by Sir Keir Starmer is no exception. Laws are required to establish the terms under which migration to the UK is allowed, and to deal with the complexities surrounding irregular arrivals. But the decision to publish an immigration white paper a week after Reform UK made significant gains in local elections, when it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-immigration-plan-cohesion-isnt-helped-by-talk-of-strangers-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labours-immigration-plan-cohesion-isnt-helped-by-talk-of-strangers-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MP says Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ warning over immigration mimics scaremongering of far right – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM unveils new policies meant to drive down net migration by end of this parliamentQ: If you want to grow the economy, won&rsquo;t these plans make it harder because it will be more difficult for people to get UK citizenship?Starmer says he does not accept the argument that high immigration is always good for growth. The last government had high immigration but stagnant growth.I promise that [net migration] will fall significantly, and I do want to get it down by the end of this parliament, sign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-mp-says-starmers-island-of-strangers-warning-over-immigration-mimics-scaremongering-of-far-right-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-mp-says-starmers-island-of-strangers-warning-over-immigration-mimics-scaremongering-of-far-right-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things could fall over’: businesses and public services on Starmer’s immigration crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social care, hospitality, health, universities and construction sectors raise questions over impact of planKeir Starmer&rsquo;s blueprint for curbing immigration could exacerbate skills shortages in sectors that would &ldquo;fall over&rdquo; without immigrant labour, the prime minister has been told.Starmer said that businesses in particular had become &ldquo;almost addicted to importing cheap labour&rdquo; rather than investing in UK talent. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/things-could-fall-over-businesses-and-public-services-on-starmers-immigration-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/things-could-fall-over-businesses-and-public-services-on-starmers-immigration-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cheap foreign labour’ – this is how Keir Starmer denigrates the migrant carers looking after your loved ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s claims about immigration driving down wages are so demonstrably untrue, it&rsquo;s hard to feel the appropriate level of outrage I would love to know what exactly happens, in the top-level meetings where the prime minister decides to be even tougher on immigration. Is there anyone in there saying: &ldquo;This will not halt Reform. This will not make Reform less obnoxious. This will not make them more moderate, and it will not stop people voting for them. All it will do is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cheap-foreign-labour-this-is-how-keir-starmer-denigrates-the-migrant-carers-looking-after-your-loved-ones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cheap-foreign-labour-this-is-how-keir-starmer-denigrates-the-migrant-carers-looking-after-your-loved-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Labour’s immigration changes make a ‘clean break’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[No 10 says overhaul will combine control and compassion to rebuild public trust &ndash; but the politics are fraughtAfter months of mounting pressure in the UK amid record net migration figures and anxiety over the rise of Nigel Farage&rsquo;s Reform party, the Labour government is setting out its plan to overhaul Britain&rsquo;s immigration system.The long-anticipated draft policy package lays the groundwork for a significant shift: not only curbing irregular migration but tightening legal rout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/will-labours-immigration-changes-make-a-clean-break/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/will-labours-immigration-changes-make-a-clean-break/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Labour is tightening UK immigration rules – and what it means for migrants and employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[No 10 says overhaul will combine control and compassion to rebuild public trust &ndash; but the politics are fraughtAfter months of mounting pressure in the UK amid record net migration figures and anxiety over the rise of Nigel Farage&rsquo;s Reform party, the Labour government is setting out its plan to overhaul Britain&rsquo;s immigration system.The long-anticipated draft policy package lays the groundwork for a significant shift: not only curbing irregular migration but tightening legal rout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-labour-is-tightening-uk-immigration-rules-and-what-it-means-for-migrants-and-employers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-labour-is-tightening-uk-immigration-rules-and-what-it-means-for-migrants-and-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English test among range of Labour measures to control immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says system &lsquo;will be tightened up&rsquo; in all areas, following sharp rise in support for Reform UK in electionsAdults accompanying foreign workers to the UK will be expected to pass an English language test and care homes will be prevented from recruiting staff from abroad as part of a swathe of new measures to be revealed by Keir Starmer to &ldquo;tighten up&rdquo; the immigration system.Amid a recent surge in support for Reform UK, the prime minister will say on Monday tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-test-among-range-of-labour-measures-to-control-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour axing care worker visa will put services at risk, say unions and care leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[White paper proposes ban on recruitment from abroad despite care sector relying heavily on foreign workersUnions and care providers have accused the government of putting services at risk after it confirmed plans to shut down the overseas care worker visa route.The long-awaited immigration white paper, to be published on Monday, includes measures to ban new recruitment from abroad for care roles, as part of a wider effort to reduce legal migration and prioritise UK-based workers. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-axing-care-worker-visa-will-put-services-at-risk-say-unions-and-care-leaders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-axing-care-worker-visa-will-put-services-at-risk-say-unions-and-care-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Labour and immigration debate: time to change the frame | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The way to win an argument with Reform is to bring economic reality and positive stories of migrant contribution back into the pictureBritish political debate around immigration has long been framed around three axiomatic beliefs: too many foreigners are coming, the explanation for that is incompetence by previous governments and the numbers can be brought down without economic cost.Those assumptions are sure to be expressed in a government white paper due to be published later this month. The d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labour-and-immigration-debate-time-to-change-the-frame-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labour-and-immigration-debate-time-to-change-the-frame-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look at how Reform speaks about minorities. Why would Labour want to mimic this nasty party? | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British public is more liberal and tolerant than you would believe from our politicians. Time for Keir Starmer to appeal to Britain&rsquo;s best sideReform UK&rsquo;s ascendancy to power has at times felt like watching the cliched slow-motion car crash: a wounded Tory party, the rise of rightwing populism across the globe, a damp squib of a Labour government, then &ndash; bam! &ndash; staggering local election wins accompanied by Nigel Farage grinning on the morning news.Except, rather than]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/look-at-how-reform-speaks-about-minorities-why-would-labour-want-to-mimic-this-nasty-party-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/look-at-how-reform-speaks-about-minorities-why-would-labour-want-to-mimic-this-nasty-party-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all know the crisis in UK social care damages lives and the economy: it’s the Treasury we must convince | Layla Moran]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are real costs to not tackling this grievous problem. But, as we report today, the data we need doesn&rsquo;t seem to exist&bull; Layla Moran is chair of the health and social care select committee and MP for Oxford West and Abingdon&ldquo;The NHS undoubtedly saved my life, but social care helps me live it.&rdquo; That is what a participant at a roundtable event on social care told me recently.Last October, the health and social care select committee I chair resolved to investigate the cos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-all-know-the-crisis-in-uk-social-care-damages-lives-and-the-economy-its-the-treasury-we-must-convince-layla-moran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-all-know-the-crisis-in-uk-social-care-damages-lives-and-the-economy-its-the-treasury-we-must-convince-layla-moran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs warn social care needs substantial investment to fix ‘broken’ system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cross-party group&rsquo;s report emphasises risk of failure after finding 3.5 million people not getting care they needA cross-party group of MPs has warned attempts to reform adult social care are doomed to fail unless ministers accept major investment is needed to overhaul a &ldquo;broken&rdquo; system that was failing millions of people.Reform of social care was typically seen by governments as a &ldquo;burden&rdquo; on the taxpayer, and a &ldquo;drain on resources&rdquo; rather than a positi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-warn-social-care-needs-substantial-investment-to-fix-broken-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mps-warn-social-care-needs-substantial-investment-to-fix-broken-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 backs Lucy Powell after her apology for grooming gangs remark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commons leader had appeared to suggest Reform commentator was using a political &lsquo;dog whistle&rsquo;No 10 has backed the cabinet minister Lucy Powell after she apologised for appearing to suggest it was a &ldquo;dog whistle&rdquo; issue to discuss grooming gangs.Powell, the leader of the House of Commons, faced calls from the Conservatives to resign after she made the remarks on Friday night. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-backs-lucy-powell-after-her-apology-for-grooming-gangs-remark/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-backs-lucy-powell-after-her-apology-for-grooming-gangs-remark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over five-year period Oksana Shahar &ndash; who cares for her son &ndash; was paid a small amount more than carer&rsquo;s allowance earnings limits allowIt was three weeks after Christmas when the bombshell letter arrived. Guy Shahar and his wife, Oksana, looked at each other in stunned disbelief.They had followed the Guardian&rsquo;s investigation into the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal that has left thousands of families with crippling debts and criminal records. Not once did they think they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-of-autistic-boy-left-with-10000-debt-after-breaching-dwp-rules-by-192-a-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-of-autistic-boy-left-with-10000-debt-after-breaching-dwp-rules-by-192-a-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the US, not even $11,000 a month can buy you dignity at the end of your life]]></title><description><![CDATA[After watching my father&rsquo;s struggle in a system that values profit over compassion, I wonder: how much longer will we accept a future where most of us lose our sense of human worth in old age?The last time I visited my father, I walked into his $11,000-a-month room in a posh assisted living residence and found him curled up on the floor. My sister Amy and I knelt down, touched him, and asked if he was okay.&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know,&rdquo; mumbled Dad, 96, a retired physician and lifelong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-the-us-not-even-11000-a-month-can-buy-you-dignity-at-the-end-of-your-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-the-us-not-even-11000-a-month-can-buy-you-dignity-at-the-end-of-your-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care: while politicians dither, those in need suffer | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[With rising threats of eviction from care homes, this underfunded sector is in danger of falling apartThe rising human cost of our shamefully inadequate social care system is illustrated by the shocking case of Hugh Kirsch, as reported by the Guardian. Mr&nbsp;Kirsch, who is 66 and has severe learning difficulties, suffered abuse in a previous placement. That home, Mendip House, was closed down. Now his family fear another disruption is on the way. For nine years he has been looked after by Some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-while-politicians-dither-those-in-need-suffer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-while-politicians-dither-those-in-need-suffer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioner with severe learning disabilities could face eviction over care costs dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hugh Kirsch&rsquo;s case one of wave of evictions of vulnerable residents caused by crisis in adult social care fundingA pensioner with severe learning disabilities who was a victim of one of the most notorious care home abuse scandals of recent years has been told he faces eviction over a dispute about who pays for the costs of his state-funded care.The family of Hugh Kirsch, 66, said they had been warned he would have to leave his supported home because the council that funds his care refused]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pensioner-with-severe-learning-disabilities-could-face-eviction-over-care-costs-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pensioner-with-severe-learning-disabilities-could-face-eviction-over-care-costs-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government accused of ‘delay and drift’ over adult social care talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dems say not a single all-party meeting on issue has taken place since plan for national care service was unveiledThe government has been accused of &ldquo;delay and drift&rdquo; after it emerged crucial cross-party talks aimed at building political consensus for large-scale changes to adult social care have failed to get off the ground.The Liberal Democrats said not a single all-party meeting on the issue had taken place in the four months since the government announced ambitious plans to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-accused-of-delay-and-drift-over-adult-social-care-talks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-accused-of-delay-and-drift-over-adult-social-care-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause exempts consensual teenage relationships from child abuse reporting in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dispensation means teachers not obliged to inform authorities about children&rsquo;s sexual activity in all instancesTeachers will not have to inform on sexually active teenagers under a new legal duty to report child abuse after a novel &ldquo;Romeo and Juliet&rdquo; exemption received cross-party support.A new crime and policing bill obliges professionals in England, including teachers and healthworkers, to report suspicions of child sexual abuse to the police or local authority in an attempt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/romeo-and-juliet-clause-exempts-consensual-teenage-relationships-from-child-abuse-reporting-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/romeo-and-juliet-clause-exempts-consensual-teenage-relationships-from-child-abuse-reporting-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP to overhaul carer’s allowance checks after overpayment scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department previously investigated only 50% of earnings limit alerts, meaning many carers fell into debtUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesMinisters have announced an overhaul of the way carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments are checked in an attempt to fix the failing system which has left thousands with life-changing debts,fines and criminal records.In a significant policy change, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been ordered to hire extra staff to investigate 100% of the care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-to-overhaul-carers-allowance-checks-after-overpayment-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-to-overhaul-carers-allowance-checks-after-overpayment-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Howarth of Breckland obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social services director, chief executive of Childline and one of the first &lsquo;people&rsquo;s peers&rsquo;After her social services career was blighted by fallout from a high-profile child protection scandal, Valerie Howarth nevertheless went on to become a leading authority on children&rsquo;s welfare and one of the first &ldquo;people&rsquo;s peers&rdquo; created by Tony Blair.As the first chief executive of Childline, Howarth led the confidential counselling service for children and young]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lady-howarth-of-breckland-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lady-howarth-of-breckland-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators find coordination failures between NHS and care bodies causing delays, distress and burnout Navigating England&rsquo;s &ldquo;complex&rdquo; health and care system is &ldquo;extremely difficult&rdquo; and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says.There were frequent failures by NHS and care organisations in coordinating care for people with long-term health conditions, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-complex-health-and-care-system-harming-patients-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-complex-health-and-care-system-harming-patients-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: ‘All options on table’ for Scunthorpe steelworks, says Starmer, amid calls for nationalisation – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM tells MPs on the Commons liaison committee that &lsquo;we are doing everything we can to ensure there is a bright future for Scunthorpe&rsquo;Half of Britons (51%) think the government should impose retaliatory tariffs on imports from the US, according to polling by More in Common, a campaign group. Last week, just before the Trump tariffs were announced, YouGov published figures suggesting 71% of Britons would favour retaliatory tariffs against the US.Yesterday YouGov also released polling s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-all-options-on-table-for-scunthorpe-steelworks-says-starmer-amid-calls-for-nationalisation-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-all-options-on-table-for-scunthorpe-steelworks-says-starmer-amid-calls-for-nationalisation-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour's historic attack on disabled people is already wrecking lives. Just ask Kevin | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[The anxiety and horror of these sweeping cuts are a matter of deliberate policy. How did the party of Bevan come to this?What has just happened, and where are we now? Three long weeks ago, the government began to announce all those cuts to disability and sickness benefits &ndash; aimed, they said, at saving &pound;5bn by the end of this decade. Then, only hours before Rachel Reeves&rsquo;s emergency financial &ldquo;update&rdquo;, the seemingly omnipotent Office for Budget Responsibility said th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labours-historic-attack-on-disabled-people-is-already-wrecking-lives-just-ask-kevin-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labours-historic-attack-on-disabled-people-is-already-wrecking-lives-just-ask-kevin-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting’s plan to fix the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has put improving the NHS at the heart of its plans, but will it be able to deliver on its promises? And how long could it take to turn the health service around? Pippa Crerar asked health secretary Wes Streeting at a special Guardian Live event. In a wide-ranging discussion, he also took questions on others issues including assisted dying, transgender rights and the war in Gaza.<br />
To purchase the full event video on demand, go to the theguardian.live Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streetings-plan-to-fix-the-nhs-politics-weekly-westminster/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streetings-plan-to-fix-the-nhs-politics-weekly-westminster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam Walker obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Pam Walker was a social worker who later turned her attention to painting.After starting out at the London borough of Brent in the early 1970s, a decade later Pam went part-time at the London borough of Barnet so that she could pursue her artistic interests. Working mainly in acrylics and collage, she took as her principal subjects urban landscapes undergoing change, although she also focused on the beaches of the south coast of England, where she went walking with her sketchbooks. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pam-walker-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pam-walker-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam Walker obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Pam Walker was a social worker who later turned her attention to painting.After starting out at the London borough of Brent in the early 1970s, a decade later Pam went part-time at the London borough of Barnet so that she could pursue her artistic interests. Working mainly in acrylics and collage, she took as her principal subjects urban landscapes undergoing change, although she also focused on the beaches of the south coast of England, where she went walking with her sketchbooks. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pam-walker-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pam-walker-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hospices are in retreat’: funding crisis squeezing UK palliative care providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Catherine&rsquo;s hospice in West Sussex says it has been forced to leave beds empty despite the demand for end-of-life careAt the end of 2023, St Catherine&rsquo;s hospice near Crawley, West Sussex, moved to a new purpose-built, state-of-the art building. Twenty-four private rooms with en suite bathrooms and French doors leading to individual terraces were designed to make the final days of a patient&rsquo;s life as peaceful as possible. Medical equipment was concealed, beloved pets were wel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospices-are-in-retreat-funding-crisis-squeezing-uk-palliative-care-providers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospices-are-in-retreat-funding-crisis-squeezing-uk-palliative-care-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nobody found him in time’: how neglect and stress led to the deaths of a full-time carer and his son]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Lodge died after being found next to his father and full-time carer Peter&rsquo;s body. His sister Keri believes the strain of caring and lack of government support contributed to their deathsPeter Lodge devoted his life to his son, David. He cherished every moment with him, even when David&rsquo;s condition left them effectively housebound. Right up until he was 74, Peter would sleep on the living room floor beside David&rsquo;s hospital bed. Not once did he see his role as a burden.He wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nobody-found-him-in-time-how-neglect-and-stress-led-to-the-deaths-of-a-full-time-carer-and-his-son/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nobody-found-him-in-time-how-neglect-and-stress-led-to-the-deaths-of-a-full-time-carer-and-his-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a town far from Whitehall, I saw just how devastating Labour’s cuts will be. So why can’t ministers? | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day with a care worker in Bury showed me the intolerable pressures of her life &ndash; and then I heard the news of a new squeeze on benefitsJust under a fortnight ago, my working day began at 6.45am, on a silent cul-de-sac near Bury, in Greater Manchester. I was there to shadow Julia, a domiciliary care worker, on her daily morning rounds. She was about to let herself into the home of a 93-year-old woman. &ldquo;She&rsquo;ll be asleep in bed,&rdquo; Julia told me. In 30 packed minutes, she ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-a-town-far-from-whitehall-i-saw-just-how-devastating-labours-cuts-will-be-so-why-cant-ministers-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-a-town-far-from-whitehall-i-saw-just-how-devastating-labours-cuts-will-be-so-why-cant-ministers-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a town far from Whitehall, I saw how devastating Labour’s cuts will be. When will ministers wake up? | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[A day with a care worker in Bury showed me the intolerable pressures of her life &ndash; and then I heard the news of a new squeeze on benefitsJust under a fortnight ago, my working day began at 6.45am, on a silent cul-de-sac near Bury, in Greater Manchester. I was there to shadow Julia, a domiciliary care worker, on her daily morning rounds. She was about to let herself into the home of a 93-year-old woman. &ldquo;She&rsquo;ll be asleep in bed,&rdquo; Julia told me. In 30 packed minutes, she ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-a-town-far-from-whitehall-i-saw-how-devastating-labours-cuts-will-be-when-will-ministers-wake-up-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-a-town-far-from-whitehall-i-saw-how-devastating-labours-cuts-will-be-when-will-ministers-wake-up-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US urged to ‘think bigger’ on healthcare amid Trump onslaught on sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare journal calls for radical change in approach, urging policymakers to invest in their communitiesAn academic journal may inject some optimism into US health policy &ndash; a scarce commodity amid the Trump administration&rsquo;s mass layoffs, funding freezes and the ideological research reviews.A new issue of Health Affairs Scholar argues the conversation around healthcare can change &ndash; and radically &ndash; if academics think &ldquo;bigger&rdquo; and policymakers invest in their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/us-urged-to-think-bigger-on-healthcare-amid-trump-onslaught-on-sector/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/us-urged-to-think-bigger-on-healthcare-amid-trump-onslaught-on-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers urged to act as thousands more hit by UK carer’s allowance debts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest overpayment figures bring total number falling foul of &lsquo;cliff-edge&rsquo; rules on earnings to 144,000More than 9,000 unpaid carers looking after ill and disabled loved ones have become the latest to be hit with carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayment debts in the past year, prompting calls for ministers to suspend the controversial practice.While the government has promised to tackle the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal and launched a review, the latest figures show carers continue to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-act-as-thousands-more-hit-by-uk-carers-allowance-debts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-urged-to-act-as-thousands-more-hit-by-uk-carers-allowance-debts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care sector faces collapse as NICs and wage rises loom, providers warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent care providers say the government&rsquo;s planned increases will push many to the brinkA day on the frontline of England&rsquo;s social care crisis &ndash; Politics Weekly UKThe adult social care sector could collapse &ldquo;in a matter of months&rdquo; when the government&rsquo;s rise in national insurance contributions (NICs) and the national living wage (NLW) comes in from April, providers have warned.Thousands of elderly and vulnerable adults rely on social care services that are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-sector-faces-collapse-as-nics-and-wage-rises-loom-providers-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-sector-faces-collapse-as-nics-and-wage-rises-loom-providers-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ageing population, a funding squeeze and a recruitment crisis have taken England&rsquo;s adult social care system to breaking point. This week, John Harris is in Greater Manchester to find out what a day in the life of a care worker looks like, and whether it is too late to save this vital serviceWe know that not everyone can afford to pay for the news right now, but if you can, please choose to support the Guardian at http://theguardian.com/politicspod Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-day-on-the-frontline-of-englands-social-care-crisis-politics-weekly-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-day-on-the-frontline-of-englands-social-care-crisis-politics-weekly-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My late husband’s care home owes me £10,000 and won’t pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The council took over the costs for his care and sent the provider a refund for five months of fees I&rsquo;d paid. But it isn&rsquo;t passing it onCan you help me get &pound;10,000 owed to me by the care home provider Leicestershire County Care?My husband was resident in one of their care homes before he died in June last year. Because our savings had dropped below the &shy;government threshold for self-funded care, the local authority had agreed to pay the &pound;5,000-a-month cost. However, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-late-husbands-care-home-owes-me-10000-and-wont-pay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-late-husbands-care-home-owes-me-10000-and-wont-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flawed UK visa scheme led to ‘horrific’ care worker abuse, says watchdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anti-slavery commissioner says scheme to plug staffing gaps post-Brexit was a &lsquo;blunt instrument&rsquo; that enabled exploitation of the vulnerableA post-Brexit visa scheme to fill vacancies in social care was badly designed and enabled &ldquo;horrific&rdquo; abuse of migrant workers, the UK&rsquo;s anti-slavery watchdog has said.Commissioner Eleanor Lyons said the care worker visa route introduced by the Conservatives in February 2022 had caused avoidable harm and &ldquo;some really severe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flawed-uk-visa-scheme-led-to-horrific-care-worker-abuse-says-watchdog/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flawed-uk-visa-scheme-led-to-horrific-care-worker-abuse-says-watchdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers delaying inquiry into treatment of migrant carers, RCN says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Nursing union says it continues to receive complaints about low pay, unfit housing and illegal feesMinisters are dragging their heels on an investigation into the mistreatment of migrant carers, the country&rsquo;s largest nursing union has said, as it continues to receive complaints about low pay, substandard accommodation and illegal fees.Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, has written to Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, to urge her to speed up he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-delaying-inquiry-into-treatment-of-migrant-carers-rcn-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-delaying-inquiry-into-treatment-of-migrant-carers-rcn-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Labour and the NHS: there is no miracle cure for a struggling health system | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting is building a team of reformers, but ingrained weaknesses in the health service will be hard to fixSpeaking to MPs last week, Dr Penny Dash quoted the Guardian&rsquo;s description of her as a reforming zealot. Dr&nbsp;Dash is less zealous than she used to be, she said, and better at listening. But the doctor and management consultant, who has just been appointed chair of NHS England, has lost none of her determination to make the health service better and more productive.How this b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labour-and-the-nhs-there-is-no-miracle-cure-for-a-struggling-health-system-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-labour-and-the-nhs-there-is-no-miracle-cure-for-a-struggling-health-system-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I visit and his face lights up’: caring for West Yorkshire’s ageing population – photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Graeme Robertson has been spending time with elderly people supported by Age UK. Programme manager Brenda Wardle describes how she supports people around Wakefield amid a crisis in social careIn the years I have worked for Age UK, I&rsquo;ve found there is always more to do, always someone else to help, and even with double the staff we could only scratch the surface.Brenda Wardle, Age UK Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-visit-and-his-face-lights-up-caring-for-west-yorkshires-ageing-population-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-visit-and-his-face-lights-up-caring-for-west-yorkshires-ageing-population-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of England’s councils ‘could face bankruptcy over £4.6bn deficit’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning National Audit Office report says action is needed to address deficit accumulated under Tory-era policyAlmost half of councils in England risk falling into bankruptcy without action to address a &pound;4.6bn deficit amassed under a Conservative-era policy, the government&rsquo;s spending watchdog has warned.In a damning report, the National Audit Office said that rising pressure on public services and repeated delays to reform the funding of local government meant town halls were in an &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almost-half-of-englands-councils-could-face-bankruptcy-over-46bn-deficit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almost-half-of-englands-councils-could-face-bankruptcy-over-46bn-deficit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m still dancing’: Derbyshire woman has 105th birthday rave at care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum&rsquo;n&rsquo;bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by J&auml;germeister. This was not an Instagram influencer&rsquo;s Ibiza po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-still-dancing-derbyshire-woman-has-105th-birthday-rave-at-care-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-still-dancing-derbyshire-woman-has-105th-birthday-rave-at-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother had carer’s allowance stopped while with disabled daughter in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Adam-Smith says stopping benefits when loved ones are in hospital fails to recognise carers&rsquo; ongoing roleThe mother of a severely disabled young woman was left in financial hardship after her carer&rsquo;s allowance was wrongly stopped while her daughter was seriously ill in hospital.Rachel Adam-Smith, 48, spent five weeks in hospital alongside her 22-year-old daughter who was being treated for severe gastrointestinal issues last month. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-had-carers-allowance-stopped-while-with-disabled-daughter-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-had-carers-allowance-stopped-while-with-disabled-daughter-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home throws 'rave' for resident's 105th birthday &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA['I&rsquo;ve had a wonderful time. The people here are wonderful and I think we&rsquo;ve had a really good time,' said Hilda Jackson, her face decorated with UV rave paint, after the party held at Holbrook Hall residential home in Derbyshire. Jackson, who has lived at Holbrook Hall for about two-and-a-half years, attributes her long life to being dealt a good hand with her health &ndash; and to her love of dancing Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-throws-rave-for-residents-105th-birthday-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-throws-rave-for-residents-105th-birthday-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of children in England suffered faith-based abuse in past decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures that include children accused of witchcraft are highlighted as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of boy who underwent an exorcismThousands of children in England have been subject to abuse relating to faith or belief over the past decade, according to figures highlighted ahead of a film released on Monday.Faith-based abuse is a worldwide phenomenon but since April 2018 experts found 14,000 social work assessments in this category, which includes harm caused by belief in witchcraft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-children-in-england-suffered-faith-based-abuse-in-past-decade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-children-in-england-suffered-faith-based-abuse-in-past-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures emerge as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of Mardoche Yembi who underwent an exorcism as a childThousands of children in England have been accused of witchcraft over the past decade, according to new figures that come alongside a film released on Monday.Faith-based abuse is a worldwide phenomenon but experts found 14,000 social work assessments linked to witchcraft accusations since 2015. In the year running to March 2024 alone, there were 2,180 assessments linked to witchcraft.C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-children-in-england-accused-of-witchcraft-in-past-decade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-children-in-england-accused-of-witchcraft-in-past-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant health and care workers deserve better than this | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article by John Harris in which he reflects on a &lsquo;bitter absurdity&rsquo; at the heart of British lifeJohn Harris&rsquo;s article mentions the March 2024 rules banning new migrant care workers from bringing dependants (In an NHS ward I saw how Britain relies on immigrants. Yet still we tell them they&rsquo;re not wanted, 16 February).Less well known is that thousands of health and care workers who arrived before this date have also been prevented from bringing their c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-health-and-care-workers-deserve-better-than-this-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-health-and-care-workers-deserve-better-than-this-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I learned from a lovely woman on a packed ward in hospital | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy people are being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack of social care &ndash; and it&rsquo;s an indictment of our current systemPoliticians talk constantly about the crisis in social care, and the pressure it puts on the NHS, so that the words just turn into a hum. Then you brush against that in real life and think why is anyone, with any kind of authority over anything, doing any activity that isn&rsquo;t sorting out social care?My mum has been in hospital, on a ward with five ot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-i-learned-from-a-lovely-woman-on-a-packed-ward-in-hospital-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-i-learned-from-a-lovely-woman-on-a-packed-ward-in-hospital-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the care experience: looked-after children and care leavers must be heard | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increased visibility of people whose lives have been shaped by social services is a change for the betterSelect committee hearings typically involve experts answering questions from MPs. Last week there was a&nbsp;strikingly different session, as four care-experienced young people offered their perspectives to the education committee. The point was to increase MPs&rsquo; insight by confronting them with children for whom social care is a hugely important fact of life.Some of the material sha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-care-experience-looked-after-children-and-care-leavers-must-be-heard-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-care-experience-looked-after-children-and-care-leavers-must-be-heard-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In an NHS ward I saw how Britain relies on immigrants. Yet still we tell them they’re not wanted | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[My dad&rsquo;s journey through the health and social care systems proves what politicians secretly know: we&rsquo;ll be lost if they succeed in &lsquo;sending them home&rsquo;One bitter absurdity now sits at the heart of British life. It centres on the NHS, our strained systems of social care and an ever-more toxic and hateful conversation about immigration. Without hundreds of thousands of people who have come to the UK from abroad, the most basic aspects of how we look after old, infirm and il]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-an-nhs-ward-i-saw-how-britain-relies-on-immigrants-yet-still-we-tell-them-theyre-not-wanted-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-an-nhs-ward-i-saw-how-britain-relies-on-immigrants-yet-still-we-tell-them-theyre-not-wanted-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrea Tucker has overturned the demand for &pound;4,600 in carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments for alleged breaches in benefit rulesUnpaid carer Andrea Tucker has won a legal victory against the Department for Work and Pensions, overturning its demand she repay &pound;4,600 for alleged breaches in benefit rules.Tucker, a part-time charity shop worker who until recently cared full-time for her elderly mother, said the tribunal ruling had left her &ldquo;stunned and relieved&rdquo; after months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-wins-overpayment-penalty-case-against-dwp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-wins-overpayment-penalty-case-against-dwp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant workers in UK to fill care roles ‘charged up to £20,000’ in illegal fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey by Unison finds people on health and care worker visas also having to share beds and sleep roughMigrant workers who come to the UK to bolster the country&rsquo;s care system are having to share beds, sleep rough, and are in some cases being charged more than &pound;20,000 in illegal fees, according to research.A survey of more than 3,000 people who have travelled to the UK on health and care worker visas found that just under a quarter had paid fees to their employer or an intermediary up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-workers-in-uk-to-fill-care-roles-charged-up-to-20000-in-illegal-fees/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-workers-in-uk-to-fill-care-roles-charged-up-to-20000-in-illegal-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid carer to challenge DWP allowance overpayment penalty in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;It takes the little people to stand up,&rsquo; says Andrea Tucker, who was told to repay &pound;4,600 after caring for mother for 15 yearsAn unpaid carer is to challenge in the courts an &ldquo;unfair and nonsensical&rdquo; demand by welfare officials to repay &pound;4,600 in carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments, five years after being advised by the same department she was following benefit rules correctly.Andrea Tucker, a part-time charity shop worker who cared full-time for her mother]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-to-challenge-dwp-allowance-overpayment-penalty-in-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-to-challenge-dwp-allowance-overpayment-penalty-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proper care for people who are struggling isn’t ‘soft’ – it saves cash | Phillip Inman]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that spending on those with the most complex needs can release so much financial benefit that it should be regarded as an investmentOne of the reasons Rachel Reeves wants faster growth is the taxes it generates and the possibility of spending them to refurbish the public sector.It&rsquo;s troubling that, seven months on from last July&rsquo;s election victory, Labour is still struggling to piece together a coherent answer to the question: where should the government direct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/proper-care-for-people-who-are-struggling-isnt-soft-it-saves-cash-phillip-inman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/proper-care-for-people-who-are-struggling-isnt-soft-it-saves-cash-phillip-inman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP ‘blocked whistleblower giving evidence to carer’s allowance review’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staffer told by official it would be inappropriate for him to give evidence to review of scandal-hit benefitThe Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about carer&rsquo;s allowance from giving evidence to an independent review of the scandal-hit benefit.The DWP staffer was told by a senior official it was inappropriate to share with the review their knowledge of the inner workings of a system that has become notorious for its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-blocked-whistleblower-giving-evidence-to-carers-allowance-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-blocked-whistleblower-giving-evidence-to-carers-allowance-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP ‘blocked whistleblower giving evidence to carer’s allowance review’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staffer told by official it would be inappropriate for him to give evidence to review of scandal-hit benefitThe Department for Work and Pensions has been accused of blocking a whistleblower who repeatedly raised the alarm about carer&rsquo;s allowance from giving evidence to an independent review of the scandal-hit benefit.The DWP staffer was told by a senior official it was inappropriate to share with the review their knowledge of the inner workings of a system that has become notorious for its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-blocked-whistleblower-giving-evidence-to-carers-allowance-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-blocked-whistleblower-giving-evidence-to-carers-allowance-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in four children in England need social care services by 18, study reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research shows scale of crisis, sparking fears over impact of poverty and funding cuts on young peopleOne in four children in England need social care services by the time they turn 18, a study has found, sparking warnings about the impact of poverty and funding cuts.New research led by academics at University College London (UCL) could dramatically change the government&rsquo;s understanding of how many children require state support. Officials currently rely on snapshot studies that show a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-four-children-in-england-need-social-care-services-by-18-study-reveals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-four-children-in-england-need-social-care-services-by-18-study-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge who returned Sara Sharif to care of murderer father can be named]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal court rules that Mr Justice Williams was misguided and wrong to anonymise three judges connected to caseThe judge who decided that Sara Sharif should live with her father, who went on to kill her, can be named after a court of appeal ruling.Urfan Sharif and his wife, Beinash Batool, murdered Sara in August 2023, less than four years after the designated family judge for Surrey made the decision. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-who-returned-sara-sharif-to-care-of-murderer-father-can-be-named/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-who-returned-sara-sharif-to-care-of-murderer-father-can-be-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a job, and a tough one’: the pain and privilege of being a millennial caregiver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew, 33, cares full-time for his grandmother Elo, who has vascular dementia and Alzheimer&rsquo;s. Isadora Kosofsky spent four years documenting their relationshipOn a Sunday afternoon in October, Andrew Rahal locked his grandmother Elo&rsquo;s wheelchair in place &ndash; &ldquo;click it or ticket&rdquo;, he told her &ndash; before heating up a bowl of borscht from the Armenian grocery store near their home in Granada Hills, California. He then sat in front of her, patiently feeding her spoon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-job-and-a-tough-one-the-pain-and-privilege-of-being-a-millennial-caregiver/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-job-and-a-tough-one-the-pain-and-privilege-of-being-a-millennial-caregiver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reader with a terminal illness emailed in despair. What she told me should shock us all | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rosy is unable to move, breathe or eat unassisted. Yet NHS assessors think it&rsquo;s fine to leave her alone for hours at a timeLast September, I received an email from a reader called Rosy. At just 53, motor neurone disease meant Rosy was losing her body as she knew it, piece by piece. Previously an assistant librarian at the University of Portsmouth, she was now struggling to hold a book. Too weak to breathe easily, she was reliant on a ventilator at night. In the two-bedroom house Rosy share]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-reader-with-a-terminal-illness-emailed-in-despair-what-she-told-me-should-shock-us-all-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-reader-with-a-terminal-illness-emailed-in-despair-what-she-told-me-should-shock-us-all-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: have you been threatened with ‘eviction’ from a specialist care home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;d like to hear from people or anyone in their family who has been &lsquo;evicted&rsquo; from a care home providing specialist care for vulnerable adults due to funding cutsResidential homes providing specialist care to thousands of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and severe autism have warned they are having to &ldquo;evict&rdquo; residents to avoid insolvency because of tax and wage rises and local authority funding cuts.The annual Sector Pulse Check survey of more than 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-have-you-been-threatened-with-eviction-from-a-specialist-care-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-have-you-been-threatened-with-eviction-from-a-specialist-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How disabled adults are sidelined by social care | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charging people on benefits for care in their homes causes real financial hardship, writes Claire Bolderson, while Jill Souter worries for the future of the charity that cares for her daughter. Plus, letters from Ray Downing and John BeerJohn Harris is right about the lack of attention given to working-age adults with disabilities in discussions about the reform of social care (Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle, 19 January). Howe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-disabled-adults-are-sidelined-by-social-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-disabled-adults-are-sidelined-by-social-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How disabled adults are sidelined by social care | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charging people on benefits for care in their homes causes real financial hardship, writes Claire Bolderson, while Jill Souter worries for the future of the charity that cares for her daughter. Plus, letters from Ray Downing and John BeerJohn Harris is right about the lack of attention given to working-age adults with disabilities in discussions about the reform of social care (Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle, 19 January). Howe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-disabled-adults-are-sidelined-by-social-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-disabled-adults-are-sidelined-by-social-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity finds &lsquo;inhumane&rsquo; system is forcing women to defend themselves in court, sometimes from their hospital beds, while in fear of having their newborn child taken from themElla* gave birth to her daughter in a London hospital last week. Days later, still in the same busy &shy;hospital, she appeared via a laptop in a court hearing, challenging an emergency order from the council, which wants to take her baby into care.&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not eating properly. I can&rsquo;t sleep becaus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-cant-sleep-im-terrified-the-rise-in-mothers-having-their-babies-taken-away-within-days-of-giving-birth-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-cant-sleep-im-terrified-the-rise-in-mothers-having-their-babies-taken-away-within-days-of-giving-birth-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest exposes poor leadership, insufficient testing at aged care home that saw 19 Covid deaths in 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deadly wave of Covid that hit Sydney&rsquo;s Newmarch House made more severe by organisational failings, coroner saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome of the 19 deaths during a 2020 Covid-19 outbreak at a NSW aged-care home could have been avoided had proper testing for the virus been implemented, a coronial inquest has found.Poor leadership, insufficient communication and staff shortages were highlighted in coroner Derek Lee&rsquo;s review of the deaths from a wave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inquest-exposes-poor-leadership-insufficient-testing-at-aged-care-home-that-saw-19-covid-deaths-in-2020/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 03:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inquest-exposes-poor-leadership-insufficient-testing-at-aged-care-home-that-saw-19-covid-deaths-in-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s easy to label violence like the Southport attack as terrorism. I’m afraid the truth is more complex | Samira Shackle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Axel Rudakubana&rsquo;s case isn&rsquo;t just about how his crime is defined &ndash; but the failures of a hollowed-out social care and justice systemAmid the chaos of rioting and misinformation that followed the Southport attack last summer, the abject horror of the crime itself almost seemed to recede: the murder of three little girls, and the attempted murder of eight others and two adults. This horror is clearly back in view this week &ndash; with a new scrutiny on all the missed opportuniti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-easy-to-label-violence-like-the-southport-attack-as-terrorism-im-afraid-the-truth-is-more-complex-samira-shackle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-easy-to-label-violence-like-the-southport-attack-as-terrorism-im-afraid-the-truth-is-more-complex-samira-shackle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you attend your local choir or yoga class, just stop and think &ndash; where are the disabled adults?In what passes for the national conversation, our social care crisis tends to be reduced to a handful of factors so familiar they now feel like cliches. Just about all of them are centred on older people, the pressures on financially broken local councils from an ageing society and people having to sell their homes to pay for residential care. All these things, of course, are urgent and huge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shut-away-and-ignored-thousands-of-disabled-adults-are-at-the-frontier-of-the-human-rights-struggle-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shut-away-and-ignored-thousands-of-disabled-adults-are-at-the-frontier-of-the-human-rights-struggle-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shut away and ignored: thousands of disabled adults are at the frontier of the human rights struggle | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you attend your local choir or yoga class, just stop and think &ndash; where are the disabled adults?In what passes for the national conversation, our social care crisis tends to be reduced to a handful of factors so familiar they now feel like cliches. Just about all of them are centred on older people, the pressures on financially broken local councils from an ageing society and people having to sell their homes to pay for residential care. All these things, of course, are urgent and huge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shut-away-and-ignored-thousands-of-disabled-adults-are-at-the-frontier-of-the-human-rights-struggle-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shut-away-and-ignored-thousands-of-disabled-adults-are-at-the-frontier-of-the-human-rights-struggle-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this the way to fix social care in England?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As yet another review is launched, a single council is offering an alternative to rationing support for the most needyFlorence Mahon spent a decade running around after peers at the House of Lords. As head housekeeper, she was responsible for problems such as cleaning up messes or sorting out broken lamps, until ill-health forced her to retire in her 50s.Her eyes gleam a little as she talks about which of their lordships she liked and which ones she didn&rsquo;t. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t want to go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/is-this-the-way-to-fix-social-care-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/is-this-the-way-to-fix-social-care-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police fear ‘rightwing driven’ reaction to grooming gangs will harm victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior officers say fraction of child abuse cases relate to gangs and funding could be diverted from current casesSenior police officers fear that government pressure to reinvestigate closed historic cases of gang grooming could make it harder to catch those targeting children today.The government on Thursday announced more reviews of past cases and also that victims, whose cases did not end in prosecutions, will be given a new right of appeal to have their investigations reopened. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/police-fear-rightwing-driven-reaction-to-grooming-gangs-will-harm-victims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/police-fear-rightwing-driven-reaction-to-grooming-gangs-will-harm-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer urged to prioritise child sexual exploitation victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities and experts call for national conversation to move away from sensationalism after Musk criticismKeir Starmer must move the conversation on child sexual exploitation away from sensationalism to support for victims who have had help and protection reduced in recent years, charities, campaigners and experts have said.A joint statement, whose signatories include government services contractors such as the Salvation Army and the Snowdrop Project, says changes in the law have made it harder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-urged-to-prioritise-child-sexual-exploitation-victims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-urged-to-prioritise-child-sexual-exploitation-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public service cuts and &lsquo;stark impact of poverty&rsquo; are causing worse outcomes for children, according to surveyPoor parental mental health has overtaken domestic violence as the most commonly reported factor in social worker assessments into whether a child is at risk of serious harm or neglect, according to new research.Growing rates of mental illness &ndash; in both parents and children &ndash; were an increasingly important driver of child safeguarding interventions in England, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parental-mental-health-biggest-cause-of-child-protection-referrals-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parental-mental-health-biggest-cause-of-child-protection-referrals-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities forced to ‘evict’ adults in their care to stay solvent, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual sector review says tax and wage rises and council funding cuts have left services in &lsquo;state of acute precarity&rsquo; Charities providing specialist care to thousands of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and severe autism are having to &ldquo;evict&rdquo; residents to avoid insolvency because of tax and wage rises and local authority funding cuts.Non-profit providers say their work is in a &ldquo;state of acute precarity&rdquo; with many preparing to cut services, close d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charities-forced-to-evict-adults-in-their-care-to-stay-solvent-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charities-forced-to-evict-adults-in-their-care-to-stay-solvent-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK officials urged to act ‘months ago’ on child sexual abuse inquiry’s demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners claim no progress made with government on implementing recommendations until Elon Musk rowCampaigners met government officials months ago to urge them to implement recommendations from the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) in England and Wales, but said no progress had been made until recent days.One campaigner who was present at the meeting with Home Office officials in September to ask why the recommendations had not been implemented accused the government of a &l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-officials-urged-to-act-months-ago-on-child-sexual-abuse-inquirys-demands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-officials-urged-to-act-months-ago-on-child-sexual-abuse-inquirys-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia care reform won’t wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in three people born today will develop the disease, meaning pressures will become ever more acuteI agree with Sonia Sodha that there are risks to doing nothing on social care (&ldquo;Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver&rdquo;, Comment). Dementia is the biggest health and social care challenge of our time but the current system is not set up to meet the needs of almost 1 million people living with dementia in the UK.We welcome the announcement of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-care-reform-wont-wait/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-care-reform-wont-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory and Reform MPs accused of ‘weaponising trauma’ of grooming victims, as Farage calls for inquiry to focus on Pakistani men – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister told Commons any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress however spokesperson says he has not ruled one outReform UK has also tabled a reasoned amendment to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill motion tonight. It says:That this house declines to give a second reading to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill because the secretary of state for the Home Department has not launched a UK-wide public inquiry into grooming gangs and has not committed to upd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-and-reform-mps-accused-of-weaponising-trauma-of-grooming-victims-as-farage-calls-for-inquiry-to-focus-on-pakistani-men-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-and-reform-mps-accused-of-weaponising-trauma-of-grooming-victims-as-farage-calls-for-inquiry-to-focus-on-pakistani-men-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The care taskforce needs boldness, not buzzwords | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting is wrong to frame social care as a burden on the NHS , writes Dr Melanie Henwood. Plus letters from Dr Marion Witton and Mike Smith.The announcement of a new commission on social care has been met with an audible sigh from commentators, family carers and people needing care and support (Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades, 3 January). We&rsquo;ve all been here before, built up expectations of reform and dared to hope things would change, only]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-taskforce-needs-boldness-not-buzzwords-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-taskforce-needs-boldness-not-buzzwords-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get this done’: Andrew Dilnot attacks three-year plan for English social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Architect of previous attempts at reform says government could announce what it wants to do by end of 2025 UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesDowning Street&rsquo;s plan to spend three years preparing a blueprint to overhaul England&rsquo;s social care is &ldquo;inappropriate&rdquo; given the urgency of the crisis facing frail, ill and disabled people, a leading care expert has told MPs.Sir Andrew Dilnot, the architect of previous government-commissioned attempts to reform adult social care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/get-this-done-andrew-dilnot-attacks-three-year-plan-for-english-social-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/get-this-done-andrew-dilnot-attacks-three-year-plan-for-english-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer ‘open-minded’ about new inquiry on child grooming gangs, No 10 says, but wants to prioritise action – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister told Commons any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress however spokesperson says he has not ruled one outReform UK has also tabled a reasoned amendment to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill motion tonight. It says:That this house declines to give a second reading to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill because the secretary of state for the Home Department has not launched a UK-wide public inquiry into grooming gangs and has not committed to upd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-open-minded-about-new-inquiry-on-child-grooming-gangs-no-10-says-but-wants-to-prioritise-action-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-open-minded-about-new-inquiry-on-child-grooming-gangs-no-10-says-but-wants-to-prioritise-action-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer claims new inquiry would delay action on child grooming gangs until 2031 – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress as Kemi Badenoch says &lsquo;be a leader, not a lawyer&rsquo;Reform UK has also tabled a reasoned amendment to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill motion tonight. It says:That this house declines to give a second reading to the children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill because the secretary of state for the Home Department has not launched a UK-wide public inquiry into grooming gangs and has not committed to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-claims-new-inquiry-would-delay-action-on-child-grooming-gangs-until-2031-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-claims-new-inquiry-would-delay-action-on-child-grooming-gangs-until-2031-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re very glad we’ve done it’: the Liverpool couple who fostered more than 40 children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charles and Dianne Hubbert retired after receiving an MBE for services to foster careShortage of foster carers causing &lsquo;very real&rsquo; UK crisis, Barnardo&rsquo;s warnsOver 23 years, Charles and Dianne Hubbert have fostered more than 40 children in their home in Croxteth, Liverpool. They have just retired, after being awarded an MBE for their services to foster care.The pair became interested in social care after working as adult support workers for people with special needs and learning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/were-very-glad-weve-done-it-the-liverpool-couple-who-fostered-more-than-40-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/were-very-glad-weve-done-it-the-liverpool-couple-who-fostered-more-than-40-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shortage of foster carers causing ‘very real’ UK crisis, Barnardo’s warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity calls on government to launch national campaign amid rise in number of children entering care homes&lsquo;We&rsquo;re very glad we&rsquo;ve done it&rsquo;: the Liverpool couple who fostered more than 40 childrenThe UK is facing a fostering crisis where retiring carers are not being replaced by younger people, while the number of children entering care homes is rising, a charity has warned.The decline in foster carers is due to the impact of the pandemic, the costof living crisis, biologi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shortage-of-foster-carers-causing-very-real-uk-crisis-barnardos-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shortage-of-foster-carers-causing-very-real-uk-crisis-barnardos-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: Yvette Cooper says victims and survivors panel being set up after child abuse inquiry recommendations – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home secretary tells MPs that three recommendations by independent inquiry into child sexual abuse are being acted on by the governmentStarmer is now summarising some of the measures in the elective reform plan.Here is the summary from the news release.Further measures include:Using the NHS app to give patients greater choice and control over their treatment. This includes making sure patients can get better access to information via the app, such as the details of their appointments, results an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-yvette-cooper-says-victims-and-survivors-panel-being-set-up-after-child-abuse-inquiry-recommendations-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-yvette-cooper-says-victims-and-survivors-panel-being-set-up-after-child-abuse-inquiry-recommendations-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch accuses Starmer of ‘smear tactics’ amid row over Musk’s grooming gang claims – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Row overshadows PM&rsquo;s speech on NHS reforms as Lib Dems say US ambassador should be summoned after Musk calls for government to be overthrownStarmer is now summarising some of the measures in the elective reform plan.Here is the summary from the news release.Further measures include:Using the NHS app to give patients greater choice and control over their treatment. This includes making sure patients can get better access to information via the app, such as the details of their appointments,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/badenoch-accuses-starmer-of-smear-tactics-amid-row-over-musks-grooming-gang-claims-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/badenoch-accuses-starmer-of-smear-tactics-amid-row-over-musks-grooming-gang-claims-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care: there can be no more excuses for inaction | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Louise Casey must not allow the review she is leading to become another means of deferring change The lack of action, or even a clear direction, on social care reform in England was a disappointment of Labour&rsquo;s first six months in office. With the recruitment of Dame Louise Casey to lead a review, the government has now made up its mind on how to approach one of the stickiest policy questions. But the proposed timeline is far too extended. By ordering further investigation of the issu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-there-can-be-no-more-excuses-for-inaction-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-there-can-be-no-more-excuses-for-inaction-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the ‘continuing healthcare’ system is failing sick and elderly people | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers on the struggles of getting support for loved ones who need care outside hospitalI empathise with Dr Michael Duxbury (Letters, 29 December), but no amount of empathy will increase the chances of his mother, or anyone else&rsquo;s loved ones, becoming eligible for continuing healthcare (CHC). Excuse the flippant tone, but having worked in the health and social care sector for more than a decade, I had always hoped that a proper integration of health (NHS responsibility) and social care (l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-the-continuing-healthcare-system-is-failing-sick-and-elderly-people-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-the-continuing-healthcare-system-is-failing-sick-and-elderly-people-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver | Sonia Sodha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer&rsquo;s government can&rsquo;t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commissionPoliticians from different parties offer up their ideas at election time, citizens vote for their preferred option, and a government is formed. That is how democracy is supposed to work. Sometimes it feels as if the British political system has never been more distant from this ideal.From the Conservatives, we&rsquo;ve had years of populism: the dishonest idea that Bre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-had-plenty-of-time-to-ponder-social-care-now-it-has-a-chance-to-deliver-sonia-sodha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-had-plenty-of-time-to-ponder-social-care-now-it-has-a-chance-to-deliver-sonia-sodha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver | Sonia Sodha]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keir Starmer&rsquo;s government can&rsquo;t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commissionPoliticians from different parties offer up their ideas at election time, citizens vote for their preferred option, and a government is formed. That is how democracy is supposed to work. Sometimes it feels as if the British political system has never been more distant from this ideal.From the Conservatives, we&rsquo;ve had years of populism: the dishonest idea that Bre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-had-plenty-of-time-to-ponder-social-care-now-it-has-a-chance-to-deliver-sonia-sodha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-had-plenty-of-time-to-ponder-social-care-now-it-has-a-chance-to-deliver-sonia-sodha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start the rebuilding work, Keir Starmer, and show us you’re different to the last bunch of cowboys | Isabel Hardman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Setting up yet another commission on social care is an extreme example of Labour putting off the promised urgent repairsIs this really going to be the year that the government &ldquo;gets things done&rdquo;? Keir Starmer is branding it as a &ldquo;year of rebuilding&rdquo;, returning to work with a series of announcements that he claims show the government is serious about fixing the NHS. Tomorrow, he will unveil an elective recovery plan for the health service, which he hopes will be received a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/start-the-rebuilding-work-keir-starmer-and-show-us-youre-different-to-the-last-bunch-of-cowboys-isabel-hardman/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/start-the-rebuilding-work-keir-starmer-and-show-us-youre-different-to-the-last-bunch-of-cowboys-isabel-hardman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Riddell on Wes Streeting grasping the nettle of social care reform – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The health secretary is geared up to tackle the thorny issue, but the sting lies in the question of cost Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/chris-riddell-on-wes-streeting-grasping-the-nettle-of-social-care-reform-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/chris-riddell-on-wes-streeting-grasping-the-nettle-of-social-care-reform-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Rowson on Wes Streeting’s plans for adult social care reform – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/martin-rowson-on-wes-streetings-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/martin-rowson-on-wes-streetings-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary says initial reports from commission led by Louise Casey will come next yearAs well as being asked about plans for adult social care and a new national care service, Wes Streeting was questioned this morning on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme about progress on assisted dying legislation in England and Wales.As health secretary, Streeting intervened before November&rsquo;s vote, suggesting that legalising assisted dying in the two countries would have resource implications for th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-defends-pace-of-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 16:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-defends-pace-of-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing England’s social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise Casey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Troubleshooter for four previous prime ministers is charged with saving adultsocial care sectorMinisters plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decadesWes Streeting: Britain has a social care crisis. Here&rsquo;s how Labour plans to fix itShe is the no-nonsense civil servant from Portsmouth who was called upon by four prime ministers to tackle deep-rooted social issues, including rough sleeping, antisocial behaviour, victims&rsquo; rights and troubled families.Now Louise Casey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fixing-englands-social-care-will-be-biggest-challenge-yet-for-louise-casey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fixing-englands-social-care-will-be-biggest-challenge-yet-for-louise-casey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-party talks on adult social care reform in England to start next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting hit back at claims that Casey commission would take too long to act, saying &lsquo;it&rsquo;s reporting next year&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesCross-party talks over the future of social care will begin next month as the health secretary hit back over criticism that a commission on the issue would take too long to bring about change.Wes Streeting said he wanted all parties to &ldquo;agree on the direction on social care for the long term&rdquo; and that the Conserva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cross-party-talks-on-adult-social-care-reform-in-england-to-start-next-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cross-party-talks-on-adult-social-care-reform-in-england-to-start-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary says initial reports from commission led by Louise Casey will come next yearThe government&rsquo;s announcement of an independent commission into adult social care has been criticised as effectively stalling any reform in the short-term. Appearing on the Today programme this morning Wes Streeting was pressed on whether there would actually be any money to implement plans, and also on why they had cancelled plans that had been in progress.Nick Robinson introduced the segment by s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-defends-pace-of-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-defends-pace-of-plans-for-adult-social-care-reform-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[But final report on reforms would not emerge until 2028, which health leaders say is kicking crisis &lsquo;into the long grass&rsquo;Wes Streeting: Britain has a social care crisis. Here&rsquo;s how Labour plans to fix itFixing UK social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise CaseyMinisters are to launch a historic independent commission to reform adult social care, as they warned older people could be left without vital help and the NHS overwhelmed unless a &ldquo;national consensus&rdqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-plan-biggest-shake-up-of-adult-social-care-in-england-for-decades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-plan-biggest-shake-up-of-adult-social-care-in-england-for-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing UK social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise Casey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Troubleshooter for four previous prime ministers is charged with saving troubled national care sectorMinisters plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decadesWes Streeting: Britain has a social care crisis. Here&rsquo;s how Labour plans to fix itShe is the no-nonsense civil servant from Portsmouth who was called upon by four prime ministers to tackle deep-rooted social issues, including rough sleeping, antisocial behaviour, victims&rsquo; rights and troubled families.Now Louise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fixing-uk-social-care-will-be-biggest-challenge-yet-for-louise-casey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fixing-uk-social-care-will-be-biggest-challenge-yet-for-louise-casey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it | Wes Streeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our National Care Service will meet the urgent needs of our generation &ndash; just as the NHS did when it was created in 1948Wes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social careThree sentences in Labour&rsquo;s 1945 manifesto contained a simple but historic promise: &ldquo;The best health services should be available free for all. Money must no longer be the passport to the best treatment. In the new National Health Service there should be health centres where the people may get the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britain-has-a-social-care-crisis-heres-how-labour-plans-to-fix-it-wes-streeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britain-has-a-social-care-crisis-heres-how-labour-plans-to-fix-it-wes-streeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing healthcare payments that are too hard to get | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardly anyone hears about CHC payments, where the NHS covers all the costs of care, without having done a lot of digging and searching, writes Dr Michael DuxburyThis isn&rsquo;t just happening with support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (&pound;100m spent in England on failed efforts to block children&rsquo;s Send support, 22 December). If you are severely incapacitated physically and/or mentally, thus requiring 24-hour care, you should be highly eligible for contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/continuing-healthcare-payments-that-are-too-hard-to-get-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/continuing-healthcare-payments-that-are-too-hard-to-get-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils failing to take homeless young people into care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: UK teenagers placed in temporary housing until they are adults as there are fewer obligations to support them if they are not care leaversCouncils are treating teenagers like homeless adults and placing them in unsuitable temporary housing rather than taking them into care, new research has shown.Local authorities are &ldquo;waiting out the clock&rdquo; when assessing vulnerable 16- and 17-year-olds until they can be classed as adults. The teenagers were kept in the dark about their r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-failing-to-take-homeless-young-people-into-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-failing-to-take-homeless-young-people-into-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former world’s tallest man calls for more compassion for vulnerable in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hussain Bisad, who has had health problems, says government should do more for people with physical or mental illnessWhen Hussain Bisad first settled in north London as an asylum seeker after fleeing from war in Somalia 23 years ago, he did so in the hope of a new and more settled life. Little did he know that shortly after arriving he would be at the centre of the media spotlight, not for his story of escaping conflict but for something altogether different: his height.Bisad had been in the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/former-worlds-tallest-man-calls-for-more-compassion-for-vulnerable-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/former-worlds-tallest-man-calls-for-more-compassion-for-vulnerable-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Free and impartial’ addiction helplines paid secret commission by rehabs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advertising regulator reprimands services that claim to offer unbiased advice but then direct people to partner facilitiesHelplines that claim to offer &ldquo;free&rdquo; and &ldquo;impartial&rdquo; addiction support have been reprimanded by the advertising watchdog for hiding the fact they are paid thousands in commission by private rehabilitation clinics.Amid record drug death rates and high demand for services, one website is promising &ldquo;free, impartial, expert&rdquo; advice for those tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-and-impartial-addiction-helplines-paid-secret-commission-by-rehabs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-and-impartial-addiction-helplines-paid-secret-commission-by-rehabs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Sharif told social worker ‘they don’t hit me’ four years before her murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[When she was six, Sara complained that her mother hit her, but that her father and stepmother, who were convicted of her murder, didn&rsquo;tSara Sharif told a social worker she felt safe living with her father and stepmother because &ldquo;they don&rsquo;t hit me&rdquo;, four years before she died from their brutal campaign of torture.The schoolgirl&rsquo;s haunting words are buried in hundreds of pages of private family court papers that were disclosed after an application by media organisatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharif-told-social-worker-they-dont-hit-me-four-years-before-her-murder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharif-told-social-worker-they-dont-hit-me-four-years-before-her-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the social care reform logjam | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cross-party buy-in is essential. This cannot be a government-only solution, writes Paul BurstowThe &ldquo;deep reform&rdquo; that social care needs (Editorial, 3 December) must break the cycle of short-term fixes and insufficient funding, which leaves the sector in a perpetual state of uncertainty &ndash; forever playing the role of Oliver Twist asking for more, yet lacking long-term security.A better-funded version of the current system won&rsquo;t suffice to address the profound demographic, s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/breaking-the-social-care-reform-logjam-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/breaking-the-social-care-reform-logjam-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These women lost their children because they were lesbians – why can’t the government say sorry? | Sophie Wilkinson]]></title><description><![CDATA[As late as the 1990s, the law sided with fathers over custody on the basis of a woman&rsquo;s sexuality. I detailed the scandal for Radio 4,and was shocked at the cruelty involvedI am more than just aware of the faint outlines of queer history &ndash; it is something I see in Technicolour. I immerse myself in lesbian books, films and art, and have written all sorts of articles about contemporary lesbianism. It is for this reason that I was shocked to learn only recently of the state having remov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/these-women-lost-their-children-because-they-were-lesbians-why-cant-the-government-say-sorry-sophie-wilkinson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/these-women-lost-their-children-because-they-were-lesbians-why-cant-the-government-say-sorry-sophie-wilkinson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge in Sara Sharif case warns of ‘dangers’ of automatic right to home school children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says killers home schooled Sara as a &lsquo;ruse&rsquo; to hide evidence of 10-year-old&rsquo;s repeated beatings A senior judge who jailed the killers of Sara Sharif has said the 10-year-old&rsquo;s murder &ldquo;starkly illustrates the dangers&rdquo; of parents automatically being able to homeschool their children.Sara had twice been pulled out of school by her father, Urfan Sharif, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, as a &ldquo;ruse adopted for wholly selfish purposes&rdquo; to cover up ev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-in-sara-sharif-case-warns-of-dangers-of-automatic-right-to-home-school-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-in-sara-sharif-case-warns-of-dangers-of-automatic-right-to-home-school-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home schooling laws to be tightened up after murder of Sara Sharif]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten-year-old was murdered by her father and stepmother after being taken out of school to be educated at homeMeasures to tighten up home schooling in England in the wake of 10-year-old Sara Sharif&rsquo;s murder at the hands of her father and stepmother are to be unveiled in a bill before parliament on Tuesday.The children&rsquo;s wellbeing and schools bill will enable the government to introduce registers to identify and keep track of children not in school, while parents seeking to educate the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-schooling-laws-to-be-tightened-up-after-murder-of-sara-sharif/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-schooling-laws-to-be-tightened-up-after-murder-of-sara-sharif/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we keep failing abused children like Sara Sharif? | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers on the death of the 10-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother and the grave weaknesses in the child protection system The death of Sara Sharif yet again highlights failures to properly assess risk and protect children (What were the missed chances to prevent Sara Sharif&rsquo;s death?, 11 December). But what will we learn from it? How depressing to read the statement of the children&rsquo;s commissioner for England, Rachel de Souza, which says: &ldquo;We can have no more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-do-we-keep-failing-abused-children-like-sara-sharif-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-do-we-keep-failing-abused-children-like-sara-sharif-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Sharif’s grandfather vows to keep her siblings in Pakistan as vigil is held]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muhammed Sharif goes to high court in Lahore and says &lsquo;safest place&rsquo; for his other grandchildren is with himSara Sharif&rsquo;s grandfather said he will fight to keep her siblings in Pakistan, calling it the &ldquo;safest place for them&rdquo;, as a vigil was held for the murdered 10-year-old in Surrey.Muhammad Sharif said he would appeal to the high court in Pakistan to stop Sara&rsquo;s five siblings from being returned to the UK. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharifs-grandfather-vows-to-keep-her-siblings-in-pakistan-as-vigil-is-held/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharifs-grandfather-vows-to-keep-her-siblings-in-pakistan-as-vigil-is-held/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Sharif’s grandfather vows to keep her siblings in Pakistan as vigil held for murdered girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds pay respects to 10-year-old as Muhammed Sharif says &lsquo;safest place&rsquo; for his other grandchildren is with himMoves to appeal after court upholds ban on naming judges who presided over Sara Sharif hearingsSara Sharif&rsquo;s grandfather said he will fight to keep her siblings in Pakistan, calling it the &ldquo;safest place for them&rdquo;, as a vigil was held for the murdered 10-year-old in Surrey.Muhammad Sharif said he would appeal to the high court in Pakistan to stop Sara&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharifs-grandfather-vows-to-keep-her-siblings-in-pakistan-as-vigil-held-for-murdered-girl/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sara-sharifs-grandfather-vows-to-keep-her-siblings-in-pakistan-as-vigil-held-for-murdered-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At last, a group of MPs intent on reforming our madly unfair council tax | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The system relies on valuations from 1991, when Gorbachev was in power, but has become politically untouchable&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a fairness thing. Just the idea that somebody sitting in a two-bedroom house in Hartlepool is paying more council tax than somebody who&rsquo;s living in a mansion &ndash; it&rsquo;s just offensive.&rdquo;The Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool&rsquo;s MP, is on a mission to draw attention to an issue he jokingly calls &ldquo;the third rail of British politics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-last-a-group-of-mps-intent-on-reforming-our-madly-unfair-council-tax-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/at-last-a-group-of-mps-intent-on-reforming-our-madly-unfair-council-tax-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inexperienced social worker did not identify Sara Sharif’s father as posing any risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The murdered girl had been allowed to live with her father, who had repeatedly attracted the attention of police and social workers&bull; Moves to appeal after court upholds ban on naming judges who presided over Sara Sharif hearingsAn inexperienced social worker tasked by a local authority with assessing Sara Sharif&rsquo;s parents did not identify her father as posing any risk despite noting safeguarding concerns.The social worker&rsquo;s report, described as &ldquo;very thorough&rdquo;, was s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inexperienced-social-worker-did-not-identify-sara-sharifs-father-as-posing-any-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 20:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inexperienced-social-worker-did-not-identify-sara-sharifs-father-as-posing-any-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down by the sea: poverty brings Blackpool life expectancy to UK low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resort town struggles with squalid housing, poor nutrition for children and now, statistics show, earlier deathsIt is a league table that no one wants to top. For the first time in 20 years, Blackpool, a once-glamorous seaside resort, this week overtook Glasgow to have the lowest average male life expectancy in the UK.Men born in Blackpool will now live until just after their 73rd birthday on average, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) study, six years less than the average in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/down-by-the-sea-poverty-brings-blackpool-life-expectancy-to-uk-low/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/down-by-the-sea-poverty-brings-blackpool-life-expectancy-to-uk-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour needs the will to solve social care crisis | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A free adult social care system modelled on one already in operation in a London borough is achievable, according to Sally Powell and Stephen Burke. Plus a letter from John Ransford A royal commission on the future of social care (Editorial, 3 December) would be yet another example of how successive governments have kicked the care can further down the road. Older and disabled people, and their families, are desperate for the government to sort out the care crisis once and for all. With its larg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-needs-the-will-to-solve-social-care-crisis-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-needs-the-will-to-solve-social-care-crisis-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teresa Smith obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife, Teresa Collingwood Smith, has died after a short illness, aged 82. Like her father, RG Collingwood, a philosopher and archaeologist, and her grandfather, WG Collingwood, an artist, writer and secretary to John Ruskin, Teresa is hard to pigeonhole. She was a successful Oxford academic, and also an experienced community organiser and activist with the ability to act as a catalyst for others.From an early age, Teresa, her mother Kate (nee Edwardes), and grandmother, lived with another fami]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teresa-smith-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teresa-smith-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care: reformers must reclaim the initiative | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour pledged &lsquo;deep reform&rsquo; of this flawed and complex system. A royal commission could shape a consensusThe sooner the government brings forward social care proposals the better. The lack of further detail about a manifesto commitment to &ldquo;deep reform&rdquo; has been a disappointment of Labour&rsquo;s first months in office. Assisted dying and palliative care are a largely separate issue, relating to the last six months of life rather than the long-term (and sometimes lifelong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-reformers-must-reclaim-the-initiative-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-reformers-must-reclaim-the-initiative-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only proper funding can rescue social care | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inadequate funding of adult social care in England has a harmful knock-on effect on the NHS, writes Laura DaviesThe Nuffield Trust&rsquo;s warning that parts of the adult social care market in England could collapse is a stark reminder of the challenges facing the sector (Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns, 22 November).Recent national insurance and minimum wage increases, which the thinktank said could drive costs up by &pound;2.8bn for private and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/only-proper-funding-can-rescue-social-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/only-proper-funding-can-rescue-social-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on the disturbing prevalence of child sexual abuse in the home | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of children being abused within their family is too upsetting for adults to contemplate. But we must&lsquo;I wanted them all to notice.&rdquo; This is the title of a new report on protecting children from sexual abuse within the family, taken from an interview with a child who was sexually abused and failed by the agencies that should have protected them. The report by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel (CSPRP) reviewed 136 cases of serious child sexual abuse from between 2018]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-disturbing-prevalence-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-home-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-disturbing-prevalence-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-the-home-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janie Thomas obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Janie Thomas, a social worker and lecturer, who has died aged 95, became a leading light in the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), of which she was president from 1984 to 1986.She began her career in 1955 at St George&rsquo;s hospital, central London, before working with children and families at the London county council (LCC) and then the borough of Tower Hamlets. In 1964 she switched into academia, lecturing in social work at the London School of Economics (LSE) for more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/janie-thomas-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/janie-thomas-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Worrying evaporation&rsquo; in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report saysSafeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a &ldquo;worrying evaporation&rdquo; of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.A review of the experiences of 193 children in England who were victims of sexual abuse by a family member found se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/safeguarding-agencies-ignoring-children-abused-by-family-members-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/safeguarding-agencies-ignoring-children-abused-by-family-members-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More foster carers in England leaving than signing up, says Ofsted report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children&rsquo;s campaigners say &lsquo;national crisis&rsquo; adds to trauma for vulnerable young people, amid huge fall in numbers fosteringThe number of foster carers in England has sunk to a 10-year low, prompting urgent calls for the recruitment of thousands more families, improved retention and moves to tackle a &ldquo;national crisis&rdquo; that is exacerbating trauma for the most vulnerable children in society.The latest figures produced by Ofsted show the number of foster carers fell fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-foster-carers-in-england-leaving-than-signing-up-says-ofsted-report/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-foster-carers-in-england-leaving-than-signing-up-says-ofsted-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sector will have extra &pound;2.8bn cost burden from April due to tax and wage rises announced in budget, says Nuffield TrustLarge parts of England&rsquo;s adult social care market face collapse as a result of tax and wage rises announced in the budget, with devastating consequences for vulnerable and older people who rely on care services, a leading thinktank has warned.The Nuffield Trust said that while the government has consistently spoken of its long term ambition to reform the social care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/large-parts-of-adult-social-care-market-in-england-face-collapse-thinktank-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/large-parts-of-adult-social-care-market-in-england-face-collapse-thinktank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When social care is put in private hands | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Burton on the overhaul of children&rsquo;s social care, and Janet Maitland on how chronic underfunding has tainted assessments of people&rsquo;s needsAs someone who has worked in children&rsquo;s homes since the 1960s and who is part of a community of people who have experience of generally good children&rsquo;s homes, I don&rsquo;t expect the government&rsquo;s proposed reforms will have the desired effect (Overhaul of children&rsquo;s social care in England will crack down on firms&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-social-care-is-put-in-private-hands-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-social-care-is-put-in-private-hands-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public’s understanding of paedophiles has not improved, says charity boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rev Harry Nigh, who set up Circles in 1994 to support sex offenders, says it is easy for politicians to say &lsquo;lock them up&rsquo;Public understanding of paedophiles has not improved over the past 30 years, according to the founder of the pioneering charity Circles, which offers support to some of society&rsquo;s most reviled offenders.While the Rev Harry Nigh says child protection must always be paramount, he stresses the importance of breaking the isolation and shame that often leads peopl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/publics-understanding-of-paedophiles-has-not-improved-says-charity-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/publics-understanding-of-paedophiles-has-not-improved-says-charity-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says he wants ‘serious and pragmatic’ relationship with China – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he wants to &lsquo;be clear about issues we do not agree on&rsquo; after meeting Chinese president Xi Jinping at G20Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in Rio at the G20, offering to meet his counterpart, the Chinese premier Li Qiang, in Beijing or London at the earliest opportunity.But the PM also raised human rights issues with Xi, including the sanctions on parliamentarians and the persecution of Hong Kong and British citizen Jimmy Lai.A strong UK China rel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-serious-and-pragmatic-relationship-with-china-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-serious-and-pragmatic-relationship-with-china-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on children’s homes: cap profits and don’t stop there | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private sector reform is overdue, but councils need funding if young people are to have the chances they deserveCurbs on profiteering in the children&rsquo;s social care sector cannot come soon enough. It is getting on for three years since the Competition and Markets Authority found that children&rsquo;s home owners in England, Scotland and Wales were making excessive profits while carrying too much debt &ndash; exposing children and councils to unacceptable risks. Of all the failed experiments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-childrens-homes-cap-profits-and-dont-stop-there-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-childrens-homes-cap-profits-and-dont-stop-there-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer says he wants ‘serious and pragmatic’ relationship with China – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he wants to &lsquo;be clear about issues we do not agree on&rsquo; after meeting Chinese president Xi Jinping at G20Keir Starmer has held his bilateral with Xi Jinping in Rio at the G20, offering to meet his counterpart, the Chinese premier Li Qiang, in Beijing or London at the earliest opportunity.But the PM also raised human rights issues with Xi, including the sanctions on parliamentarians and the persecution of Hong Kong and British citizen Jimmy Lai.A strong UK China rel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-serious-and-pragmatic-relationship-with-china-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-says-he-wants-serious-and-pragmatic-relationship-with-china-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overhaul of children’s social care in England will crack down on firms’ profiteering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says wide-ranging reforms will end &lsquo;neglect&rsquo; in system that leaves young people behindLabour ready to show it is serious about changing children&rsquo;s social careExcessive profiteering by unscrupulous private companies charging sky-high fees for substandard placements for vulnerable children will be clamped down on as part of a major overhaul of children&rsquo;s social care in England.The government will on Monday outline a wide-ranging package of changes, which it promi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/overhaul-of-childrens-social-care-in-england-will-crack-down-on-firms-profiteering/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/overhaul-of-childrens-social-care-in-england-will-crack-down-on-firms-profiteering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour ready to show it is serious about child social care reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details are still lacking, but initial suggestion is that many of the MacAlister report&rsquo;s findings will be enactedTwo years ago a government-commissioned report laid bare the crisis affecting children&rsquo;s social care in England and called for an urgent multibillion-pound overhaul to reform a system that it said was spiralling out of control.The author of the report, Josh MacAlister, warned that a continued failure to tackle major problems in children&rsquo;s services would lead to reco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-ready-to-show-it-is-serious-about-child-social-care-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-ready-to-show-it-is-serious-about-child-social-care-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crossbench peer grew up in care and went on to become an actor, an academic and one of the first black women in the House of Lords. Now she has written a memoir documenting her remarkable storyIn March 2012, Lola Young, who sits as a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, clambered on to the rush-hour bus that would take her from the children&rsquo;s social care office in Islington, north London, to her home. In her arms was a box: a collection of papers she was so anxious to open she did it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-not-saying-im-not-scarred-but-scars-do-fade-baroness-lola-young-on-her-childhood-in-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-not-saying-im-not-scarred-but-scars-do-fade-baroness-lola-young-on-her-childhood-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving social care is a big task and these talks are a good place to start | Heather Stewart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Productivity and quality in a sector that is its workforce will require even more money after national insurance risesKemi Badenoch&rsquo;s second go at prime minister&rsquo;s questions last Wednesday was judged a flop at Westminster but she did draw attention to one genuine issue: the impact of the national insurance rise for social care.It is 14 years since the Tories sank Andy Burnham&rsquo;s plan for a &ldquo;death tax&rdquo; to fund social care. Over that time, as demand has continued to ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/improving-social-care-is-a-big-task-and-these-talks-are-a-good-place-to-start-heather-stewart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/improving-social-care-is-a-big-task-and-these-talks-are-a-good-place-to-start-heather-stewart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cover-up of child abuse in Church of England tried to ‘protect the work’ of twisted theology | Helen King]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s difficult to face the fact that those who call themselves Christian can abuse, and hard to believe anyone thought silence was the right responseIt has been an unprecedented 10 days for the Church of England. The Makin report into abuse by John Smyth, barrister and Church lay reader, was leaked and landed a week ahead of its scheduled date, but still more than four years behind the original timetable.Much of the content is familiar to anyone who read Andrew Graystone&rsquo;s 2021 book]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cover-up-of-child-abuse-in-church-of-england-tried-to-protect-the-work-of-twisted-theology-helen-king/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cover-up-of-child-abuse-in-church-of-england-tried-to-protect-the-work-of-twisted-theology-helen-king/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow over UK children at risk placed in illegal care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising number of vulnerable youngsters are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in illegal accommodation, at eye-watering costs to the taxpayer, a government-backed assessment has warned.The children include a young woman who was physically sat on for an entire day by staff trying to restrain her and a severely disabled child whos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-uk-children-at-risk-placed-in-illegal-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-uk-children-at-risk-placed-in-illegal-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow over children at risk placed in illegal care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising number of vulnerable youngsters in England are being forced into unsuitable accommodation including Airbnbs, bedsits and caravansA shocking increase in the number of vulnerable children deprived of their liberty by the state is leaving more youngsters in illegal accommodation, at eye-watering costs to the taxpayer, a government-backed assessment has warned.The children include a young woman who was physically sat on for an entire day by staff trying to restrain her and a severely disabled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-children-at-risk-placed-in-illegal-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-children-at-risk-placed-in-illegal-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked diseaseThe UK&rsquo;s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs &pound;268bn a year, far outstripping the budget for the whole NHS, the first research into the subject has found.The increased consumption of foods high in fat, salt and sugar or which have been highly processed is having a &ldquo;devastating&rdquo; impact on human health and Britain&rsquo;s finances.The market in ultra-processed foo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-unhealthy-food-habits-cost-268bn-a-year-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-unhealthy-food-habits-cost-268bn-a-year-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – a cut above]]></title><description><![CDATA[From afternoon sherry to sex with the handyman in the lawnmower shed, Alan Bennett takes a wry look at lockdown life in a care homeBack in 2020, with the country in lockdown, the BBC commissioned updated versions of Alan Bennett&rsquo;s consummate Talking Heads, originally broadcast in 1988. Ten of the 12 monologues were remade with a new A-list of British actors that included Kristin Scott Thomas, Lesley Manville and Martin Freeman reprising roles played first time around by Eileen Atkins, Magg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/killing-time-by-alan-bennett-review-a-cut-above/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/killing-time-by-alan-bennett-review-a-cut-above/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in NICs will endanger public health services | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the NHS has been given an exemption to the NIC increase, health services commissioned outside the health service have not, says Greg FellYour article outlining the extra strain on council budgets that the rise in employers&rsquo; national insurance contributions (NICs) will cause highlighted the likely impact on adult and children&rsquo;s social care services (Adult social care in England needs urgent help from ministers, say bosses, theguardian.com, 6&nbsp;November).There will also be a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rise-in-nics-will-endanger-public-health-services-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rise-in-nics-will-endanger-public-health-services-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Licences granted to nearly 200 UK care providers despite labour law violations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Study finds evidence of major gaps in government oversight of foreign workers in care sectorNearly 200 care providers have been given government licences to bring foreign nurses to the UK despite having previously violated labour laws, according to a study that highlights widespread employment problems in the social care sector.The report by the Work Rights Centre shows 177 companies in England have been given licences to sponsor carers, even while publicly available information shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/licences-granted-to-nearly-200-uk-care-providers-despite-labour-law-violations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/licences-granted-to-nearly-200-uk-care-providers-despite-labour-law-violations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishop calls for Justin Welby to resign over failure to pursue serial abuser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen-Ann Hartley says archbishop&rsquo;s position is untenable as members of Church of England&rsquo;s ruling body launch petitionA Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury to resign over his failure to pursue a sadistic abuser of children when allegations were brought to his attention.Helen-Ann Hartley, the bishop of Newcastle, said Justin Welby&rsquo;s position was untenable and he should quit. A line needed to be drawn, she added. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bishop-calls-for-justin-welby-to-resign-over-failure-to-pursue-serial-abuser/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bishop-calls-for-justin-welby-to-resign-over-failure-to-pursue-serial-abuser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government expected to help UK hospices hit by national insurance rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial lifeline could alleviate fears end-of-life services are at risk of closure from tax hike and higher wage billsThe government is likely to offer a financial lifeline to the hospice sector amid fears end-of-life care providers are at risk of closure due to the double blow of the employers&rsquo; national insurance rise and higher wage bills, the Guardian understands.Officials have been looking at the options for providing more funding to hospices and other end-of-life care through the NH]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-expected-to-help-uk-hospices-hit-by-national-insurance-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-expected-to-help-uk-hospices-hit-by-national-insurance-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children taken away from parents due to misreporting of drug tests, say experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Process for interpreting hair-strand tests can be misleading and carries a risk of racial bias, according to campaigners in England and WalesChildren are at risk of being wrongly removed from their parents&rsquo; care by the family courts because drug tests are being misinterpreted, experts have warned.Life-changing decisions about whether a child should be placed in the care of a local authority can sometimes hinge on the outcome of hair-strand tests, designed to show whether a parent has consu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-taken-away-from-parents-due-to-misreporting-of-drug-tests-say-experts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-taken-away-from-parents-due-to-misreporting-of-drug-tests-say-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government could miss chance to protect children, says ex-inquiry chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alexis Jay says she is still pressing ministers to introduce mandatory reporting of allegations in England and WalesA &ldquo;once-in-a-lifetime&rdquo; chance to protect children is at risk of being squandered by the UK government, a leading expert has warned.Prof Alexis Jay, the former chair of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) said she was still pressing Labour ministers for a commitment to introduce her recommendations made at the conclusion of the seven-year inquiry in 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-could-miss-chance-to-protect-children-says-ex-inquiry-chair/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-could-miss-chance-to-protect-children-says-ex-inquiry-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adult social care in England needs urgent help from ministers, say bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising costs and demand are a huge strain on council budgets and services face &lsquo;intolerable pressures&rsquo;, says AdassEngland&rsquo;s overstretched and creaking adult social care services need urgent government intervention to stabilise them financially as rising costs and demand play havoc with council budgets, care bosses have warned.The financial challenge facing adult social care continued to be &ldquo;as bad as it has been in recent history&rdquo;, the Association of Directors of Ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/adult-social-care-in-england-needs-urgent-help-from-ministers-say-bosses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/adult-social-care-in-england-needs-urgent-help-from-ministers-say-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aged care homes star rating system needs transparency overhaul, ombudsman says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sue, who lost her husband to Parkinson&rsquo;s disease and dementia, says the rating system left her &lsquo;angry, utterly powerless and disenfranchised&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourbreaking news email,free app ordaily news podcastFamilies who feel misled by the federal government&rsquo;s star rating system for aged care homes have welcomed the commonwealth ombudsman&rsquo;s call for it to be overhauled.The rating scheme was introduced to help families make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-homes-star-rating-system-needs-transparency-overhaul-ombudsman-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-homes-star-rating-system-needs-transparency-overhaul-ombudsman-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Mother review – poignant memoir grapples with trauma of foster care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Micka&euml;l Bandela&rsquo;s documentary reflects on the events that left him in care as a child, and the generational losses that came beforeWhen he was a few months old, film-maker Micka&euml;l Bandela was put into the care of his foster mother Marie-Th&eacute;r&egrave;se, after his own home was deemed unsuitable for the wellbeing of a small child. Throughout the next decades, his birth mother Gis&egrave;le remained a loving presence in his life. At the same time, the erratic infrequency of he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-mother-review-poignant-memoir-grapples-with-trauma-of-foster-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-mother-review-poignant-memoir-grapples-with-trauma-of-foster-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union launches charter to protect care workers on sponsored UK visas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Salford council is first signatory to Unison agreement intended to prevent exploitation of migrant workers Care workers from countries such as India, Nigeria and the Philippines who faced losing their immigration status in the UK if they left their employers have been promised new protections by a landmark, grassroots deal.The migrant care workers charter is an agreement designed by care workers and the trade union Unison to prevent the exploitation of people on sponsored visas &ndash; and Salfo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/union-launches-charter-to-protect-care-workers-on-sponsored-uk-visas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/union-launches-charter-to-protect-care-workers-on-sponsored-uk-visas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – senior moments full of wit and style]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author employs his pitch-perfect repertoire of satirical skills in his first book for five years &ndash; a novella about the residents of an upmarket care home during the pandemicAlan Bennett, now 90, hasn&rsquo;t published anything original in book form for five years. In the meantime &ndash; the Covid years and the Johnson years and the Truss month &ndash; readers have had to be content with the peerless annual diaries he writes for the London Review of Books, yearly proof that his special]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/killing-time-by-alan-bennett-review-senior-moments-full-of-wit-and-style/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/killing-time-by-alan-bennett-review-senior-moments-full-of-wit-and-style/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Push to count ‘sleepovers’ as breaks could lead to 28-hour shifts for Australian care workers, unions warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fair Work Commission to hear case brought by business group asking for change to safety net for care industriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA business push to count &ldquo;sleepovers&rdquo; as breaks in care industries could result in &ldquo;nightmare&rdquo; 28-hour shifts without penalty rates, unions have warned.This week the Fair Work Commission will hear a case brought by the Australian Industry Group asking it to change the safety net for care industries to cla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/push-to-count-sleepovers-as-breaks-could-lead-to-28-hour-shifts-for-australian-care-workers-unions-warn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/push-to-count-sleepovers-as-breaks-could-lead-to-28-hour-shifts-for-australian-care-workers-unions-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A decade ago, my father suffered alone and in misery. Why do dementia sufferers still face the same fate? | Nicci Gerrard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Launched in the Observer, John&rsquo;s Campaign aims to give frail people the right to be accompanied by those who love themEveryone has their own special way of grieving. Mine turned my life upside down.On 26 November 2014, two days after the funeral of my father, I sent a slightly unhinged email to the Observer saying there was a piece &ldquo;I want (need) to write&hellip; My very lovely and beloved father died two weeks ago, after a long and distressing time suffering from dementia. He had be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-decade-ago-my-father-suffered-alone-and-in-misery-why-do-dementia-sufferers-still-face-the-same-fate-nicci-gerrard/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-decade-ago-my-father-suffered-alone-and-in-misery-why-do-dementia-sufferers-still-face-the-same-fate-nicci-gerrard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Services for most-vulnerable people at risk after NICs rise, charities say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job lossesServices that support some of England&rsquo;s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and closures that could devastate the charity sector.Although the NHS and councils are protected from the impact of the rise in employers&rsquo; national insurance contributions (NICs) announced in Wednesday&rsquo;s budget, charities that provide services say the increase means th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/services-for-most-vulnerable-people-at-risk-after-nics-rise-charities-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/services-for-most-vulnerable-people-at-risk-after-nics-rise-charities-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves has left the social care sector in deep trouble | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachael Dodgson of Dimensions says the budget adds to the pressure not-for-profit social care providers already face. Richard Robinson and Andrea Nicholas-Jones of Hourglass call on the chancellor to think againThe budget is alarming for not-for-profit social care providers because it will put us under pressure to meet the increases in tax costs across our workforce. Our initial analysis indicates that the changes to national insurance will cost us &pound;5m next year. In addition to this, the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rachel-reeves-has-left-the-social-care-sector-in-deep-trouble-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rachel-reeves-has-left-the-social-care-sector-in-deep-trouble-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says budget just &lsquo;first step&rsquo; after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five yearsRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV&rsquo;s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor who is now a TV presenter. He asks her to confirm that workers will end up losing out because of the employers&rsquo; national insurance contributions (NICs) increase. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-starmer-insists-pro-growth-policies-on-way-after-obrs-budget-warnings-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-starmer-insists-pro-growth-policies-on-way-after-obrs-budget-warnings-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing, social care and universities: who lost out in the UK budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves made funding the NHS a priority, but people working in other areas said they were disappointedRachel Reeves&rsquo;s first budget emphasised raising taxes to help the NHS, as the health service tries to cope with huge waiting lists and an ageing population. Funding the NHS was a top priority, but people in other sectors &ndash; from universities to social care &ndash; feel the budget was a missed opportunity to deal with impending crises or bring in desperately needed reforms in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/housing-social-care-and-universities-who-lost-out-in-the-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/housing-social-care-and-universities-who-lost-out-in-the-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer insists pro-growth policies on way after OBR’s budget warnings  – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM says budget just &lsquo;first step&rsquo; after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five yearsRachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV&rsquo;s Good Morning Britain.She is being interviewed by Ed Balls, the former Labour shadow chancellor who is now a TV presenter. He asks her to confirm that workers will end up losing out because of the employers&rsquo; national insurance contributions (NICs) increase. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-insists-pro-growth-policies-on-way-after-obrs-budget-warnings-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-insists-pro-growth-policies-on-way-after-obrs-budget-warnings-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Davey: care sector will be ‘pushed to brink’ by national insurance hike and should be exempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dem leader says rise in employers&rsquo; contributions risks worsening NHS crisisUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe Liberal Democrats have called on the government to exempt the social care sector from the increase in national insurance in Labour&rsquo;s budget, as an organisation representing many smaller care providers warned that the impact would be substantial.In the biggest fiscal measures of Wednesday&rsquo;s budget, raising an additional &pound;25bn a year by the end of the pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-care-sector-will-be-pushed-to-brink-by-national-insurance-hike-and-should-be-exempt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-care-sector-will-be-pushed-to-brink-by-national-insurance-hike-and-should-be-exempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers’ earnings limit to rise by £45 a week after allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian investigation revealed scale of penalties for unwitting breaches of carer&rsquo;s allowance earnings limitsBudget 2024: key points at a glanceThe earnings limit placed on people who claim government support for taking care of disabled, sick and elderly loved ones will rise by &pound;45 a week, the chancellor has announced, after a six-month Guardian investigation into the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal.The changes will enable full-time unpaid carers who provide care for at least 35 hou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-earnings-limit-to-rise-by-45-a-week-after-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-earnings-limit-to-rise-by-45-a-week-after-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creaking public services are costing companies in absent staff, employers tell TUC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivityUK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to underfunded public services, according to a poll of managers before Chancellor Rachel Reeves&rsquo; first budget.More than half of 500 UK business leaders polled for the TUC said workers had to take time off in the last year because of problems accessing public services. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/creaking-public-services-are-costing-companies-in-absent-staff-employers-tell-tuc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/creaking-public-services-are-costing-companies-in-absent-staff-employers-tell-tuc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Rivals is the horny, hopeful show we need, Marina Hyde on Musk’s $1m voter gifts, the secret life of a care worker, and Philippa Perry on lying – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why does Rivals&rsquo; high-camp, warts-and-all frolic through the 80s make Zoe Williams feel so nostalgic? Is it wrong for Elon Musk to offer voters $1m to get Trump elected? &lsquo;I was blown away by how meaningful and interesting it is: one woman&rsquo;s &lsquo;love story&rsquo; to the caring profession. And Philippa Perry advises a reader to be more forgiving to a friend who is a perpetual liar Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-rivals-is-the-horny-hopeful-show-we-need-marina-hyde-on-musks-1m-voter-gifts-the-secret-life-of-a-care-worker-and-philippa-perry-on-lying-podcast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-rivals-is-the-horny-hopeful-show-we-need-marina-hyde-on-musks-1m-voter-gifts-the-secret-life-of-a-care-worker-and-philippa-perry-on-lying-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A royal commission on social care may be coming – don’t despair, it may actually work this time | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though royal commissions have a bad reputation, this is a real chance to establish a realistic plan before it is too lateA collective groan greeted the rumour that the government will announce yet another royal commission on social care. The fear is that it just kicks this problem into the blue yonder; it was Harold Wilson who jibed that royal commissions &ldquo;take minutes and waste years&rdquo;, which can be politically convenient.The world of the NHS and local government needs a resolution t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-royal-commission-on-social-care-may-be-coming-dont-despair-it-may-actually-work-this-time-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-royal-commission-on-social-care-may-be-coming-dont-despair-it-may-actually-work-this-time-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 60, arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over Dorset care home deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police confirm &lsquo;possible carbon monoxide poisoning&rsquo; is main line of inquiry after fatalities at care home in Swanage A 60-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by detectives investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Dorset.Officers are still treating the deaths at the Gainsborough care home in Swanage as unexplained and have confirmed that &ldquo;possible carbon monoxide poisoning&rdquo; is the primary line of inquiry. Seven other residents we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-60-arrested-on-suspicion-of-manslaughter-over-dorset-care-home-deaths/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-60-arrested-on-suspicion-of-manslaughter-over-dorset-care-home-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people dead at care home in Dorset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home evacuated and four others taken to hospital, with early line of inquiry that residents may have been affected by carbon monoxideThree people have died at a care home in Dorset and four more have been taken to hospital.Dorset police said: &ldquo;We received a report at 7.16am to three people who had been found deceased at a care home in Ulwell Road in Swanage.<br />
&ldquo;Inquiries are being carried out to establish the full circumstances and we are continuing to liaise with our partner agencies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/three-people-dead-at-care-home-in-dorset/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/three-people-dead-at-care-home-in-dorset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret life of a careworker – ‘I was blown away by how meaningful and interesting it is’]]></title><description><![CDATA[When anxiety forced Kathryn Faulke to give up her NHS job and became a care worker, she never thought she would enjoy it. Now, she has written a &lsquo;love story&rsquo; of a book about the professionCare work, Kathryn Faulke thought as she scoured job adverts, &ldquo;is a rubbish job. They&rsquo;re not going to turn me down.&rdquo; She had, after all, been a senior dietitian and worked for several years in the NHS &ndash; a career that had left her with anxiety and burnout. &ldquo;I saw an adve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-secret-life-of-a-careworker-i-was-blown-away-by-how-meaningful-and-interesting-it-is/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-secret-life-of-a-careworker-i-was-blown-away-by-how-meaningful-and-interesting-it-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We want a happy old age at home, not in a home | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friends and I don&rsquo;t want to become just grist to the mill of a profit-making institution, says Bryony LeeEmma Beddington (Opinion, 13 October) is right about the many frightening prospects of ageing, but she did not mention the one prospect people of my age (76) speak about together with horror most often: &ldquo;having to go into a home&rdquo;, or &ldquo;being put into a home&rdquo; by one&rsquo;s children.For many women of my age, home-making was the priority, and not something to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-want-a-happy-old-age-at-home-not-in-a-home-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-want-a-happy-old-age-at-home-not-in-a-home-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home chain Care UK sold to US property investment company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHSOne of Britain&rsquo;s largest care home chains, Care UK, has been sold to an American property investment company, the Guardian can reveal, in a deal that comes as private providers lobby the government for a greater role in the NHS.Care UK, which operates more than 150 residential homes for older people, has been the subject of sale speculation since 2018. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-chain-care-uk-sold-to-us-property-investment-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-chain-care-uk-sold-to-us-property-investment-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the ‘cliff edge’ to the DWP: what will UK carer’s allowance review look at?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review called after revelation that thousands of unpaid carers have been forced to repay accidental overpaymentsMinisters are to review carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments after the Guardian revealed tens of thousands of unpaid carers were being forced to collectively pay back millions of pounds &ndash; and in some cases faced criminal prosecution &ndash; for unwitting and often minor breaches of benefit rules.What are the issues the independent review will need to look at, and what options may]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-the-cliff-edge-to-the-dwp-what-will-uk-carers-allowance-review-look-at/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-the-cliff-edge-to-the-dwp-what-will-uk-carers-allowance-review-look-at/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guilt, worry, resentment: how the ‘club sandwich’ generation juggles caring for parents, children and grandparents]]></title><description><![CDATA[With people surviving longer and with greater infirmity, the pressures on adults living among three other generations are increasingLike the doctor in a corny joke, the study published last week by the Journals of Gerontology had some good news and some bad news.The good news, say researchers from University College London (UCL) and Oxford University, is that people born in the 1940s and 1950s are living longer than their parents. The bad news is that they are more likely to be ill. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/guilt-worry-resentment-how-the-club-sandwich-generation-juggles-caring-for-parents-children-and-grandparents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/guilt-worry-resentment-how-the-club-sandwich-generation-juggles-caring-for-parents-children-and-grandparents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Care Dilemma by David Goodhart review – a flawed study of family life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Road to Somewhere author argues that the liberating impact of feminism has harmed our children in a book shot through with claims that don&rsquo;t stand up to scrutinyIt was mostly in the small hours that I first read David Goodhart&rsquo;s new book on caring. By coincidence, it arrived as I was trying to look after my dying father at one end of the country and my own family at the other, while simultaneously attempting to work. Well, that&rsquo;s life: there are millions of us in the same]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-dilemma-by-david-goodhart-review-a-flawed-study-of-family-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-dilemma-by-david-goodhart-review-a-flawed-study-of-family-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When private equity companies prioritise profit over care home residents | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[For these companies, economies of scale, low wages, minimum staffing and cost-cutting are the order of the day, writes Norman EdwardsYour editorial on the failures of the privatisation of care services (7 October) rightly highlights the shameful situation that has developed for older people in residential care. The Nuffield Foundation&rsquo;s research clearly shows that the increasing outsourcing of this provision is associated with lower standards of care.I have known many care home staff and m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-private-equity-companies-prioritise-profit-over-care-home-residents-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-private-equity-companies-prioritise-profit-over-care-home-residents-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When care homes just don't care | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it right that frail, sick and vulnerable elderly people should be used simply as profit generators for private equity companies, asks Norman EdwardsYour editorial on the failures of the privatisation of care services (7 October) rightly highlights the shameful situation that has developed for older people in residential care. The Nuffield Foundation&rsquo;s research clearly shows that the increasing outsourcing of this provision is associated with lower standards of care.I have known many car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-care-homes-just-dont-care-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-care-homes-just-dont-care-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading UK provider of respite holidays for severely disabled people to close]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revitalise says challenges &lsquo;insurmountable&rsquo; due to local authority cuts, higher running costs and fall in donationsBritain&rsquo;s only specialist respite holiday provider for severely disabled people and their carers is to close because of financial difficulties, in what has been called a bellwether example of the UK&rsquo;s growing social care crisis.Revitalise, a charity that runs unique state-of-the-art respite stays, offering 24-hour care at two specially adapted hotels, said lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leading-uk-provider-of-respite-holidays-for-severely-disabled-people-to-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leading-uk-provider-of-respite-holidays-for-severely-disabled-people-to-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of men in care work in England as immigration eases jobs crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sector has hired 185,000 foreign recruits in last two years, figures show, more than offsetting drop in British workersOne in five care workers in England are now men, the highest level on record, according to new figures showing immigration is reducing the social care staffing crisis.Care work traditionally has been female-dominated but men now make up 21% of the workforce in England, the first time they have represented more than a fifth of care workers since records began. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/record-number-of-men-in-care-work-in-england-as-immigration-eases-jobs-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/record-number-of-men-in-care-work-in-england-as-immigration-eases-jobs-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enda Walsh delivers a five-star dazzler and Forced Entertainment make mischief at Dublin theatre festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safe House is a haunting song cycle by Walsh and Anna Mullarkey while the experimental company&rsquo;s Signal to Noise pushes language to breaking pointIn a Dublin theatre festival programme jammed with fresh perspectives and inventive productions, Safe House (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;), a new collaboration between writer-director Enda Walsh and composer Anna Mullarkey, is a dazzling achievement. In the form of a song cycle, with one live performer on stage, the experience is one of se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/enda-walsh-delivers-a-five-star-dazzler-and-forced-entertainment-make-mischief-at-dublin-theatre-festival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/enda-walsh-delivers-a-five-star-dazzler-and-forced-entertainment-make-mischief-at-dublin-theatre-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on privatised care failures: a service crying out for change | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poor record of for-profit care homes must lead to a rethink on how public services are organisedThe government has yet to respond in detail to the latest, shocking findings about the poor performance of for-profit social care providers, and what a report from Oxford University calls the &ldquo;astounding pace&rdquo; of children&rsquo;s home privatisation. But the revelation that almost all the residential care settings forced to close by regulators in the 12 years to 2023 were privately run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-privatised-care-failures-a-service-crying-out-for-change-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-privatised-care-failures-a-service-crying-out-for-change-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sammy Morris obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Sammy Morris, who has died aged 77, was a factory worker and later a care assistant. His socialist principles guided him throughout his life, not least in the kind of jobs he took on and in the union activity he undertook at his various workplaces.After being employed in factories supplying the shipyards of the Glasgow area from the age of 15, Sammy became a member of CND, where he found out about the Factory for Peace in Govan, and joined up. A workers&rsquo; co-op, it was based on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sammy-morris-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sammy-morris-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English council may ask parents of children taken into care to pay half of costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derbyshire authority proposes asking for up to &pound;113 a week for children in care under voluntary arrangementsA cash-strapped English council is considering charging parents of children taken into local authority care half of the weekly cost of looking after them.Derbyshire county council said &ldquo;unprecedented financial challenges&rdquo; meant it had little option but to &ldquo;maximise alternative sources of income&rdquo; to try to reduce the strain on its children&rsquo;s services. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-council-may-ask-parents-of-children-taken-into-care-to-pay-half-of-costs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-council-may-ask-parents-of-children-taken-into-care-to-pay-half-of-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children raised by friends or relatives are being ‘plunged into poverty’, says UK charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lack of financial and emotional support for kinship carers could push up to 18,000 children into an already overstretched foster care systemChildren are being &ldquo;plunged into &shy;poverty&rdquo;, a charity says, because of a lack of support for kinship &shy;carers &ndash; relatives or family friends who step in to look after children after a crisis.Kinship carers, who are often grandparents, are twice as likely as other adults to rely on food banks and four times as likely to fall behind o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-raised-by-friends-or-relatives-are-being-plunged-into-poverty-says-uk-charity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-raised-by-friends-or-relatives-are-being-plunged-into-poverty-says-uk-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroners warn of risk to lives without urgent reform of NHS adult care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary Wes Streeting told to speed up changes as inability to free up hospital bed linked to deaths of patientsHealth secretary Wes Streeting has been urged to speed up reforms to the adult care system in the wake of patient deaths after two coroners warned him of the impact insufficient care beds and service provision are having on the NHS.Last month, coroners sent two &shy;prevention of future deaths (PFD) reports to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) after the &shy;inab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coroners-warn-of-risk-to-lives-without-urgent-reform-of-nhs-adult-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coroners-warn-of-risk-to-lives-without-urgent-reform-of-nhs-adult-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private firms ran almost all care homes forced to shut for breaches in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profitAlmost all the care homes shut down for endangering children or vulnerable adults were run to make a profit, according to a landmark study examining the long-term impact of outsourcing care to the private sector.Research published last week by Oxford University reveals that 98% (804 out of 816) of the adult care homes closed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-firms-ran-almost-all-care-homes-forced-to-shut-for-breaches-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-firms-ran-almost-all-care-homes-forced-to-shut-for-breaches-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who lay dead in flat for three years wrote she was ‘starving’ in diary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquest hears how 38-year-old Laura Winham, who was deaf and had schizophrenia, wrote of struggling to buy foodA vulnerable woman who lay dead unnoticed in a social housing flat for more than three years wrote in her diary that she was starving and running out of food, an inquest has heard.The &ldquo;mummified and almost skeletal&rdquo; remains of 38-year-old Laura Winham, who was deaf and had schizophrenia, were found in her flat in Woking in May 2021. Her family, whom she had asked to stop con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-who-lay-dead-in-flat-for-three-years-wrote-she-was-starving-in-diary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-who-lay-dead-in-flat-for-three-years-wrote-she-was-starving-in-diary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare court records show how poor women pioneered foster care in 1600s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vital role looking after destitute children gave these women unusual degree of power for the time, say researchersIn June 1697, at a sitting of the quarter session court in Preston, Lancashire, a widow called Alice Brewer submitted a petition in which she demanded to be paid her due.Brewer, described as &ldquo;very poor, old and necessitous&rdquo;, had been caring for 12 years for a &ldquo;poor distressed child&rdquo; called Anne Helme, which entitled her to a small annual payment from the local]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rare-court-records-show-how-poor-women-pioneered-foster-care-in-1600s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rare-court-records-show-how-poor-women-pioneered-foster-care-in-1600s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth services at risk, say councils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some councils are already spending up to 80% of their budget on social care and say costs are rising and increasingly unsustainableThe spiralling cost of social services is eating into the budgets of England&rsquo;s largest councils to the extent that many will soon be forced to abandon &ldquo;nice to have&rdquo; functions such as arts and youth clubs and Sure Start centres.Council leaders are concerned town halls are at risk of becoming &ldquo;care authorities&rdquo; focused primarily on the pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rising-cost-of-social-services-in-england-putting-arts-and-youth-services-at-risk-say-councils/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rising-cost-of-social-services-in-england-putting-arts-and-youth-services-at-risk-say-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman who lay dead for three years had raised alarm, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family of Laura Winham, who was mentally unwell and lived in social housing, raised concerns two months before her remains were foundThe family of a vulnerable woman whose dead body lay in her social housing flat unnoticed for more than three years had raised concerns about her welfare two months before she was discovered, an inquest has heard.Laura Winham&rsquo;s remains were found by her brother in her flat in Woking, Surrey, in May 2021, after the family asked police to break in. They previou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-of-woman-who-lay-dead-for-three-years-had-raised-alarm-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-of-woman-who-lay-dead-for-three-years-had-raised-alarm-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new start after 60: I became a foster carer at 75 – and it has helped keep me young]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patricia Swan thought she might be considered too old to care for young children. But now she and her husband are looking after three siblings under seven<br />
Patricia Swan was pottering around at home one day in 2022 when a radio broadcast changed the course of her life. &ldquo;Normally, the radio is background noise, but when I heard a desperate callout for more foster carers in my local area, I had to do something,&rdquo; she says. She was 75 at the time, so her next thought was: &ldquo;I must be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-new-start-after-60-i-became-a-foster-carer-at-75-and-it-has-helped-keep-me-young/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-new-start-after-60-i-became-a-foster-carer-at-75-and-it-has-helped-keep-me-young/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social workers in England begin using AI system to assist their work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magic Notes tool records and analyses face-to-face meetings and suggests follow-up actionsHundreds of social workers in England have begun using an artificial intelligence system that records conversations, drafts letters to doctors and proposes actions that human workers might not have considered.Councils in Swindon, Barnet and Kingston are among seven now using the AI tool that sits on social workers&rsquo; phones to record and analyse face-to-face meetings. The Magic Notes AI tool writes almo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-in-england-begin-using-ai-system-to-assist-their-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-in-england-begin-using-ai-system-to-assist-their-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting yet to meet pledge to hold cross-party talks on social care crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dems and Tories say health secretary has failed to reach out to them for ideas on a solution, despite declaring he wanted to do so in the summerLabour has made no contact with other parties over new talks to resolve England&rsquo;s social care crisis, amid fresh demands for a workable plan that secures cross-party support.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, said over the summer that he was keen to hear ideas from across the political divide as part of a renewed attempt to make progress on a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-yet-to-meet-pledge-to-hold-cross-party-talks-on-social-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wes-streeting-yet-to-meet-pledge-to-hold-cross-party-talks-on-social-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undercover as a home care worker in France: 'The family count on me. The emotional strain makes me cry' | Sa&scaron;a Uhlov&aacute;]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Marseille, I find agency bosses desperate to fill shifts, families desperate to secure care for loved ones and a system that places no value on the workWho keeps Europe&rsquo;s wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east &ndash; and I went undercover to find themUndercover as a farm worker in Germany: &lsquo;My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end&rsquo;Undercover as a hotel cleaner in Ireland: &lsquo;Lifting the heavy mattress, I cry tears of rage and exha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/undercover-as-a-home-care-worker-in-france-the-family-count-on-me-the-emotional-strain-makes-me-cry-sascarona-uhlovaacute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/undercover-as-a-home-care-worker-in-france-the-family-count-on-me-the-emotional-strain-makes-me-cry-sascarona-uhlovaacute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undercover as a home care worker in France: ‘I have to cope alone and I receive no training’ | Saša Uhlová]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Marseille, I find agency bosses desperate to fill shifts, families desperate to secure care for loved ones and a system that places no value on the workWho keeps Europe&rsquo;s wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east &ndash; and I went undercover to find themUndercover as a farm worker in Germany: &lsquo;My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end&rsquo;Undercover as a hotel cleaner in Ireland: &lsquo;Lifting the heavy mattress, I cry tears of rage and exha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/undercover-as-a-home-care-worker-in-france-i-have-to-cope-alone-and-i-receive-no-training-saa-uhlov/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/undercover-as-a-home-care-worker-in-france-i-have-to-cope-alone-and-i-receive-no-training-saa-uhlov/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Davey urges ‘faster and bolder’ action on NHS and social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leader tells Lib Dem conference the party will be an antidote to the &lsquo;pessimism and defeatism&rsquo; of StarmerUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe government must &ldquo;act faster and be much bolder&rdquo; in tackling the crises facing the UK, Ed Davey has said in a speech to the Liberal Democrat conference, promising his party would be an antidote to the &ldquo;pessimism and defeatism&rdquo; of Keir Starmer.Reiterating his pledge to focus in particular on pushing ministers to act]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-urges-faster-and-bolder-action-on-nhs-and-social-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-urges-faster-and-bolder-action-on-nhs-and-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Darzi’s report into the NHS is just the start | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pete Lavender writes that the NHS doesn&rsquo;t need more reform, it needs funding, Prof Geeta Nargund says the Darzi review leaves out gynaecological services, while Dr Karl Brennan flags up social care, and Woody Caan staff moraleWhen Tony Blair was elected in 1997, it was on a platform of &ldquo;saving the NHS&rdquo;. He assured us that it must change or die. Then followed Labour&rsquo;s agenda for change, bringing in private healthcare to take some of the burden from a struggling NHS, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lord-darzis-report-into-the-nhs-is-just-the-start-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lord-darzis-report-into-the-nhs-is-just-the-start-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP waives £1,300 penalty for unpaid carer threatened with fraud prosecution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clemency Jacques is one of 134,500 people repaying &pound;251m in carer&rsquo;s allowance overpaymentsAn unpaid carer threatened with prosecution for fraud after inadvertently breaching benefit rules has had a &pound;1,300 penalty waived by officials after her case appeared in the Guardian.Clemency Jacques, who cares for her disabled son and elderly mother, said she was given the choice of paying the charge or risking police arrest and a court appearance after running up a &pound;2,600 carer&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-waives-1300-penalty-for-unpaid-carer-threatened-with-fraud-prosecution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-waives-1300-penalty-for-unpaid-carer-threatened-with-fraud-prosecution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister blamed the Tories for &lsquo;breaking&rsquo; the NHS and said reform of the service was needed Starmer sets out some of the most negative findings in the report.Take the waiting times in A&amp;A - more than 100,000 infants waited more than six hours last year.And nearly a tenth of all patients are now waiting for 12 hours or more.Even Lord Darzi, with all his years of experience, is shocked by what he discovered. It is unforgivable, and people have every right to be angry. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-no-more-money-for-nhs-without-reform-says-starmer-as-he-outlines-vision-for-health-service-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-no-more-money-for-nhs-without-reform-says-starmer-as-he-outlines-vision-for-health-service-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister blamed the Tories for &lsquo;breaking&rsquo; the NHS and said reform of the service was needed Starmer sets out some of the most negative findings in the report.Take the waiting times in A&amp;A - more than 100,000 infants waited more than six hours last year.And nearly a tenth of all patients are now waiting for 12 hours or more.Even Lord Darzi, with all his years of experience, is shocked by what he discovered. It is unforgivable, and people have every right to be angry. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-more-money-for-nhs-without-reform-says-starmer-as-he-outlines-vision-for-health-service-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-more-money-for-nhs-without-reform-says-starmer-as-he-outlines-vision-for-health-service-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer vows to face down ‘loud opposition’ to fix NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister promises 10-year plan after Darzi report concludes health service in a &lsquo;critical condition&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesKeir Starmer has vowed to be bold and face down &ldquo;loud opposition&rdquo; to his planned public health measures and NHS reforms after a major inquiry found the health service was &ldquo;in critical condition&rdquo;.The prime minister said he was prepared to take &ldquo;controversial&rdquo; action to fix the NHS and public health in Engla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-vows-to-face-down-loud-opposition-to-fix-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/keir-starmer-vows-to-face-down-loud-opposition-to-fix-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a million unpaid UK carers living in poverty, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carers UK estimates 600 people a day quit jobs to care for loved ones and calls for review of benefits systemMore than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10 experiencing such extreme hardship they struggle to afford to eat regularly or heat their homes, new research shows.Campaigners said carers &ndash; routinely lauded by politicians as unsung heroes whose sacrifices help prop up the NHS &ndash; were paying the pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-a-million-unpaid-uk-carers-living-in-poverty-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-a-million-unpaid-uk-carers-living-in-poverty-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detailed analysis warns Keir Starmer it will take longer than five years to get waiting times back on trackLong delays for hospital, GP and mental health services are leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths and have ruptured &ldquo;the social contract between the NHS and the people&rdquo;, an inquiry has concluded.The findings of the study by Lord Ara Darzi, commissioned by Labour when it came to power, will be cited by the prime minister, Keir Starmer, who will on Thursday warn that the NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/long-nhs-delays-in-england-leading-to-thousands-of-unnecessary-deaths-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/long-nhs-delays-in-england-leading-to-thousands-of-unnecessary-deaths-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman, 86, told she no longer has to repay £13,000 in benefits in DWP U-turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Case of Sia Kasparis, who has dementia, had been highlighted in Guardian investigation into unpaid careAn 86-year-old woman with advanced dementia has been told by the government she no longer has to repay a &pound;13,000 benefit debt after her case was highlighted by the Guardian.Sia Kasparis, who is partially blind and has been bed-bound for two years, was ordered to repay the huge sum after officials said she had failed to notify them her son had taken up caring duties. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-86-told-she-no-longer-has-to-repay-13000-in-benefits-in-dwp-u-turn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-86-told-she-no-longer-has-to-repay-13000-in-benefits-in-dwp-u-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey of 24 city authorities finds two in five plan to sell off assets and reduce servicesLocal authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid effective bankruptcy.A survey of the mid-tier group of English city councils, which includes Southampton, Hull, Sunderland and Norwich, found that many that had previously avoided financial difficulties during periods of austerity were close to running out of funds. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-in-england-draining-reserves-to-stay-afloat-leaders-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-in-england-draining-reserves-to-stay-afloat-leaders-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why social workers had to investigate Kirstie Allsopp case | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julia Ross from the British Association of Social Workers says if a referral is made it must be acted on&ndash; it is the lawWhat the media coverage on the Kirstie Allsopp story misses is how social work actually works (Kirstie Allsopp reported to social services for allowing son, 15, to travel abroad, 25 August). If a referral is made, it must be acted on when certain criteria are met &ndash; it&nbsp;is simply the law. This approach doesn&rsquo;t discriminate between class or status &ndash; it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-social-workers-had-to-investigate-kirstie-allsopp-case-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-social-workers-had-to-investigate-kirstie-allsopp-case-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unless Labour wakes up on social care, tragedies will happen | Martin Green, Vic Rayner, Jane Townson and Suhail Mirza]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new government is showing every sign that it intends to ignore the crisis in social care. It has to change course&bull; Social care chiefs sound alarm at Labour&rsquo;s &lsquo;deafening silence&rsquo; on sectorSummertime, 160 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, in a letter to then secretary of war Edwin Stanton, wrote: &ldquo;You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.&rdquo; Those words could be applied to a plethora of current, global challenges &ndash; climate change, in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unless-labour-wakes-up-on-social-care-tragedies-will-happen-martin-green-vic-rayner-jane-townson-and-suhail-mirza/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unless-labour-wakes-up-on-social-care-tragedies-will-happen-martin-green-vic-rayner-jane-townson-and-suhail-mirza/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care chiefs sound alarm at Labour’s ‘deafening silence’ on sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour accused of dropping pledges after it abandons cap on costs and prepares to scrap care worker training fund&bull; Unless Labour wakes up on social care, tragedies will happenLabour has discarded its social care commitments and seems set to repeat the failure of previous governments to tackle the care crisis, the sector&rsquo;s leaders have warned.Announcements by Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, that she would not cap costs for older people&rsquo;s care and Stephen Kinnock, the care minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-chiefs-sound-alarm-at-labours-deafening-silence-on-sector/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-chiefs-sound-alarm-at-labours-deafening-silence-on-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interfering do-gooders, social services and Interrail adventures | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matt Atkinson on having to persuade his local authority to investigate a young traveller, and Joan Lewis on cross-Europe travelI am one of those interfering do-gooders who have referred instances of children travelling alone across Europe to social services. I&rsquo;m surprised that they were so quick to investigate Kirstie Allsopp (Kirstie Allsopp reported to social services for allowing son, 15, to travel abroad, Report, 25 August), considering the difficulty I had persuading my local authorit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/interfering-do-gooders-social-services-and-interrail-adventures-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/interfering-do-gooders-social-services-and-interrail-adventures-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm at failure to inspect 60% of England homecare providers in four years or longer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care leaders warn of serious safety risk as research reveals some providers have never been inspectedCare leaders have warned of a serious safety risk as research revealed 60% of homecare providers had not been inspected for at least four years, or ever.As the government prepares to receive a report on profound failings at its Care Quality Commission (CQC) that triggered the chief executive&rsquo;s removal this summer and a public apology, the Homecare Association warned 37% of providers of domi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/alarm-at-failure-to-inspect-60-of-england-homecare-providers-in-four-years-or-longer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/alarm-at-failure-to-inspect-60-of-england-homecare-providers-in-four-years-or-longer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love, warmth and hard work: the heart of the UK care system – photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The photographer Halena Hucker has spent the last year interviewing care workers and photographing behind the scenes of the care sector in a project titled In Love and Care. She documents the multifaceted nature of care work and highlights humanity amid the care system&rsquo;s economic and political uncertainties, emphasising how the dedication of carers sustains the systemIn Love and Care came from a personal place in my heart. Many of my family members work in care, with aunties and cousins wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/love-warmth-and-hard-work-the-heart-of-the-uk-care-system-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/love-warmth-and-hard-work-the-heart-of-the-uk-care-system-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 14,000 NHS beds in use by patients ready to be discharged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care homes and homecare providers wait weeks for people to be brought from hospital, report revealsMore than 14,000 NHS hospital beds are being occupied every day by patients who are well enough to be discharged, figures show, as experts urged ministers tackle the crisis.The data emerged as a damning report revealed that almost a fifth of care providers were waiting weeks for people to be transferred into their care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-14000-nhs-beds-in-use-by-patients-ready-to-be-discharged/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-than-14000-nhs-beds-in-use-by-patients-ready-to-be-discharged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you best choose an Australian aged care facility and what do the star ratings mean?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts have questioned why so few homes are rated substandard, given the commission found one in three residents experience neglect, abuse or poor careFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe star rating system of aged care homes was introduced in December 2022 to help older people and their families compare the quality and safety of services and providers.Developed as a recommendation of the royal commiss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-do-you-best-choose-an-australian-aged-care-facility-and-what-do-the-star-ratings-mean/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-do-you-best-choose-an-australian-aged-care-facility-and-what-do-the-star-ratings-mean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which benefits are available to vulnerable people under Labour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the winter fuel allowance is scrapped for many pensioners, we outline some other key benefits&bull; Millions facing &lsquo;cruel winter&rsquo; without fuel payments, Labour MPs warnLabour backbenchers are warning that millions of vulnerable people will face a &ldquo;cruel winter&rdquo; amid rising energy prices and a reduction in benefits, including the removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners.Keir Starmer&rsquo;s government has promised to improve conditions for those most]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/which-benefits-are-available-to-vulnerable-people-under-labour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/which-benefits-are-available-to-vulnerable-people-under-labour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free care for all was never going to work | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than free care for all, funding should concentrate on better care for the less well-off, says David LipseyAlan Walker is right to condemn the &ldquo;low priority given to social care compared with healthcare&rdquo; (Letters, 14 August). And yet he praises as &ldquo;brilliant&rdquo; the job done by the Sutherland royal commission.The Sutherland commission was a disaster for social care. It wanted huge sums spent on providing care free for the better off, without tackling the real problem a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-care-for-all-was-never-going-to-work-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-care-for-all-was-never-going-to-work-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lollipop review – impassioned, head-butting indictment of the social-care system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edinburgh international film festival<br />
Informed by her own experiences, Daisy-May Hudson&rsquo;s portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids is surprisingly even-handedDaisy-May Hudson is the British film-maker who in 2015 made a fiercely personal documentary about homelessness: her own. Half Way told the story of how she, her mum and her 13-year-old sister lost their home and then found themselves in the bureaucratic nightmare of hostels and halfway houses, and her camera showed the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lollipop-review-impassioned-head-butting-indictment-of-the-social-care-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lollipop-review-impassioned-head-butting-indictment-of-the-social-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sixfold rise in foreign care workers in UK complaining of exploitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: RCN renews call for investigation into sector as unscrupulous employers target vulnerable workersThe number of foreign social care workers reporting that they are trapped in exploitative contracts has risen sixfold in the last three years, in the latest evidence of widespread abuse of migrants in the British care system.Data from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows that the organisation was contacted 134 times in 2023-24 by care workers reporting that their employers were demandi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sixfold-rise-in-foreign-care-workers-in-uk-complaining-of-exploitation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sixfold-rise-in-foreign-care-workers-in-uk-complaining-of-exploitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ellena McCabe obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Ellena McCabe, who has died aged 104, was the inspiration behind the creation of a social care reform campaign in Scotland at the age of 99, when she complained about standards in Scottish nursing homes.As a resident of a care home herself, Ellena&rsquo;s concerns led to the creation of BetterCareScotland, the charity of which I am director of research, and which aims to get the Social Work and Care Inspectorate to properly address alleged abuses. Ellena was the campaign&rsquo;s drivin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ellena-mccabe-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ellena-mccabe-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid carer says DWP’s fraud prosecution threat was ‘like blackmail’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clemency Jacques told to pay extra &pound;1,300 for accidental carer&rsquo;s allowance breach or have case sent to CPSA vulnerable unpaid carer threatened by benefits officials with prosecution for fraud unless she agreed to pay a &pound;1,300 penalty for an accidental breach of carer&rsquo;s allowance earnings rules has described her experience as &ldquo;like blackmail&rdquo;.Clemency Jacques, a carer for her disabled son, was told by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators her cas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-says-dwps-fraud-prosecution-threat-was-like-blackmail/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carer-says-dwps-fraud-prosecution-threat-was-like-blackmail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on ageing: the science of longevity is advancing | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[New discoveries about our bodies are emerging. But we need care as well as research to cope with ageingIncreased longevity is a triumph of modern medicine and health systems. In the UK, life expectancy has risen by about 25 years in a century &ndash; from 56 for men and 59 for women in 1920, to 80 and 83 in 2019 (since when it has slightly fallen back). While this extension is often taken for granted, rising interest in the science of ageing reveals an awareness of the challenges as well as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-ageing-the-science-of-longevity-is-advancing-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-ageing-the-science-of-longevity-is-advancing-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The hardest thing is to forgive yourself’: actor Samantha Morton and writer Jenni Fagan on the trauma of growing up in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both women have used their work to process childhoods ravaged by neglect and abuse. Meeting for the first time, they discuss survival and anger, Fagan&rsquo;s new memoir, and the state of the UK&rsquo;s care system todayThe writer Jenni Fagan and the actor Samantha Morton have not met one another until today and there is, from the start, a sense of occasion &ndash; as if they were destined to be friends. They are together in London, on a sultry August afternoon, because of a book: Fagan&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-hardest-thing-is-to-forgive-yourself-actor-samantha-morton-and-writer-jenni-fagan-on-the-trauma-of-growing-up-in-care/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-hardest-thing-is-to-forgive-yourself-actor-samantha-morton-and-writer-jenni-fagan-on-the-trauma-of-growing-up-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You would be horrified’: the brutal calculation that decides if children in danger get help]]></title><description><![CDATA[The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked &lsquo;closed&rsquo; without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum&rsquo;s not coping, she&rsquo;s been drinking and can&rsquo;t look after him. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/you-would-be-horrified-the-brutal-calculation-that-decides-if-children-in-danger-get-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/you-would-be-horrified-the-brutal-calculation-that-decides-if-children-in-danger-get-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The brutal calculation that decides if children in danger get help]]></title><description><![CDATA[The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked &lsquo;closed&rsquo; without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum&rsquo;s not coping, she&rsquo;s been drinking and can&rsquo;t look after him. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-brutal-calculation-that-decides-if-children-in-danger-get-help/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-brutal-calculation-that-decides-if-children-in-danger-get-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSW logged 112,000 children as at risk of serious harm last year. It has no idea what happened to 75% of them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The child protection system is so stretched that some cases are simply marked &lsquo;closed&rsquo; without children being seen at all, caseworkers say. In the northern rivers, the situation is among the worstGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIt begins with a phone call. A 10-year-old boy rings, asking for help because his mum&rsquo;s not coping, she&rsquo;s been drinking and can&rsquo;t look after him. A teacher calls, concerned about a student who keeps mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nsw-logged-112000-children-as-at-risk-of-serious-harm-last-year-it-has-no-idea-what-happened-to-75-of-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nsw-logged-112000-children-as-at-risk-of-serious-harm-last-year-it-has-no-idea-what-happened-to-75-of-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to fill the huge gaps in social care provision | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families bear the brunt of politicians&rsquo; neglect of elder care, writes Alan Walker, while Maria Brenton and Tim Johnson look to the Netherlands and Ireland Gaby Hinsliff&rsquo;s piece will have resonated with anyone who has ever given frail parents everything that is lumped together under the label of &ldquo;care&rdquo; (The shrunken state expects families to fill the voids in health and social care. Woe betide those without children, 9 August). It has always been the case in this country t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-fill-the-huge-gaps-in-social-care-provision-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-fill-the-huge-gaps-in-social-care-provision-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cheque from Equiniti to pay my late husband’s care home fees got lost in post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Money from the sale of shares was urgently needed to fund his care, but it only arrived after my husband&rsquo;s deathMy 83-year-old husband had to go into a care home last year. We were self-funding, but the money soon ran out and, last October, I had to sell shares he had through share administration service Equiniti. I had registered power of attorney. The sale raised &pound;14,720, but the cheque did not arrive, although Equiniti insisted it had been sent. This happened three times. It was m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-cheque-from-equiniti-to-pay-my-late-husbands-care-home-fees-got-lost-in-post/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-cheque-from-equiniti-to-pay-my-late-husbands-care-home-fees-got-lost-in-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number applying to work or study in UK falls by more than a third]]></title><description><![CDATA[People seeking skilled worker, health and care, or study visas drops to 91,300 in July after curbs introduced by ToriesThe number of overseas workers and students applying to come to the UK has fallen after curbs on visas introduced by the previous government.Workers and their family members applying on skilled worker, health and care, and study visas fell by more than a third in July to 91,300 compared with last year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/number-applying-to-work-or-study-in-uk-falls-by-more-than-a-third/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/number-applying-to-work-or-study-in-uk-falls-by-more-than-a-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The shrunken state expects families to fill the voids in health and social care. Woe betide those without children | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fewer Britons have children, more will be left to navigate our threadbare social care system and overstretched hospitals aloneIt was visiting time at the hospital, and the corridors were full of dutiful middle-aged sons and daughters. The woman who held the ward door open for me was balancing a formidable stack of Tupperware boxes: home-cooked food, in case the nurses were too busy to make sure her elderly father ate. Why hadn&rsquo;t I thought of that? But there&rsquo;s always something more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-shrunken-state-expects-families-to-fill-the-voids-in-health-and-social-care-woe-betide-those-without-children-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-shrunken-state-expects-families-to-fill-the-voids-in-health-and-social-care-woe-betide-those-without-children-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say vulnerable people receiving care are being deprived of their freedom in order to save moneyGrowing numbers of vulnerable people receiving care are challenging deprivation of liberty (Dol) orders that can mean they are locked up or kept under restrictive supervision.Dol orders are meant as a last resort but campaigners say the increase shows that too often people&rsquo;s freedoms are restricted as a cheaper option. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/challenges-to-deprivation-of-liberty-orders-in-england-soar-by-a-third/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/challenges-to-deprivation-of-liberty-orders-in-england-soar-by-a-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour is right to ditch the winter fuel allowance – it isn’t ‘robbing’ old people | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scrapping the so far universal benefit for millions of pensioners means money can be diverted to those who need it mostThat sounded like a totemic cut, one that everyone could understand. She cut old folk&rsquo;s winter fuel allowance! Is it like Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher, abolishing free school milk? No, not at all. In the budget, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will need to make sure that poorer pensioners are better protected with improvements to pension credit, but the winter fuel paym]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-is-right-to-ditch-the-winter-fuel-allowance-it-isnt-robbing-old-people-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-is-right-to-ditch-the-winter-fuel-allowance-it-isnt-robbing-old-people-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greens say Labour should focus more on building council homes and that new housing plan is flawed – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rayner says housing target system will raise number of homes planned to 370,000 and confirmed targets will be mandatoryBalls, who, of course, is a former Labour cabinet minister, and a former shadow chancellor, questions whether Reeves is right to suggest that Jeremy Hunt is wholly to blame for the black hole. He says that other cabinet ministers and departments drew up the spending plans that she says were unfunded.Reeves repeats the point she has been making all morning about how the public we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/greens-say-labour-should-focus-more-on-building-council-homes-and-that-new-housing-plan-is-flawed-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/greens-say-labour-should-focus-more-on-building-council-homes-and-that-new-housing-plan-is-flawed-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angela Rayner announces increase in new homes target to 370,000 a year – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deputy PM accuses Kemi Badenoch of not understanding that housing was part of the reason the Tories lost the electionBalls, who, of course, is a former Labour cabinet minister, and a former shadow chancellor, questions whether Reeves is right to suggest that Jeremy Hunt is wholly to blame for the black hole. He says that other cabinet ministers and departments drew up the spending plans that she says were unfunded.Reeves repeats the point she has been making all morning about how the public were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/angela-rayner-announces-increase-in-new-homes-target-to-370000-a-year-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/angela-rayner-announces-increase-in-new-homes-target-to-370000-a-year-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm under attack and fighting back: the scandal trapping carers - video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debbie cares full-time for her elderly mother, works part-time as a cleaner, and claims carer's allowance of &pound;81.90 a week. But she was one of hundreds of thousands of carers to receive a demand from the Department for Work and Pensions to pay back large sums of money for inadvertently going slightly over the earnings limit. Now Debbie and carers like her are starting to fight back and demand change to the systemKey workers quit jobs to avoid cash penalties for breaching carer&rsquo;s allo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-under-attack-and-fighting-back-the-scandal-trapping-carers-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/im-under-attack-and-fighting-back-the-scandal-trapping-carers-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 2m pensioners will struggle without winter fuel help, say campaigners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities warn that means testing as part of Rachel Reeves&rsquo; estimated &pound;1.5bn cuts may create &lsquo;heat or eat&rsquo; dilemmasUp to 2 million financially struggling older people could lose annual payments worth hundreds of pounds under government plans to restrict the winter fuel allowance to the poorest pensioners, campaigners have warned.Rachel Reeves announced the plans in a speech on Monday outlining a series of spending cuts to help fill what the government says is a &pound;22b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-2m-pensioners-will-struggle-without-winter-fuel-help-say-campaigners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-2m-pensioners-will-struggle-without-winter-fuel-help-say-campaigners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on supporting carers: flawed rules around allowances must be fixed | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers have signalled good intentions towards unpaid carers, and must now follow throughConor Thackray, one of the carer&rsquo;s allowance claimants who told his story about overpayments to the Guardian, referred to the Department for Work and Pensions as operating a &ldquo;catch-out culture&rdquo;. This phrase sums up what is wrong with the current system. The rule that any carer earning over &pound;151 a week must forfeit the entirety of the allowance enabling them to care for a family memb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-supporting-carers-flawed-rules-around-allowances-must-be-fixed-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-supporting-carers-flawed-rules-around-allowances-must-be-fixed-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK politics: Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor suggests budget, on 30 October, will involve tax rises and cuts to spending and benefitsDowning Street has refused to comment on a report saying junior doctors are being offered a pay rise worth about 20% over two years.In a story for the Times, Steven Swinford reports:The British Medical Association&rsquo;s (BMA) junior doctors committee has recommended an offer that includes a backdated pay rise of 4.05 per cent for 2023-24, on top of an existing increase of between 8.8 per cent and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-winter-fuel-payments-to-be-restricted-as-reeves-says-there-is-22bn-spending-shortfall-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-politics-winter-fuel-payments-to-be-restricted-as-reeves-says-there-is-22bn-spending-shortfall-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor suggests budget, on 30 October, will involve tax rises and cuts to spending and benefitsDowning Street has refused to comment on a report saying junior doctors are being offered a pay rise worth about 20% over two years.In a story for the Times, Steven Swinford reports:The British Medical Association&rsquo;s (BMA) junior doctors committee has recommended an offer that includes a backdated pay rise of 4.05 per cent for 2023-24, on top of an existing increase of between 8.8 per cent and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/winter-fuel-payments-to-be-restricted-as-reeves-says-there-is-22bn-spending-shortfall-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/winter-fuel-payments-to-be-restricted-as-reeves-says-there-is-22bn-spending-shortfall-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 ‘determined to bring strikes to end’ with junior doctors offered significant pay rise – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Junior doctors&rsquo; leaders have reportedly recommended offer which will now be put to BMA membersDowning Street has refused to comment on a report saying junior doctors are being offered a pay rise worth about 20% over two years.In a story for the Times, Steven Swinford reports:The British Medical Association&rsquo;s (BMA) junior doctors committee has recommended an offer that includes a backdated pay rise of 4.05 per cent for 2023-24, on top of an existing increase of between 8.8 per cent an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-determined-to-bring-strikes-to-end-with-junior-doctors-offered-significant-pay-rise-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-determined-to-bring-strikes-to-end-with-junior-doctors-offered-significant-pay-rise-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions wasted, lives blighted: time to end the carer’s allowance scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes will be complex and expensive, but so is the moral and economic cost of not resolving this sorry tale of misery and injusticeKey workers quit jobs to avoid cash penalties for breaching carer&rsquo;s allowance&lsquo;DWP threatened to send in bailiffs&rsquo;: the unpaid carers told to repay benefitThe carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments scandal is surely one of the great public policy failures of recent years: a tale of official negligence and cruelty that has seen hundreds of millions of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-wasted-lives-blighted-time-to-end-the-carers-allowance-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-wasted-lives-blighted-time-to-end-the-carers-allowance-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key workers quit jobs to avoid cash penalties for breaching carer’s allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Teachers and NHS staff forced to take desperate measures to avoid falling foul of earnings limits, says &lsquo;devastating&rsquo; study&lsquo;DWP threatened to send in bailiffs&rsquo;: the unpaid carers told to repay benefitAnalysis: Millions wasted, lives blighted: time to put an end to the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandalTeachers, NHS staff and other key workers who balance part-time work with caring for loved ones are quitting their jobs to avoid being hit with huge cash penalties f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/key-workers-quit-jobs-to-avoid-cash-penalties-for-breaching-carers-allowance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/key-workers-quit-jobs-to-avoid-cash-penalties-for-breaching-carers-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘DWP threatened to send in bailiffs’: the unpaid carers told to repay benefit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carer&rsquo;s allowance &lsquo;cliff edge&rsquo; means it has to be paid back if a penny is earned over threshold. Carers tell their storiesA report by Carers UK has found teachers, NHS staff and other key workers who balance part-time work with caring for loved ones are quitting their jobs to avoid being hit with huge cash penalties for breaching carer&rsquo;s allowance rules. We speak to people affected by the crisis. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-threatened-to-send-in-bailiffs-the-unpaid-carers-told-to-repay-benefit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-threatened-to-send-in-bailiffs-the-unpaid-carers-told-to-repay-benefit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We got failed by the police’: how veterans of Leeds riots stepped in to defuse disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Muslim men put themselves in danger to calm unrest in Harehills over children being taken into careNadsy Qurban bent his neck to show how the crown of his head was &shy;covered in a number of burns, each the size of coins. &ldquo;The smell was like I&rsquo;m burning some goat or something, like I&rsquo;m cooking some goat. That&rsquo;s how bad it was,&rdquo; he said.Needless to say, it hurt. But a week on, the burns he gained while putting out fires during unrest in the Harehills area]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-got-failed-by-the-police-how-veterans-of-leeds-riots-stepped-in-to-defuse-disorder/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-got-failed-by-the-police-how-veterans-of-leeds-riots-stepped-in-to-defuse-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sad last days of Harold Wilson revealed by Cabinet Office archives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former politicians pay tribute after files show &lsquo;Labour&rsquo;s most successful leader&rsquo; was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia careMargaret Thatcher described him as &ldquo;the most skilful of politicians&rdquo; and Tony Blair thought him &ldquo;Labour&rsquo;s most successful leader ever&rdquo;.Such elegies on the death in 1995 of Harold Wilson, 79, the twice Labour prime minister who had Alzheimer&rsquo;s and colon cancer, betray nothing of the reality of his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sad-last-days-of-harold-wilson-revealed-by-cabinet-office-archives/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sad-last-days-of-harold-wilson-revealed-by-cabinet-office-archives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School worker jailed for sexually abusing autistic boy aged under 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acasia Welburn pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual activity with child by person in a position of trustA school worker has been jailed for sexually abusing an autistic boy who was under 16 at the time, police said.Acasia Welburn, now 26, had been working at a school in North Yorkshire in a &ldquo;trusted care position&rdquo; when she abused the child. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/school-worker-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-autistic-boy-aged-under-16/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/school-worker-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-autistic-boy-aged-under-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients cannot trust CQC’s hospital safety ratings, says Wes Streeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary&rsquo;s comments follow damning findings of interim report into state of English healthcare regulatorThe healthcare regulator is so badly run that patients in England cannot trust the safety ratings it issues for hospitals, care homes or GP practices, the health secretary has said.Wes Streeting said the Care Quality Commission was in such deep crisis it was not able to do its basic job reliably. His warning came after an interim report by the public care doctor Penny Dash found]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/patients-cannot-trust-cqcs-hospital-safety-ratings-says-wes-streeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/patients-cannot-trust-cqcs-hospital-safety-ratings-says-wes-streeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s health watchdog ‘not fit for purpose’, says Wes Streeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary&rsquo;s comments follow finding that Care Quality Commission struggling to identify performance issues in hospitals and care homesWes Streeting has called England&rsquo;s healthcare watchdog &ldquo;not fit for purpose&rdquo; after an interim report found significant failings were hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices.The health and social care secretary promised to &ldquo;grip the crisis&rdquo; at the Care Quality Commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-health-watchdog-not-fit-for-purpose-says-wes-streeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-health-watchdog-not-fit-for-purpose-says-wes-streeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could hit £86bn by 2050]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study predicts overall economic cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke will rise by 61%The cost of England&rsquo;s four biggest killer diseases could rise to &pound;86bn a year by 2050, prompting calls for a crackdown on alcohol, junk food and smoking.The ageing population means the annual cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke combined will go from the &pound;51.9bn recorded in 2018 to &pound;85.6bn in 2050 &ndash; a rise of 61%. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-englands-four-biggest-killer-diseases-could-hit-86bn-by-2050/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-englands-four-biggest-killer-diseases-could-hit-86bn-by-2050/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves must overhaul ‘perverse’ carer’s allowance rule, Martin Lewis says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer expert writes to chancellor outlining four changes to help remedy financial injusticesRachel Reeves must overhaul the allowance that has resulted in thousands of unpaid carers being saddled with life-changing debt, and in some cases threatened with criminal prosecution, the consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has said.Lewis has written to the chancellor, identifying four measures that he says are possible to enact without great cost to the taxpayer that would remedy financial injustice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rachel-reeves-must-overhaul-perverse-carers-allowance-rule-martin-lewis-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rachel-reeves-must-overhaul-perverse-carers-allowance-rule-martin-lewis-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK parents should check under-18s’ phones for nude photos, says police chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head of child protection says intimate images should be reported to tackle &lsquo;tidal wave&rsquo; of online sexual abuseParents of under-18s should be monitoring their children&rsquo;s phones for nude pictures, according to the police chief for child protection, in order to tackle a &ldquo;tidal wave&rdquo; of online sexual abuse cases.The new lead for child abuse investigations at the National Police Chiefs&rsquo; Council, assistant chief constable Becky Riggs, told the Sunday Times parents n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-parents-should-check-under-18s-phones-for-nude-photos-says-police-chief/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 11:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-parents-should-check-under-18s-phones-for-nude-photos-says-police-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils call for further delay to social care costs cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding and staffing shortages mean plan to introduce cap in October 2025 impossible to deliver, councils sayLong-awaited changes designed to protect individuals from having to sell their homes to meet large social care bills must be further delayed because of funding and staffing shortages, the leaders of England&rsquo;s largest councils have said.Plans to introduce a cap on social care costs &ndash; which would limit people&rsquo;s lifetime care cost contributions to a maximum of &pound;86,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-call-for-further-delay-to-social-care-costs-cap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-call-for-further-delay-to-social-care-costs-cap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film honours 41 ‘heroines’ lost in Guatemala children’s home fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[As their families await justice, Jayro Bustamante&rsquo;s movie, Rita, highlights the bravery of victims of 2017 blaze, and the authorities&rsquo; failure to protect themAda Kelly Alfaro says the cries from friends asking for help still haunt her daughter, Cynthia Phaola Morales, seven years after she survived a fire at a children&rsquo;s shelter in Guatemala that killed 41 girls.Cynthia was one of only 15 survivors of the blaze at the Virgen de la Asunci&oacute;n (HSVA), in San Jos&eacute; Pinu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/film-honours-41-heroines-lost-in-guatemala-childrens-home-fire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/film-honours-41-heroines-lost-in-guatemala-childrens-home-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health groups call for social care minimum wage to avert staffing crisis in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning on &lsquo;cycle of low wages&rsquo; comes as government pledges in king&rsquo;s speech to introduce fair pay agreementA specific minimum wage for social care is needed if England is to avert a staffing crisis, according to leading thinktanks.Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation have also called for the introduction of of national pay banding to tackle pernicious low pay in adult social care and encourage key workers to stay in the industry. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-groups-call-for-social-care-minimum-wage-to-avert-staffing-crisis-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-groups-call-for-social-care-minimum-wage-to-avert-staffing-crisis-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on hospices: these special places can’t afford to be hidden | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palliative care charities are facing a funding crisis &ndash; they should be included in Lord Darzi&rsquo;s review of the NHSClose to 600,000 people die in the UK annually &ndash; a figure that was higher during the pandemic, but has since fallen back. More than half are at home or in a care home; most of the rest are in hospital. But for about 28,000 people who need specialist end-of-life care (nearly 5% of all deaths), a hospice is where they receive it. A much larger number receive palliative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-hospices-these-special-places-cant-afford-to-be-hidden-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-hospices-these-special-places-cant-afford-to-be-hidden-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When social housing policy leaves children bereaved and homeless | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to an article that lays bare how relatives can find themselves evicted after a death in the familyKwajo Tweneboa&rsquo;s piece about how bereaved relatives are immediately evicted from social housing struck home (The secret social housing scandal: when your parent dies &ndash; and you are evicted in days, 16 July). When my mother died in 2000, we had a week to clear the flat on the estate she lived on with us for 40 years. Just about time to clear the kitchen and bathroom, and di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-social-housing-policy-leaves-children-bereaved-and-homeless-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-social-housing-policy-leaves-children-bereaved-and-homeless-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was missing from the king’s speech? From votes for 16-year-olds to leasehold reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crackdown on the use of overseas workers and an AI bill were also missing from the speechKing&rsquo;s speech &ndash; live updatesThe king&rsquo;s speech may have contained 40 proposed bills, but some previously mooted ideas were missing. Here are the proposals it could have contained but did not. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-was-missing-from-the-kings-speech-from-votes-for-16-year-olds-to-leasehold-reform/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-was-missing-from-the-kings-speech-from-votes-for-16-year-olds-to-leasehold-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aged care homes accused of ‘short-changing’ Australians as nearly two-thirds fail to meet care-minute targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds providers making profits off government funding despite falling short on mandatory care targetsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care homes should not be &ldquo;short-changing&rdquo; older people by making profits off government funding while falling short of mandatory care targets, advocates say, as pressure grows on the federal government to introduce the new Aged Care Act to parliament after repeated delays.Recent analysis from the Agein]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-homes-accused-of-short-changing-australians-as-nearly-two-thirds-fail-to-meet-care-minute-targets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-homes-accused-of-short-changing-australians-as-nearly-two-thirds-fail-to-meet-care-minute-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say attempts to clear NHS backlogs sucking up scant funds at expense of preventive careVulnerable people face being denied basic preventive social care at home due to a wave of rapid discharges from hospitals that is sucking up resources, council bosses have warned.Despite cross-party support for more early care at home, town hall officials are having to allocate resources to people with more complex needs, many discharged from hospital early as part of attempts to clear NHS backlogs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospital-discharges-limiting-home-care-in-england-councils-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospital-discharges-limiting-home-care-in-england-councils-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth of UK hospices cutting services amid funding crisis, finds report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sector says &lsquo;too many people dying in avoidable pain&rsquo;, with soaring numbers being pushed back into the NHSOne in five hospices in the UK are cutting services amid the worst funding crisis in two decades, a report has warned, with soaring numbers of patients being pushed back into the NHS.Research by Hospice UK found &ldquo;small and wildly varying&rdquo; state funding had failed to keep pace with growing demand and rising running costs. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fifth-of-uk-hospices-cutting-services-amid-funding-crisis-finds-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fifth-of-uk-hospices-cutting-services-amid-funding-crisis-finds-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s healthcare watchdog apologises over ‘new regulatory approach’]]></title><description><![CDATA[CQC &lsquo;got things wrong&rsquo; implementing inspection regime and new computer system, interim chief admits England&rsquo;s healthcare regulator has issued a public apology over reforms to its monitoring of tens of thousands of hospitals, care homes, dentists and GPs.The apology from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) came in the wake of care organisations complaining of a &ldquo;hostile&rdquo; inspection regime and a major new computer system failing to work properly. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-healthcare-watchdog-apologises-over-new-regulatory-approach/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-healthcare-watchdog-apologises-over-new-regulatory-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The grief and loss is hard to bear’: the cruelty of Alzheimer’s disease | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Michael Aylwin&rsquo;s article about his wife&rsquo;s dementiaI am not ashamed to say that I wept while reading Michael Aylwin&rsquo;s article (&lsquo;It comes for your very soul&rsquo;: how Alzheimer&rsquo;s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s&rsquo;, 9 July). He has articulated so many of the feelings and experiences that my wife and I have encountered across the more than 10 years since her diagnosis.She too feared Alzheimer&rsquo;s &ndash; her mother having died of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-grief-and-loss-is-hard-to-bear-the-cruelty-of-alzheimers-disease-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-grief-and-loss-is-hard-to-bear-the-cruelty-of-alzheimers-disease-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Children’s Inquiry review – exhilarating political musical about kids in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London<br />
Soulful anthems with hard-knock lyrics cover 150 years of British care system history in a sophisticated show from Lung theatre companyWe&rsquo;re a long way from Annie. The Children&rsquo;s Inquiry is a questing musical about kids in care &ndash; there are no moppet antics or life-changing benefactors. Instead, the pioneering theatre company Lung pursue the changing British care system over 150 years, exposing the heartbreakingly arbitrary way in which child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-childrens-inquiry-review-exhilarating-political-musical-about-kids-in-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-childrens-inquiry-review-exhilarating-political-musical-about-kids-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve been denied carer’s allowance for eight months after I owned up to a job]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been left in limbo after I told the Department for Work and Pensions a temporary job had pushed me over the earnings limitI was interested to see your story on 3 June about the person who spent more than four months trying to get their carer&rsquo;s allowance restarted by the Department for Work and Pensions after a temporary job took them over the earnings threshold. I am a carer for my husband and in a very similar situation. Last year, when I resigned from my job because my husband&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ive-been-denied-carers-allowance-for-eight-months-after-i-owned-up-to-a-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ive-been-denied-carers-allowance-for-eight-months-after-i-owned-up-to-a-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on the new Labour government: a fine start but still a mountain to climb]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has reminded the country that politics can be a force for good and change people&rsquo;s livesIt could not come soon enough. After 14&nbsp;years, Britain at last has a government motivated by re-energising a sluggish economy rather than channelling lucrative state contracts to wealthy friends. A&nbsp;government keen to close the gap between young people from different backgrounds rather than impoverishing children. And one that aims to restore the NHS to its world-leading stat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-new-labour-government-a-fine-start-but-still-a-mountain-to-climb/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2024 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-new-labour-government-a-fine-start-but-still-a-mountain-to-climb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five key workers on how Labour can fix Britain, from the NHS to prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new governmentKeir Starmer opened his first cabinet meeting on Saturday with the words: &ldquo;We have a huge amount of work to do.&rdquo; From the NHS to schools and prisons, the public sector is battling chronic underfunding, staff shortages and record demand for its services. The Observer asked five key workers what Labour&rsquo;s priorities should be in the months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-key-workers-on-how-labour-can-fix-britain-from-the-nhs-to-prisons/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-key-workers-on-how-labour-can-fix-britain-from-the-nhs-to-prisons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For years I was my parents’ reluctant carer. Then I was told I was making things worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was there through their infirmity, incontinence, our cohabitation - and suddenly I was fired Like an organised criminal, my mother no longer communicates by phone. Visiting her can be convoluted, but it beats the days when I thought I might never get away. That&rsquo;s what I tell myself, anyway. Her, I tell very little, until I arrive. Plans and possibilities weigh heavily on Mum&rsquo;s mind, raising questions whose answers she cannot remember, stranding her in her own inquiries. Now I plot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/for-years-i-was-my-parents-reluctant-carer-then-i-was-told-i-was-making-things-worse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/for-years-i-was-my-parents-reluctant-carer-then-i-was-told-i-was-making-things-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems to push for cross-party talks on tackling social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: party to use biggest-ever cohort of MPs to get &lsquo;essential decisions&rsquo; made on issue that &lsquo;cut-through&rsquo;General election 2024: live newsThe Liberal Democrats plan to use their best-ever contingent of 71 MPs to push Keir Starmer to begin cross-party talks on a new plan for social care, saying the issue was raised repeatedly by voters during their election campaign.Lib Dem insiders said Ed Davey&rsquo;s party, which unseated four cabinet ministers as well as dozens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-to-push-for-cross-party-talks-on-tackling-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-to-push-for-cross-party-talks-on-tackling-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New prime minister will face a range of urgent priorities from day one]]></title><description><![CDATA[An imminent Nato summit, bursting prisons and another strike by junior doctors for starters mean whoever takes the keys to No 10 will have little to no time to celebrateThe campaign is over, but it&rsquo;s only now that the really hard work begins. Every new prime minister faces a bulging in-tray of issues, decisions and potential mishaps, but this one will be arguably more laden than most. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/new-prime-minister-will-face-a-range-of-urgent-priorities-from-day-one/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/new-prime-minister-will-face-a-range-of-urgent-priorities-from-day-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A lot of stereotypes to break’: Children’s Inquiry musical explores life in care in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children&rsquo;s experiences form basis of play that weaves 150 years of care system history into narrativeWhen theatre-makers Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks gathered with a small group of children in a theatre in Essex five years ago, the plan was simple: discuss the care system.Woodhead and Monks are co-directors of Lung Theatre, a company that has made a name for itself by tackling weighty subjects, such as the Chilcot inquiry, housing evictions and, most recently, the spate of self-inflicted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-lot-of-stereotypes-to-break-childrens-inquiry-musical-explores-life-in-care-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-lot-of-stereotypes-to-break-childrens-inquiry-musical-explores-life-in-care-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw my mum forced to fight and cajole as a carer. When will politicians end the conspiracy of silence on adult social care? | Rory Kinnear]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are millions of carers, exhausted and sick of broken promises, yet neither Labour nor the Tories seem serious about reformMy sister, Karina, suffered a lack of oxygen at birth causing her to have multiple complex health problems. For most of her life, after my father&rsquo;s death, my mother was her sole carer.During that time, Mum argued and fought and shouted and cajoled and wrote and championed and filled-in-forms and coerced and harassed and endured and chivvied and filled-in-different]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-saw-my-mum-forced-to-fight-and-cajole-as-a-carer-when-will-politicians-end-the-conspiracy-of-silence-on-adult-social-care-rory-kinnear/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-saw-my-mum-forced-to-fight-and-cajole-as-a-carer-when-will-politicians-end-the-conspiracy-of-silence-on-adult-social-care-rory-kinnear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant nurse wins legal victory over UK firm that could cost it £13,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Vital&rsquo; recognition of migrant care worker&rsquo;s plight may pave way for more cases, says union leaderA migrant nurse could be eligible for a significant payout from a British healthcare company after an employment judge ruled he was likely to win his case for unfair dismissal, in a judgment that could pave the way for dozens of other such cases.Natasha Joffe, an employment judge, ruled that Clinica Private Healthcare, a London-based healthcare provider, may have to pay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-nurse-wins-legal-victory-over-uk-firm-that-could-cost-it-13000/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-nurse-wins-legal-victory-over-uk-firm-that-could-cost-it-13000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant nurse wins legal boost in unfair dismissal claim against UK firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Vital&rsquo; recognition of migrant care worker&rsquo;s plight may pave way for more cases, says union leaderA migrant nurse could be eligible for a significant payout from a British healthcare company after an employment judge ruled he was likely to win his case for unfair dismissal, in a judgment that could pave the way for dozens of other such cases.Natasha Joffe, an employment judge, ruled that Clinica Private Healthcare, a London-based healthcare provider, may have to pay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-nurse-wins-legal-boost-in-unfair-dismissal-claim-against-uk-firm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/migrant-nurse-wins-legal-boost-in-unfair-dismissal-claim-against-uk-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The baby bust: how Britain’s falling birthrate is creating alarm in the economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costs, the climate crisis and choice are all factors in a demographic revolution presenting huge challenges for government&bull; The falling birthrate threatens a disaster so costly no politician dares think about itHaving children has become an unaffordable luxury for many of her generation, says Vanessa, a 35-year-old project manager living in Brighton.&ldquo;My friends who managed to start a family, without exception, all received large sums of money from their parents to get on the property]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-baby-bust-how-britains-falling-birthrate-is-creating-alarm-in-the-economy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-baby-bust-how-britains-falling-birthrate-is-creating-alarm-in-the-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life as an unpaid carer in the UK: ‘I feel unseen and unheard – and politicians don’t offer much’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A daughter who gave up full-time work to help look after her mother reveals her emotional and financial struggleUnpaid UK carers &lsquo;face financial hit that can last decades&rsquo;We&rsquo;re in the haematology department at the hospital and they call my mum in. We go inside, sit down and the doctor tells us the results of the test: she has myeloma &ndash; blood cancer &ndash; but will need a bone marrow test to confirm it.I nearly faint, my heart sinks and I can see my mum&rsquo;s face fille]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/life-as-an-unpaid-carer-in-the-uk-i-feel-unseen-and-unheard-and-politicians-dont-offer-much/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/life-as-an-unpaid-carer-in-the-uk-i-feel-unseen-and-unheard-and-politicians-dont-offer-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid UK carers ‘face financial hit that can last decades’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loss of income, curbs on benefits and soaring bills are piling pressure on people caring for family membersPeople who look after family members free of charge are taking a huge hit to their finances which could continue into their retirement as they find themselves unable to balance paid work with their caring commitments.Recent analysis of official figures by the financial firm Just Retirement found seven in 10 people who were receiving carer&rsquo;s allowance were not in paid work, and missing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-uk-carers-face-financial-hit-that-can-last-decades/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-uk-carers-face-financial-hit-that-can-last-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour needs to think again on care home beds | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnbosco Nwogbo of We Own It, John Harvey and Rodney Smith on the funding and allocation of social care bedsIn light of Labour&rsquo;s failure to address in any serious way the issue of NHS funding in its manifesto, the new plan to hand already limited NHS resources to private care homes is puzzling. After 15 years of government cuts to local authority budgets, social care is dominated by private-equity-owned companies, extracting billions in profits from the social care system. Handing NHS cas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-needs-to-think-again-on-care-home-beds-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-needs-to-think-again-on-care-home-beds-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The falling birthrate threatens a disaster so costly no politician dares think about it | Sonia Sodha]]></title><description><![CDATA[A demographic timebomb caused by an ageing, shrinking population is looming for many western countries, so where are the policies to defuse it?A conference on changing demographics I attended last week tackled the fact that,&nbsp;while we are living longer &ndash; a great product of medical innovation &ndash; many of us will also experience extended periods later in life with physical and mental decline, so requiring more health and social care than in&nbsp;the past. Yet falling birthrates mean]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-falling-birthrate-threatens-a-disaster-so-costly-no-politician-dares-think-about-it-sonia-sodha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-falling-birthrate-threatens-a-disaster-so-costly-no-politician-dares-think-about-it-sonia-sodha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants to open care home for retired boxers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boxer says ex-fighters suffer poor health and that he hopes to help them as part of his sports legacyAnthony Joshua has said he is considering opening a care home for retired boxers with health problems.Speaking to Lauren Laverne on Sunday&rsquo;s episode of BBC Radio 4&rsquo;s Desert Island Discs, the former world heavyweight champion said he had discussed issues faced by ex-fighters with his former boxing coach, John Oliver. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/heavyweight-champion-anthony-joshua-wants-to-open-care-home-for-retired-boxers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/heavyweight-champion-anthony-joshua-wants-to-open-care-home-for-retired-boxers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax giveaways, rent caps and childcare: what the manifestos would mean for your finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[We look at general election pledges from Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems on tax, spending and benefitsThe manifestos are out, and every party fighting for your vote in the general election has included promises that could have an impact on your personal finances. How much of your earnings you take home, what the state pension will be worth, and how easy it will be to get on the housing ladder are among the key policy battles. We&rsquo;ve looked at the pledges in the Conservative, Labour and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tax-giveaways-rent-caps-and-childcare-what-the-manifestos-would-mean-for-your-finances/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tax-giveaways-rent-caps-and-childcare-what-the-manifestos-would-mean-for-your-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s NHS and social care plans will save money, says Angela Rayner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party&rsquo;s deputy leader responds to criticism about what funding is needed to revive health service and social careLabour&rsquo;s NHS and social care plans will save money, &ldquo;never mind coming in cost neutral&rdquo;, Angela Rayner has said.The party&rsquo;s funding plans for the health service have been criticised by some thinktanks for falling &ldquo;well short&rdquo; of what is needed to make improvements. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labours-nhs-and-social-care-plans-will-save-money-says-angela-rayner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labours-nhs-and-social-care-plans-will-save-money-says-angela-rayner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS will need extra £38bn a year by 2030, thinktank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Foundation finds current spending plans insufficient and says difficult trade-offs are inevitableThe NHS will need &pound;38bn more a year than planned by the end of the next parliament in order to cut the care backlog and end long treatment delays, political parties have been warned.Labour and Conservative promises on NHS funding &ldquo;fall well short&rdquo; of what the beleaguered health service needs to recover from years of underinvestment, according to the Health Foundation. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-will-need-extra-38bn-a-year-by-2030-thinktank-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-will-need-extra-38bn-a-year-by-2030-thinktank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A 30-second walk would exhaust me beyond reason’: Natacha’s life with long Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Natacha Gray had an active life, diving, climbing and playing music, before illness left her so tired she would collapse on the way to the couch. She discusses two and a half devastating years &ndash; and how she stays optimisticNatacha Gray is singing the song she has written about living with long Covid. It&rsquo;s a lovely, haunting song and she sings it beautifully. It begins:There&rsquo;s a piano in my home Untouched for many months With black and white keys That gather up dust Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-30-second-walk-would-exhaust-me-beyond-reason-natachas-life-with-long-covid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-30-second-walk-would-exhaust-me-beyond-reason-natachas-life-with-long-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour would use part of NHS budget to buy beds in care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party says plan would free up thousands of England hospital beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayedUK election live &ndash; latest updatesNHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England&rsquo;s hospitals, long waits in A&amp;E and patients becoming trapped in ambulances.Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the move would tackle the huge human and financial &ldquo;waste&rdquo; of beds being occupied]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-would-use-part-of-nhs-budget-to-buy-beds-in-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-would-use-part-of-nhs-budget-to-buy-beds-in-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour says it would let NHS in England buy more social care beds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party says plan would free up some of the 13,000 beds occupied by patients whose discharge has been delayedUK election live &ndash; latest updatesNHS money will be used to buy thousands of beds in care homes under Labour plans to reduce overcrowding in England&rsquo;s hospitals, long waits in A&amp;E and patients becoming trapped in ambulances.Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the move would tackle the huge human and financial &ldquo;waste&rdquo; of beds being occupied by patients]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-says-it-would-let-nhs-in-england-buy-more-social-care-beds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-says-it-would-let-nhs-in-england-buy-more-social-care-beds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have abandoned our vulnerable children]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 14 years, the Conservative government has shown no interest in the lives of young people in difficultyJames Munby&rsquo;s heartfelt plea for suitable accommodation for children at serious risk to themselves or others (&ldquo;Judges are sick of locking up children who just need help&rdquo;), alongside the report that the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are turning away children at risk of suicide (&ldquo;Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-have-abandoned-our-vulnerable-children/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-have-abandoned-our-vulnerable-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Places in council-run children’s homes in England fall by third as private firms take over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increased reliance on private provision is pushing children hundreds of miles away from friends and familyThe number of places in council-run children&rsquo;s homes in England has fallen by a third since 2012 &ndash; at the same time as places in privately run profit-making children&rsquo;s homes have soared, according to an Observer analysis of government data.The dramatic fall in council-run children&rsquo;s homes, and local authorities&rsquo; increasing reliance on privately run provision, ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/places-in-council-run-childrens-homes-in-england-fall-by-third-as-private-firms-take-over/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/places-in-council-run-childrens-homes-in-england-fall-by-third-as-private-firms-take-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK election manifestos: views of those in education, health and social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Labour&rsquo;s free school breakfast clubs to the Lib Dems&rsquo; focus on social care, what do those who work in these areas think of what&rsquo;s promised?UK general election live &ndash; latest updatesLabour launched its election manifesto on Thursday, focusing on economic growth and the offer of a fresh start after 14 years of Conservative rule.Here, six people who work in education, health and social care share their views on the pledges made by the UK&rsquo;s political parties. Contin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-election-manifestos-views-of-those-in-education-health-and-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-election-manifestos-views-of-those-in-education-health-and-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on care failures: vulnerable children need homes, not court orders | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lack of suitable placements for at-risk young people has led to a huge rise in deprivation of liberty orders. Family judges are right to be furiousSeven years ago, Sir James Munby, then the president of the family division of the high court, issued a highly unusual public judgment. Denouncing a &ldquo;disgraceful and utterly shaming lack&rdquo;, he called for an overhaul of council provision for children who need intensive support in a residential setting. Since then, the children&rsquo;s co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-failures-vulnerable-children-need-homes-not-court-orders-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-failures-vulnerable-children-need-homes-not-court-orders-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care is a timebomb beneath Britain – why does neither main party have a plan to tackle it? | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to fund adult care have been derided as a &lsquo;dementia tax&rsquo; or a &lsquo;death tax&rsquo;. The carers I visited showed me that what they need is both urgent and simpleIn a church hall in suburban Croydon, south London, a familiar Beatles medley plays. The crowd sways and sings along, and an 80-year-old woman reaches out to hold her husband&rsquo;s hand.Paul has vascular dementia and can no longer speak, but he smiles occasionally as if in recognition. His wife, Jill, says they were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-is-a-timebomb-beneath-britain-why-does-neither-main-party-have-a-plan-to-tackle-it-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-is-a-timebomb-beneath-britain-why-does-neither-main-party-have-a-plan-to-tackle-it-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly half of England’s care workers get less than real living wage, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Campaigners say next government should match policy in Scotland and Wales ensuring adequate payNearly half of all care workers in England earn less than a real living wage, according to research.Analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) for the Living Wage Foundation found that 400,000 workers in social care (43% of the workforce) in England are paid less than &pound;12 an hour, the amount required to cover living costs. In London the picture is even starker, with 80]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-half-of-englands-care-workers-get-less-than-real-living-wage-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nearly-half-of-englands-care-workers-get-less-than-real-living-wage-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I literally work to pay bills’: A care worker’s struggle to make ends meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[As research reveals half of care workers in England earn less than living wage, Matt shares his own struggle in the sectorNearly half of all care workers in England are paid less than the living wage, according to research.Analysis carried out by the Institute for Public Policy Research for the Living Wage Foundation found that 400,000 workers in social care are paid less than &pound;12 an hour, the amount required to cover living costs. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-literally-work-to-pay-bills-a-care-workers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-literally-work-to-pay-bills-a-care-workers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir James Munby says measure reflects government&rsquo;s &lsquo;shocking moral failure&rsquo; to help those in England and Wales with complex needs&bull; Judges are sick of locking up vulnerable children who just need help. Why has nothing been done?Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being &ldquo;gravely damaged by the state&rdquo; while their parents are driven to despair, according to England and Wales&rsquo;s former top family judge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-children-locked-up-and-gravely-damaged-by-the-state-former-top-family-judge-warns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-children-locked-up-and-gravely-damaged-by-the-state-former-top-family-judge-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, England’s former top family judge warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir James Munby says measure reflects government&rsquo;s &lsquo;shocking moral failure&rsquo; to help those with complex needs&bull; Britain&rsquo;s judges are sick of locking up vulnerable children who just need help. Why has nothing been done?Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being &ldquo;gravely damaged by the state&rdquo; while their parents are driven to despair, according to England&rsquo;s former top family judge. Sir James Munb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-children-locked-up-and-gravely-damaged-by-the-state-englands-former-top-family-judge-warns/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-children-locked-up-and-gravely-damaged-by-the-state-englands-former-top-family-judge-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges are sick of locking up children who just need help. Why has nothing been done?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of provision for complex cases in England and Wales is a moral failure, says a former president of the high court&rsquo;s family divisionThe BBC recently reported extensively on the rising and excessive use of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders on vulnerable children in England and Wales. What was described is shocking and the stories they reported are heartbreaking. But this&nbsp;scandal is nothing new.For many years, judges have been&nbsp;calling for urgent action to address the shortage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judges-are-sick-of-locking-up-children-who-just-need-help-why-has-nothing-been-done/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judges-are-sick-of-locking-up-children-who-just-need-help-why-has-nothing-been-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s judges are sick of locking up children who just need help. Why has nothing been done?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of provision for complex cases is a moral failure by our &lsquo;civilised&rsquo; country, says a former president of the high court&rsquo;s family divisionThe BBC recently reported extensively on the rising and excessive use of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders on vulnerable children. What was described is shocking and the stories they reported are heartbreaking. But this&nbsp;scandal is nothing new.For many years, judges have been&nbsp;calling for urgent action to address the shortage of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-judges-are-sick-of-locking-up-children-who-just-need-help-why-has-nothing-been-done/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-judges-are-sick-of-locking-up-children-who-just-need-help-why-has-nothing-been-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems to promise £1.5bn reform of carer’s allowance including debt amnesty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals also include a &pound;20-a-week boost to payments and an increased limit on earnings from part-time workUK general election live &ndash; latest updatesThe Liberal Democrats will commit to a &pound;1.5bn overhaul of carer&rsquo;s allowance, including a &pound;20-a-week boost for more than 1 million people who devote their lives to looking after frail, ill and disabled loved ones, in their general election manifesto.An ongoing Guardian investigation has revealed that tens of thousands of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-to-promise-15bn-reform-of-carers-allowance-including-debt-amnesty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-to-promise-15bn-reform-of-carers-allowance-including-debt-amnesty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nottingham city council to review case of women found dead in their home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local agencies&rsquo; involvement with Alphonsine Djiako Leuga and her daughter will be subject to inquest and &lsquo;full review&rsquo;On the last few occasions Alphonsine Djiako Leuga was seen in her neighbourhood, she is said to have told shopkeepers that she could not afford to heat her home or buy food for her disabled daughter.Months later, Leuga and her teenage daughter were found dead inside their Nottingham home. Police said the pair had &ldquo;lain undiscovered for some time&rdquo; but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nottingham-city-council-to-review-case-of-women-found-dead-in-their-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nottingham-city-council-to-review-case-of-women-found-dead-in-their-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free social care for all should be a Labour policy | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sally Powell says the policy that her husband introduced in 1991 in one London borough &ndash; and from which he now benefits &ndash; could be implemented by every local authorityIt has been reported that the Labour party is meeting this Friday to agree its manifesto. One of the most important challenges people face is the cost of social care for their loved ones. My husband, Iain Coleman, the MP for Hammersmith and Fulham from 1997 to 2005, has&nbsp;had about 20 strokes since 2004, and as a con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-social-care-for-all-should-be-a-labour-policy-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/free-social-care-for-all-should-be-a-labour-policy-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record 2.1m children in England receiving free school meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department for Education data shows one in four state school pupils are eligible, up by 75,000 in a yearA record number of state school pupils in England are receiving free school meals, according to official figures that also reveal soaring numbers attending special needs schools and rising teaching vacancies.The figures showing that more than 2 million pupils qualified for free lunches, an increase of 75,000 in the past year, were described as &ldquo;chilling&rdquo; by Daniel Kebede, the gener]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/record-21m-children-in-england-receiving-free-school-meals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/record-21m-children-in-england-receiving-free-school-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care: the Lib Dems have a plan. It should be welcomed | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of broken Tory promises, Sir Ed Davey&rsquo;s policy of free home visits is a step forwardGood for the Liberal Democrats. Sir Ed Davey&rsquo;s campaign pledge that his party would, if elected, fund&nbsp;free social care at home is the most significant policy announcement so far in a crucial area. The past 14 years have not been short of social policy failures. But the Conservatives&rsquo; lack of action on care is one of the most egregious. This is an issue they should have taken a l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-the-lib-dems-have-a-plan-it-should-be-welcomed-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-the-lib-dems-have-a-plan-it-should-be-welcomed-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social care: the Lib Dems have a plan. It should be welcomed | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of broken Tory promises, Sir Ed Davey&rsquo;s policy of free home visits is a step forwardGood for the Liberal Democrats. Sir Ed Davey&rsquo;s campaign pledge that his party would, if elected, fund&nbsp;free social care at home is the most significant policy announcement so far in a crucial area. The past 14 years have not been short of social policy failures. But the Conservatives&rsquo; lack of action on care is one of the most egregious. This is an issue they should have taken a l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-the-lib-dems-have-a-plan-it-should-be-welcomed-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-care-the-lib-dems-have-a-plan-it-should-be-welcomed-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the problems with the UK visa system for care work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign workers say they have faced financial exploitation amid attempts to ease chronic staff shortages in the sectorDozens of foreign workers in social care in the UK say they have faced financial exploitation, paying thousands of pounds to secure full-time jobs and often finding little or no work available when they arrive.Experts say the number of such cases has jumped in recent years after the government relaxed the visa system for care work in an attempt to solve chronic staff shortages. W]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-are-the-problems-with-the-uk-visa-system-for-care-work/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-are-the-problems-with-the-uk-visa-system-for-care-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He didn’t have a contract for me’: the Indian careworkers who paid agents to work in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[People paid to obtain visas and sponsorship certificates but arrived to find little or no work, in abuses of care worker visa systemAkhil Jenny was living in a small town in southern India, struggling with crippling debts, when a work contact offered him a way out.&ldquo;I had some loans which I had taken out for medical care and I couldn&rsquo;t repay them,&rdquo; Jenny told the Guardian. &ldquo;I had a nursing qualification and wanted to come to the UK. That&rsquo;s what Shinto Sebastian offer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/he-didnt-have-a-contract-for-me-the-indian-careworkers-who-paid-agents-to-work-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/he-didnt-have-a-contract-for-me-the-indian-careworkers-who-paid-agents-to-work-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care agencies accused of exploiting foreign workers caught in debt traps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Experts raise alarm over &lsquo;national scandal&rsquo; that has hallmarks of trafficking and modern slaveryBritish social care agencies have been accused of exploiting foreign workers, leaving migrants living on the breadline as they struggle to pay off debts run up while trying to secure jobs that fail to materialise.Dozens of people working for 11 different care providers have told the Guardian they paid thousands of pounds to agents to secure jobs working in British care homes or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-agencies-accused-of-exploiting-foreign-workers-caught-in-debt-traps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-agencies-accused-of-exploiting-foreign-workers-caught-in-debt-traps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on the social care crisis: whoever wins the election, it needs addressing urgently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour and the Tories are avoiding talking about how to fund the overhaul of a system that is failing the elderly and people with disabilitiesThere is one pressing issue affecting millions of people that has been conspicuous in its absence from the general election campaign so far. The parlous state of social care in England &ndash; a system that has been described as being in crisis for well over a decade &ndash; is leaving too many older people and those with disabilities without the personal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-social-care-crisis-whoever-wins-the-election-it-needs-addressing-urgently/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-social-care-crisis-whoever-wins-the-election-it-needs-addressing-urgently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour has ‘no plans’ to allow health worker visas to include family members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rules were changed this year in effort to cut immigration, but experts warn bar on dependents will have significant impact on health serviceUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesLabour has &ldquo;no plans&rdquo; to change rules barring health and care workers from bringing their families to the UK on their visas, despite a plummeting number of NHS staff since the rules were changed earlier this year.Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said the health service had become too reliant on ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-has-no-plans-to-allow-health-worker-visas-to-include-family-members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-has-no-plans-to-allow-health-worker-visas-to-include-family-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our children’s services system is broken. This sharp rise in deprivation of liberty orders proves it | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Walker, a retired social worker, is worried by an exponential increase in orders and the issues underlying itThe number of applications to the family courts for children&rsquo;s deprivation of liberty (DOL) orders &ndash; most of which are granted &ndash; has risen massively in the last six years, from around 100 to more than 1,200, as reported by the BBC&rsquo;s File&nbsp;on 4 programme last week. This is testimony to a broken children&rsquo;s services system. Worse still, the places chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/our-childrens-services-system-is-broken-this-sharp-rise-in-deprivation-of-liberty-orders-proves-it-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/our-childrens-services-system-is-broken-this-sharp-rise-in-deprivation-of-liberty-orders-proves-it-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National reckonings and public inquiries: what scandals come next?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Post Office, infected blood, Grenfell Tower, Windrush and more, what could fall on the next prime minister&rsquo;s watch? Reckonings with shocking national scandals have lately become a defining feature of British public life.Some, like the Post Office and infected blood scandals, have erupted from cases of wrongdoing hidden in plain sight. Again and again, whistleblowers are shown to have been sidelined, ignored and dismissed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-reckonings-and-public-inquiries-what-scandals-come-next/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-reckonings-and-public-inquiries-what-scandals-come-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on private equity and public services: this trend needs reversing | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[From railways to nurseries and children&rsquo;s homes, investors are taking advantage of chances to siphon taxpayer funds offshoreSector by sector, private equity is making deep inroads into UK public services. More than a decade ago, the collapse of Southern Cross, the private-equity-owned care home operator, revealed the havoc that can be wreaked when essential public services are run by heavily indebted businesses with complex financial structures. Typically, such owners maximise profits by u]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-private-equity-and-public-services-this-trend-needs-reversing-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-private-equity-and-public-services-this-trend-needs-reversing-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one would accept blame’: Carers highlight DWP failures over debt crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carers asked to repay sums as high as &pound;20k say officials did not share eligibility information between departmentsCarers put through the wringer of carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments raise the same question time and again: they weren&rsquo;t aware they had infringed benefit rules but welfare officials were. Why were they not told, rather than overpayments being allowed to run on for months, landing them with debts of thousands of pounds?For thousands of carers who unwittingly breached ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-one-would-accept-blame-carers-highlight-dwp-failures-over-debt-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-one-would-accept-blame-carers-highlight-dwp-failures-over-debt-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like contempt’: DWP tells 85-year-old dementia patient to repay £13k]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cypriot-born Sia Kasparis, who speaks limited English, was not told about disability premium overpayment for several yearsEighty-five-year-old Sia Kasparis was in her hospital bed in the living room of her small north London flat when there was a knock at the door.The grandmother-of-five has been bedbound for the last two years, the result of a collapsed vertebra and a range of other health problems, including vascular dementia, heart failure and kidney disease. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-feels-like-contempt-dwp-tells-85-year-old-dementia-patient-to-repay-13k/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-feels-like-contempt-dwp-tells-85-year-old-dementia-patient-to-repay-13k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like contempt’: DWP asks 85-year-old dementia patient to repay £13k]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cypriot-born Sia Kasparis, who speaks limited English, was not told about disability premium overpayment for several yearsEighty-five-year-old Sia Kasparis was in her hospital bed in the living room of her small north London flat when there was a knock at the door.The grandmother-of-five has been bedbound for the last two years, the result of a collapsed vertebra and a range of other health problems, including vascular dementia, heart failure and kidney disease. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-feels-like-contempt-dwp-asks-85-year-old-dementia-patient-to-repay-13k/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-feels-like-contempt-dwp-asks-85-year-old-dementia-patient-to-repay-13k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next government urged to wake up to UK’s ‘shocking’ levels of child poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities call for law within first 100 days after general election to ensure annual rises in the financial help parents receiveThe next government should pass a new law within 100 days of winning the general election that would commit ministers to eradicating child poverty for good, the five biggest UK&nbsp;children&rsquo;s charities say this weekend.The organisations demand legislation in the first king&rsquo;s speech that would include plans for a &ldquo;child lock&rdquo; &ndash; equivalent t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/next-government-urged-to-wake-up-to-uks-shocking-levels-of-child-poverty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/next-government-urged-to-wake-up-to-uks-shocking-levels-of-child-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetising children in care is morally bankrupt | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Scattergood on how the work of independent fostering agencies is offering a glimmer of hope and Peter RC Williams on the government&rsquo;s obligations. Plus a letter from Nina Lopez and Tracey NortonGeorge Monbiot is right to highlight the state of the free market in children&rsquo;s social care (How can a child in care cost &pound;281,000 a year? Ask the wealth funds that have councils over a barrel, 18 May). With more children in care now than ever before, children&rsquo;s residential a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/monetising-children-in-care-is-morally-bankrupt-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/monetising-children-in-care-is-morally-bankrupt-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Audit Office to investigate growing scandal over carer’s allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government watchdog says action prompted by DWP&rsquo;s lack of progress in tackling overpayments problemsThe government&rsquo;s spending watchdog is to investigate the growing scandal over carer benefits that has plunged tens of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers into debt after they unwittingly breached benefit rules.In a letter, the National Audit Office (NAO) told the Commons work and pensions select committee its intervention was triggered by public and political concerns over the mounti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-audit-office-to-investigate-growing-scandal-over-carers-allowance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-audit-office-to-investigate-growing-scandal-over-carers-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Wolstenholme obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife, Liz Wolstenholme, who has died of cancer aged 78, combined family life with a career in health and social care, mainly in Yorkshire.Liz&rsquo;s achievements came from being a quiet, firm and inspirational leader who worked behind the scenes to unite disparate factions of the organisations in which she was employed. She placed collaboration ahead of competition and was always on the side of the underdog. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/liz-wolstenholme-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2024 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/liz-wolstenholme-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Becky, aged 14, suicidal, alone and unwanted. Victim of a cruel and uncaring state | Louise Tickle]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have followed the life of this desperate child as her life has been ruined by a bankrupt systemYou&rsquo;re a teenage girl and you&rsquo;ve been locked in a bare hospital room for more than 15 months. Your bed is a platform attached to the floor. There&rsquo;s a plastic toilet and a sink moulded into the wall. Your only human contact is through a hatch in the door. Sometimes you get to hold your mum&rsquo;s hand through it.You&rsquo;ve tried to kill yourself multiple times, including trying to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/meet-becky-aged-14-suicidal-alone-and-unwanted-victim-of-a-cruel-and-uncaring-state-louise-tickle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/meet-becky-aged-14-suicidal-alone-and-unwanted-victim-of-a-cruel-and-uncaring-state-louise-tickle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can a child in care cost £281,000 a year? Ask the wealth funds that have councils over a barrel | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children crying out for stability are paying the highest price for Britain&rsquo;s chaotic and exploitative residential careI&rsquo;m a patron of a small local charity that helps struggling children to rebuild trust and connection. It&rsquo;s called Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship, and it works by bringing them together with rescued horses. The horses, like many of the children, arrive traumatised, anxious and frightened. They help each other to heal. Children who have lost their trust in humans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-can-a-child-in-care-cost-281000-a-year-ask-the-wealth-funds-that-have-councils-over-a-barrel-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-can-a-child-in-care-cost-281000-a-year-ask-the-wealth-funds-that-have-councils-over-a-barrel-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Strikingly large&rsquo; sum being recouped from people who fell foul of system that did not flag overpaymentsMinisters are clawing back more than &pound;250m from unpaid carers over benefit infringements that occurred largely as a result of government failures, it can be revealed.More than 134,000 people who care for loved ones are being forced to repay often huge carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments. The debts are incurred in many cases through no fault of their own, and leave carers sad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-clawing-back-251m-from-carers-hit-by-dwps-allowance-failures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-clawing-back-251m-from-carers-hit-by-dwps-allowance-failures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate Garraway: persecution of carers has ‘horrible echo’ of Post Office scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Presenter, who cared for late husband, said she was approached by people in street pleading for interventionThe TV presenter Kate Garraway has said the UK government&rsquo;s prosecution of unpaid carers for thousands of pounds in benefit payments has a &ldquo;horrible echo&rdquo; of the Post Office scandal.In an emotional intervention on ITV&rsquo;s Good Morning Britain, Garraway said many people had pleaded with her to &ldquo;please do something&rdquo; to help those being pursued by the Departm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kate-garraway-persecution-of-carers-has-horrible-echo-of-post-office-scandal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kate-garraway-persecution-of-carers-has-horrible-echo-of-post-office-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals struggle as social care crisis cancels out funding boost, NHS report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of people stuck in hospital for more than three weeks has risen 15% on pre-Covid levelsStrike action and the social care crisis have left thousands more people trapped in hospital beds with nowhere to go while other patients struggle to access the care, nullifying an increase in funding and NHS staff, it has been reported.A damning internal review of NHS efficiency carried out last year has reportedly revealed that, despite a &pound;20bn increase in funding since 2018 and 15% more doc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospitals-struggle-as-social-care-crisis-cancels-out-funding-boost-nhs-report-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospitals-struggle-as-social-care-crisis-cancels-out-funding-boost-nhs-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carer’s allowance report a vivid insight into failings of an unfit system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Little wonder welfare ministers were so reluctant the publish the study they commissioned five years agoThere are plenty of reasons why welfare ministers were reluctant to publish the study they commissioned into unpaid carers&rsquo; experiences of carer&rsquo;s allowance five years ago, and which has finally emerged under duress.In 2019 they had undoubtedly been chastened by criticism from MPs and auditors that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) did not understand how a relatively littl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-allowance-report-a-vivid-insight-into-failings-of-an-unfit-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-allowance-report-a-vivid-insight-into-failings-of-an-unfit-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers knew about carer’s allowance problems three years ago, report reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suppressed DWP study told of hardship endured by carers forced to repay thousands after minor allowance breachesMinisters were warned three years ago that unpaid carers were being treated unfairly and forced to repay huge sums for minor benefit breaches, a long suppressed government report has revealed.A Department for Work and Pensions document presented to politicians in 2021 detailed how carers &ndash; the majority of whom were on low incomes and spending 65 hours a week caring for loved ones]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-knew-about-carers-allowance-problems-three-years-ago-report-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-knew-about-carers-allowance-problems-three-years-ago-report-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicki Golding obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Vicki Golding, who died aged 85, was a social worker and senior manager for the London Borough of Enfield, where she strove to do what she could to improve the lives of children and young people.In the late 1970s, her caseload included children who had experienced sexual abuse within the family. Determined to find support for these children, she contributed to family therapy sessions with professionals who were pioneers in this field at Great Ormond Street hospital. This was at a time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vicki-golding-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vicki-golding-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers apologise and return £7,000 in benefits to woman, 93, with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Elderly woman was allowed to run up debts in &lsquo;disturbing&rsquo; case, the latest to emerge in Guardian investigationGovernment ministers have formally apologised and repaid &pound;7,000 to a 93-year-old woman whom they held responsible for running up benefits overpayment debts even though they were told she had dementia and was unable to manage her affairs.The case, which the minister for disability, Mims Davies, admitted was &ldquo;disturbing&rdquo;, was brought to light by the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-apologise-and-return-7000-in-benefits-to-woman-93-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-apologise-and-return-7000-in-benefits-to-woman-93-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of British children born since 2010 have only known poverty. My £3bn plan would give them hope | Gordon Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[We know about the hardship of &lsquo;Thatcher&rsquo;s children&rsquo;, but a new generation of Tories has raised inequality to even higher levelsChildren of austerity need a rescue plan, says Gordon BrownThey are austerity&rsquo;s children, born after 2010, perhaps now at secondary school &ndash; and they account for 3.4 million of Britain&rsquo;s 4.3 million children in poverty. Most have never known what it is like to be free of poverty. And yet in almost every single year of the past decade,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-of-british-children-born-since-2010-have-only-known-poverty-my-3bn-plan-would-give-them-hope-gordon-brown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-of-british-children-born-since-2010-have-only-known-poverty-my-3bn-plan-would-give-them-hope-gordon-brown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of dementia to UK could almost double to £91bn by 2040, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Colossal&rsquo; costs of disease include health and social care as well as societal costs such as legal fees and lost economic consumptionDementia could cost the UK almost &pound;91bn a year by 2040, as the number of people affected rises inexorably, a study has found.The &ldquo;colossal&rdquo; costs of the disease are likely to more than double from an already &ldquo;staggering&rdquo; &pound;42.5bn today to &pound;90.6bn, according to research undertaken for the Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-dementia-to-uk-could-almost-double-to-91bn-by-2040-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cost-of-dementia-to-uk-could-almost-double-to-91bn-by-2040-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve waited long enough’: Victorian government to pay $276m for those abused in state care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allan government allocates $165m towards redress for victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care, while $111.4m will be spent on civil claimsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIn a secret meeting as Victoria&rsquo;s budget was being announced, the full scale of the historical abuse of children in state care &ndash; and its impact on the government&rsquo;s finances &ndash; was being laid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/weve-waited-long-enough-victorian-government-to-pay-276m-for-those-abused-in-state-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/weve-waited-long-enough-victorian-government-to-pay-276m-for-those-abused-in-state-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: thousands of ‘innocent and abandoned’ migrant care workers told to leave UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer and Bureau of Investigative Journalism find that workers whose sponsoring company had been sanctioned were also being punishedThousands of migrant care workers have been threatened with deportation, despite doing nothing wrong, after the Home Office took enforcement action against their employers.In one case, a brother and sister from India who paid a recruitment agency &pound;18,000 to secure care jobs in the UK, only to find they had been scammed, were told they must find another comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-thousands-of-innocent-and-abandoned-migrant-care-workers-told-to-leave-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-thousands-of-innocent-and-abandoned-migrant-care-workers-told-to-leave-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carer’s allowance scandal is not going away – but will DWP reform happen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Guardian expos&eacute; there is pressure on ministers to save people from a system described as &lsquo;setting carers up for a fall&rsquo;It has been a month since the Guardian revealed the shocking scale of the carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments scandal, and the misery and despair it has inflicted on tens of thousands of unpaid carers. The issue is not going away &ndash; but what happens next?The story has since spread: from the House of Commons to the sofas of daytime TV and the bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-allowance-scandal-is-not-going-away-but-will-dwp-reform-happen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-allowance-scandal-is-not-going-away-but-will-dwp-reform-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP’s unchecked database leaves tens of thousands of carers at risk of debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 50% of earnings &lsquo;alerts&rsquo; for carer&rsquo;s allowance overpayments not looked at by staff, figures revealTens of thousands of unpaid carers are at risk of debt and criminal prosecution because their cases are lying unchecked on a government &ldquo;alert&rdquo; database of people being overpaid benefits, according to new figures.Officials are aware of the mounting number of instances where UK carers are at risk of racking up overpayments that can in some cases lead to crippling d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwps-unchecked-database-leaves-tens-of-thousands-of-carers-at-risk-of-debt/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwps-unchecked-database-leaves-tens-of-thousands-of-carers-at-risk-of-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children in danger as NSW child protection reaches crisis point, striking caseworkers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public-sector workers call for pay rise, 500 additional staff and the de-privatising of out-of-home careGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales child protection workers have warned that some of the state&rsquo;s most vulnerable children are being neglected or put at risk of being removed from their families because resourcing problems in the sector have reached crisis point.More than 2,000 public-sector child protection workers across the state pl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-in-danger-as-nsw-child-protection-reaches-crisis-point-striking-caseworkers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-in-danger-as-nsw-child-protection-reaches-crisis-point-striking-caseworkers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner issues warning over year-round ambulance delays in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wiltshire coroner writes to health secretary after inquest of man who died after waiting more than 5 hours for ambulance A senior coroner has issued an official warning about the &ldquo;significant disruption&rdquo; being caused to ambulance services as vehicles wait for hours to transfer patients into hospital, highlighting that the problem now happens all year round rather than only in winter.David Ridley, the senior coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon, has written to the UK health secretary, Vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coroner-issues-warning-over-year-round-ambulance-delays-in-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coroner-issues-warning-over-year-round-ambulance-delays-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending cuts are often false economies that end up costing society dearly | Torsten Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research has found that every pound saved in closing police stations costs the rest of us &pound;3Every government looks to save money. Sometimes, it&rsquo;s a priority to reduce spending, as with post-2010 austerity. Even when overall spending is rising, politicians may reduce spending in one area to make progress on a priority elsewhere. Doing things more efficiently is always a good idea.But announcing a spending cut is not the same as reducing spending, let alone achieving value for taxp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/spending-cuts-are-often-false-economies-that-end-up-costing-society-dearly-torsten-bell/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/spending-cuts-are-often-false-economies-that-end-up-costing-society-dearly-torsten-bell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fostering is getting a shot of much-needed millennial energy – just ask Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Britain crying out for foster carers, my schoolfriend&rsquo;s comedy show sheds light on what it&rsquo;s like for those in their 30s What do you do if you always imagined a house full of children, but don&rsquo;t want to be a biological parent? This was the dilemma facing one of my schoolfriends, the standup comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean, who lives on Ynys M&ocirc;n (Anglesey) with her partner. Like many people in their 30s, they were surrounded by friends embroiled in the maelstrom of bab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fostering-is-getting-a-shot-of-much-needed-millennial-energy-just-ask-kiri-pritchard-mclean-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fostering-is-getting-a-shot-of-much-needed-millennial-energy-just-ask-kiri-pritchard-mclean-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From potholes to planning: the issues at stake in England’s 2 May local elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influenceThis week&rsquo;s local elections have been widely described as one of the toughest tests of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s 18-month premiership, with Westminster-watchers considering the results as portents of his fate in the coming national poll &ndash; considered to be coming this autumn.But while some voters in England may use their vote to bloody his nose this Thursday, a host of more local issues ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-potholes-to-planning-the-issues-at-stake-in-englands-2-may-local-elections/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-potholes-to-planning-the-issues-at-stake-in-englands-2-may-local-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From potholes to planning: key issues in England’s 2 May local elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influenceThis week&rsquo;s local elections have been widely described as one of the toughest tests of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s 18-month premiership, with Westminster-watchers considering the results as portents of his fate in the coming national poll &ndash; considered to be coming this autumn.But while some voters in England may use their vote to bloody his nose this Thursday, a host of more local issues ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-potholes-to-planning-key-issues-in-englands-2-may-local-elections/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-potholes-to-planning-key-issues-in-englands-2-may-local-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangsVulnerable teenagers in care are being placed in hotels by cash-strapped councils, with experts warning they are being &ldquo;served up&rdquo; to criminal gangs.Children aged 16 to 17 are entering care in greater numbers than any other age group, often with complex needs, and experts say many councils in England now have nowhere to put them. They are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-teenagers-dumped-and-abandoned-in-hotels-by-councils-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-teenagers-dumped-and-abandoned-in-hotels-by-councils-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work and pensions committee chair tells ministers to fix carer’s allowance issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur &lsquo;enormous accidental overpayments&rsquo;Ministers have been told to &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; fix the issues causing tens of thousands of unpaid carers to incur &ldquo;enormous accidental overpayments&rdquo; amid growing anger over the carer&rsquo;s allowance scandal.Stephen Timms, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee, said he was &ldquo;very troubled&rdquo; that scores of carers were being forced into financial distress as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/work-and-pensions-committee-chair-tells-ministers-to-fix-carers-allowance-issues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/work-and-pensions-committee-chair-tells-ministers-to-fix-carers-allowance-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loїs Williams obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Lo&#1111;s Williams, who has died aged 98, was a social work team leader, an actor, a founder member of the National Childbirth Trust, and a lifelong campaigner for human rights, justice, peace and equality.Her acting career began with the Entertainments National Service Association in 1945, followed by many repertory theatre tours and seasons at the Shakespeare Memorial theatre in Stratford alongside Paul Scofield and Joss Ackland. These provided rich material for her creative writin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/los-williams-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/los-williams-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak under pressure to grant amnesty to unpaid carers fined for rule breaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern grows over legality of approach as figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penaltiesA hero &ndash; then sacked: the carer&rsquo;s allowance whistleblowerMore than 150,000 unpaid carers are facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, figures show, as MPs, charities and campaigners demand an immediate amnesty.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-under-pressure-to-grant-amnesty-to-unpaid-carers-fined-for-rule-breaches/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-under-pressure-to-grant-amnesty-to-unpaid-carers-fined-for-rule-breaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatoryAn organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government&rsquo;s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is &ldquo;tearing families apart&rdquo;.According to Migrants at Work, care workers have to choose between family life with their children and partners or getting a job as a health or social carer in the UK &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-policy-denying-visas-to-children-of-care-workers-faces-legal-challenge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-policy-denying-visas-to-children-of-care-workers-faces-legal-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hailed as a hero and then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP &ndash; and then later rehiredSunak under pressure to grant carers amnestyAlmost exactly five years ago, Enrico La Rocca was hailed by MPs as a hero, a whistleblower whose tenacity had helped expose profound failures at the heart of the government&rsquo;s vast benefits agency, resulting in tens of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers being unfairly fined and prosecuted.Without La Rocca &ndash; wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hailed-as-a-hero-and-then-sacked-the-carers-allowance-whistleblower/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hailed-as-a-hero-and-then-sacked-the-carers-allowance-whistleblower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Post Office executive says she does not recall email telling her Horizon terminals could be remotely accessed – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators&rsquo; accounts could be remotely accessed. This live blog is closedHumza Yousaf, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, is holding a press conference now.He says he has been in the post for little more than a year.We are investing record [sums in the NHS], ensuring it can employ record numbers of staff delivering the best performing A&amp;E units in UK. We are, of course, the only part o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ex-post-office-executive-says-she-does-not-recall-email-telling-her-horizon-terminals-could-be-remotely-accessed-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ex-post-office-executive-says-she-does-not-recall-email-telling-her-horizon-terminals-could-be-remotely-accessed-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Post Office executive says she does not recall email telling her Horizon terminals could be remotely accessed – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators&rsquo; accounts could be remotely accessedHumza Yousaf, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, is holding a press conference now.He says he has been in the post for little more than a year.We are investing record [sums in the NHS], ensuring it can employ record numbers of staff delivering the best performing A&amp;E units in UK. We are, of course, the only part of the UK to avoid strike a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ex-post-office-executive-says-she-does-not-recall-email-telling-her-horizon-terminals-could-be-remotely-accessed-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ex-post-office-executive-says-she-does-not-recall-email-telling-her-horizon-terminals-could-be-remotely-accessed-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children in care – there’s one in every classroom | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children can enter and exit care repeatedly, making accurate data hard to obtain, writes Dr Louise Mc Grath-Lone The figures in your article (One in 52 Blackpool children in care as poverty soars in north of England, 17 April) used to illustrate the north-south divide in the proportion of children placed in care in England are counts of children who are currently in care at a single point in time.However, these data snapshots do not present the full picture, as they do not account for the comple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-in-care-theres-one-in-every-classroom-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-in-care-theres-one-in-every-classroom-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers pledge to publish long-buried study into impact of fines on carers]]></title><description><![CDATA[DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish itUK politics &ndash; latest updatesMinisters have pledged to publish a long-buried internal study into the emotional and financial impact of fines and prosecutions incurred by tens of thousands of unpaid carers for falling foul of strict carer&rsquo;s allowance earnings rules.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) agreed to carry out the research at the insistence of MPs five years ago a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-pledge-to-publish-long-buried-study-into-impact-of-fines-on-carers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-pledge-to-publish-long-buried-study-into-impact-of-fines-on-carers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of unpaid carers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Timpson says he wants to &lsquo;take a stand&rsquo; after revelations thousands of carers are being forced to pay huge finesOne of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s dementia advisers has resigned over the government&rsquo;s approach towards unpaid carers, describing the prosecutions of vulnerable people as &ldquo;beyond the pale&rdquo;.Johnny Timpson, who advised No 10 on its dementia strategy, said he wanted to &ldquo;take a stand&rdquo; after the Guardian revealed that tens of thousands of unpaid car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-unpaid-carers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-unpaid-carers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of carers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Timpson says he wants to &lsquo;take a stand&rsquo; after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge finesOne of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s dementia advisers has resigned over the government&rsquo;s approach towards unpaid carers, describing the prosecutions of vulnerable people as &ldquo;beyond the pale&rdquo;.Johnny Timpson, who advised No 10 on its dementia strategy, said he wanted to &ldquo;take a stand&rdquo; after the Guardian revealed that tens of thousands of unp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-carers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-carers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of carers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Johnny Timpson says he wants to &lsquo;take a stand&rsquo; after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge finesOne of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s dementia advisers has resigned over the government&rsquo;s approach towards unpaid carers, describing the prosecutions of vulnerable people as &ldquo;beyond the pale&rdquo;.Johnny Timpson, who advised No 10 on its dementia strategy, said he wanted to &ldquo;take a stand&rdquo; after the Guardian revealed that tens of thousands of unp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-carers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-government-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-prosecutions-of-carers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignorance still stalks the land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beveridge&rsquo;s giants | Carers | Cash-strapped Tories | Early Christmas | Bird&rsquo;s birthdayBeth Riding writes of the &ldquo;five giants&rdquo; William Beveridge wanted to overcome in 1942 still stalking the land (I&rsquo;m 17 and haven&rsquo;t seen a dentist for four years. This is life in England&rsquo;s NHS dental deserts, 17 April). Agenda Publications noted this and asked five writers to discuss how far the giants had been overcome, in five books published in 2022: Disease on health,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ignorance-still-stalks-the-land/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ignorance-still-stalks-the-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemn Sissay: ‘brilliant’ plans to improve child social care ignored by ministers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poet says government has not acted on 2022 MacAlister review because reforming system is not a vote winnerUK politics &ndash; latest updatesThe poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay has accused ministers of ignoring &ldquo;brilliant&rdquo; recommendations to improve the &ldquo;dysfunctional&rdquo; children&rsquo;s social care system in England because they are not vote winners.Sissay, whose bestselling memoir My Name Is Why was a reflection on his own childhood in care, said the government had &ldquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lemn-sissay-brilliant-plans-to-improve-child-social-care-ignored-by-ministers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lemn-sissay-brilliant-plans-to-improve-child-social-care-ignored-by-ministers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of course a society that demonises poverty will try to prosecute vulnerable, unpaid carers | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The scandal, revealed by the Guardian, didn&rsquo;t occur in a vacuum. The right&rsquo;s casting of the poor as parasitic benefits cheats underpins it allThe unpaid carer&rsquo;s allowance in this country is &pound;81.90 a week. It&rsquo;s hard to see what serious thought went into arriving at that figure &ndash; any calculation of how much it costs to live on, for instance, or how much an unpaid carer is saving the government. Being without discernible curiosity about the lives of unpaid carers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/of-course-a-society-that-demonises-poverty-will-try-to-prosecute-vulnerable-unpaid-carers-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/of-course-a-society-that-demonises-poverty-will-try-to-prosecute-vulnerable-unpaid-carers-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Humiliated’: carer made to pay back £3.8k after mistake declaring income]]></title><description><![CDATA[Davina Ware applied for benefits to help look after husband Mike, 72, who has lived with Parkinson&rsquo;s for 20 yearsThe pain cuts through Davina Ware&rsquo;s voice as she describes her experience of carer&rsquo;s allowance, the meagre weekly benefit given to those heralded by the government as Britain&rsquo;s &ldquo;unsung heroes&rdquo;.She feels &ldquo;humiliated,&rdquo; &ldquo;devastated,&rdquo; and &ldquo;treated like a conniving thief&rdquo; by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/humiliated-carer-made-to-pay-back-38k-after-mistake-declaring-income/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/humiliated-carer-made-to-pay-back-38k-after-mistake-declaring-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it | Terri White]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report shows how transformational the initiative was. But Keir Starmer&rsquo;s early-years plans lack the same visionSure Start did change the lives of children, a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) told us last week. It not only improved educational outcomes for children, particularly kids from deprived areas, but also reduced later need for education, health and care plans for those with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), and paid for itself. The confirm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sure-start-could-have-changed-everything-for-my-family-labour-must-be-brave-and-revitalise-it-terri-white/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sure-start-could-have-changed-everything-for-my-family-labour-must-be-brave-and-revitalise-it-terri-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP warns carers they could face greater penalties if they appeal against fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of &lsquo;threatening and cruel&rsquo; tactics over repayment ordersWoman with dementia, 92, told to repay &pound;7,000 in disability allowanceGovernment officials have been accused of using &ldquo;threatening and cruel&rdquo; tactics towards unpaid carers by saying they could face even greater financial penalties if they appeal against &ldquo;vindictive&rdquo; benefit fines.This month a Guardian investigation revealed that thousands of peopl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-warns-carers-they-could-face-greater-penalties-if-they-appeal-against-fines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-warns-carers-they-could-face-greater-penalties-if-they-appeal-against-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unpaid carers lose out in benefits gap | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carer&rsquo;s allowance eligibility | Liz Truss&rsquo;s bestseller | Save the election date | Earthworms rule | Reservoir picsRe Jan Pahl&rsquo;s letter (12 April) illustrating the very low value that carer&rsquo;s allowance (CA) places on unpaid carers&rsquo; contributions to the care of their families, the gap between entitlement to and eligibility for CA is further proof of this. In 2022-23, 1.3 million people were deemed to be entitled to claim CA, but nearly 400,000 were&nbsp;ineligible bec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carers-lose-out-in-benefits-gap-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unpaid-carers-lose-out-in-benefits-gap-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DWP warns carers they could face greater penalties if they appeal fines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials at Department for Work and Pensions accused of &lsquo;threatening and cruel&rsquo; tactics over repayment orders Government officials have been accused of using &ldquo;threatening and cruel&rdquo; tactics towards unpaid carers by saying they could face even greater financial penalties if they appeal against &ldquo;vindictive&rdquo; benefit fines.This month a Guardian investigation revealed that thousands of people who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives have been forced to pay]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-warns-carers-they-could-face-greater-penalties-if-they-appeal-fines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dwp-warns-carers-they-could-face-greater-penalties-if-they-appeal-fines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man with Down’s syndrome died from choking at care home, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcus Hanlin swallowed conkers hidden in rice after being left unsupervised in Bristol homeA man with Down&rsquo;s syndrome, severe learning disabilities and poor eyesight, who died after swallowing conkers hidden in rice as part of a sensory activity at a nursing home, had been left unsupervised though staff knew he was fascinated by food, an inquest has heard.Marcus Hanlin, 57, was on a regime at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol that included him only eating pureed meals and being kept a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-with-downs-syndrome-died-from-choking-at-care-home-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-with-downs-syndrome-died-from-choking-at-care-home-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man died after swallowing conkers at care home, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcus Hanlin, who had Down&rsquo;s syndrome and was on regime of pureed meals, choked after being left unsupervised, inquest toldA man with Down&rsquo;s syndrome, severe learning disabilities and poor eyesight, who died after swallowing conkers hidden in rice as part of a sensory activity at a nursing home, had been left unsupervised though staff knew he was fascinated by food, an inquest has heard.Marcus Hanlin, 57, was on a regime at Cheddar Grove nursing home in Bristol that included him onl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-died-after-swallowing-conkers-at-care-home-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-died-after-swallowing-conkers-at-care-home-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 52 Blackpool children in care as poverty soars in north of England]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;25bn of public money would have been saved between 2019 and 2023 if north had same care entry rates as south, report saysOne in every 52 children in Blackpool are in care compared with one in 140 across England, leading to calls for more to be done to urgently tackle the widening north-south divide, brought on by &ldquo;decades of underinvestment&rdquo;.Nine in every thousand children are in care in the north, compared with six in the rest of England, according to a report by Health Equit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-52-blackpool-children-in-care-as-poverty-soars-in-north-of-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-52-blackpool-children-in-care-as-poverty-soars-in-north-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour plans review of carer’s allowance after thousands forced to repay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison McGovern says UK would &lsquo;grind to a halt&rsquo; without unpaid carers and confirms party will review system if it wins powerLabour will review the system of carer&rsquo;s allowance if it wins the general election, the party has confirmed, after the Guardian revealed that scores of unpaid carers were being forced to pay back thousands of pounds for minor breaches of benefit rules.Thousands of carers have run up huge debts, been given criminal records and been forced to sell their home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-plans-review-of-carers-allowance-after-thousands-forced-to-repay/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-plans-review-of-carers-allowance-after-thousands-forced-to-repay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eileen Jarvis obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mum, Eileen Jarvis, who has died aged 92, devoted her life to fighting for the rights of women and children, first with the women&rsquo;s liberation movement and as a volunteer for Women&rsquo;s Aid reguges, and then as a social worker in three London boroughs.Her passion for social work stemmed from the poverty she had witnessed growing up in north Wales, as well as the tragic high-profile case of Maria Colwell, a seven-year-old killed by her stepfather in 1973. While raising her own daughte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eileen-jarvis-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eileen-jarvis-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer investigation finds that private companies made &pound;105m despite not being registered with OfstedHundreds of extremely vulnerable school-age children in England are being sent to illegal, unregulated homes every year because of a chronic shortage of places in secure local authority units.An Observer investigation has established that councils placed 706 children, the majority of them under the age of 16, in their care in homes that were not registered with Ofsted, the children&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-hundreds-of-vulnerable-children-sent-to-illegal-and-unregulated-care-homes-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-hundreds-of-vulnerable-children-sent-to-illegal-and-unregulated-care-homes-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nowhere else is available’: how vulnerable children end up in illegal care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harrowing court video hearings reveal plight of those unable to find a place in secure, registered accommodationThe judge sitting in the family division of the high court can barely hide his concern and frustration as he listens to a barrister acting for Kent county council update him about the plight of a vulnerable 14-year-old girl in an unregistered, illegal children&rsquo;s home run by a private company.She is at risk of child sexual exploitation. In the past, she has run away, taken hard dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nowhere-else-is-available-how-vulnerable-children-end-up-in-illegal-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nowhere-else-is-available-how-vulnerable-children-end-up-in-illegal-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karina Moon, who is sole carer for her daughter most of the week, was told she needed to repay &pound;11,292.75 or be prosecuted for fraudEx-ministers press Sunak on &lsquo;persecution&rsquo; of carers who broke earnings rulesCarers in the UK: have you been threatened with prosecution for benefit fraud?Karina Moon vividly reacalls the telephone call that brought her to tears. She was stood, frozen, in the living room of her home in north Wales as a government official told her she needed to repa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/theyre-heartless-how-one-woman-fell-victim-to-the-carers-allowance-trap/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/theyre-heartless-how-one-woman-fell-victim-to-the-carers-allowance-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a rotten system that puts unpaid carers in the dock | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[A council&rsquo;s benefits expert and a tribunal judge, plus other readers, respond to reports on how the DWP is persecuting carers for unwittingly breaching complicated benefits rulesI have worked in benefits for more years than I care to admit, although for local authorities rather than the Department for Work and Pensions. The news about the persecution of carer&rsquo;s allowance claimants is not surprising (Calls to end &lsquo;persecution&rsquo; of carers over UK benefits rule breaches, 9 Ap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-rotten-system-that-puts-unpaid-carers-in-the-dock-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-rotten-system-that-puts-unpaid-carers-in-the-dock-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many aged care workers may wait until 2026 for full pay increase as Albanese government requests phased implementation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commonwealth requests Fair Work Commission phase in full 23% increase over two years to prevent workforce shortages elsewhereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers should wait until January 2026 for the full 23% pay rise ordered by the Fair Work Commission, according to the Albanese government.The commonwealth has requested that the commission phase in the increase over two years, from Janua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/many-aged-care-workers-may-wait-until-2026-for-full-pay-increase-as-albanese-government-requests-phased-implementation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/many-aged-care-workers-may-wait-until-2026-for-full-pay-increase-as-albanese-government-requests-phased-implementation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: how did Sure Start help you or your child?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would like to hear from people who benefited from New Labour&rsquo;s early years programmeGordon Brown and other veterans of the last Labour government have called upon Keir Starmer to include a new Sure Start-style programme in his election manifesto after a study showed its benefits to children from low-income backgrounds.Sure Start was first announced in 1998 and saw the development of hundreds children&rsquo;s centres across the UK. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-how-did-sure-start-help-you-or-your-child/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-how-did-sure-start-help-you-or-your-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on carer’s allowance: people who look after others should not be an afterthought | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DWP&rsquo;s system punishes claimants for payment errors. But it is the rules, not the carers, that are most at faultThe problems caused by attempts to reclaim benefit payments to carers, on the basis that they are ineligible due to increased earnings, are not new. Between 19,000 and 39,000 overpayments have been logged in each of the last five years. But this only makes the latest details of the heavy-handed manner in which these situations are being dealt with all the more dismaying. It is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-carers-allowance-people-who-look-after-others-should-not-be-an-afterthought-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-carers-allowance-people-who-look-after-others-should-not-be-an-afterthought-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are unpaid carers, and why have some had to repay large sums to UK government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer&rsquo;s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWPCarers threatened with prosecution over minor rules breachesAnalysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court?Unpaid carers provide support for loved ones &ndash; normally parents or children, who are disabled, frail or ill. There are an estimated 5.7 million carers in the UK. The majority of unpaid carers are women. The 46 to 65 age group is the biggest unpaid carer cohor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/who-are-unpaid-carers-and-why-have-some-had-to-repay-large-sums-to-uk-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/who-are-unpaid-carers-and-why-have-some-had-to-repay-large-sums-to-uk-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are unpaid carers, and why have some had to repay large sums to the UK government?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer&rsquo;s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWPCarers threatened with prosecution over minor rules breachesAnalysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court?Unpaid carers provide support for loved ones &ndash; normally parents or children, who are disabled, frail or ill. There are an estimated 5.7 million carers in the UK. The majority of unpaid carers are women. The 46-65 age group is the biggest unpaid carer cohort.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/who-are-unpaid-carers-and-why-have-some-had-to-repay-large-sums-to-the-uk-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/who-are-unpaid-carers-and-why-have-some-had-to-repay-large-sums-to-the-uk-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government provides nowhere near enough support for people who care for their loved ones, writes Kirsty McHugh of the Carers Trust. Plus a letter from someone who cares for a partner with a mental health condition, and another from Jane Nation on the invisibility of disabled peopleYou&rsquo;re right to praise Kate Garraway for shining a light on the financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer (Editorial, 27 March). The government still provides nowhere near enough support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-of-being-an-unpaid-carer-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-financial-physical-and-emotional-toll-of-being-an-unpaid-carer-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The right to carer’s leave in Britain is a step forward, but a system that relies on unpaid care is still wrong | Emily Kenway]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week&rsquo;s break would have made a huge difference to me when my mum had cancer &ndash; and so would recognition of carers&rsquo; vital roleFor the first time, employees in Great Britain are going to have the right to time off work for caring responsibilities. This change, which comes into effect tomorrow, will affect about 2.5 million people who are juggling employment with caring for long-term sick, disabled or elderly loved ones. I know first-hand why carer&rsquo;s leave is sorely needed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-right-to-carers-leave-in-britain-is-a-step-forward-but-a-system-that-relies-on-unpaid-care-is-still-wrong-emily-kenway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-right-to-carers-leave-in-britain-is-a-step-forward-but-a-system-that-relies-on-unpaid-care-is-still-wrong-emily-kenway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lease electric cars to rural care workers, UK climate charity says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Possible charity highlights financial savings and environmental benefits for low-paid staffMinisters should consider a social leasing scheme for care workers in rural areas across the UK to use electric cars, a climate charity has argued, saying this would save often low-paid staff large sums, also bringing a big environmental boost.A focus group of carers in rural and semi-rural parts of the UK, carried out as part of the study, found that one woman earning less than &pound;20,000 a year as a m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lease-electric-cars-to-rural-care-workers-uk-climate-charity-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lease-electric-cars-to-rural-care-workers-uk-climate-charity-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government accused of undermining the fight against labour abuses after &pound;2m real-terms cut to oversight budgetBritain&rsquo;s labour abuse watchdog has had its funding cut by the Home Office despite a dramatic surge in exploitation in the care sector.The budget of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has been set at &pound;6.25m for 2024-25 compared with &pound;7.7m last year, official figures show. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-you-want-to-abuse-your-workers-thats-fine-uk-modern-slavery-watchdogs-funding-cut/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-you-want-to-abuse-your-workers-thats-fine-uk-modern-slavery-watchdogs-funding-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finley Boden ‘should have been one of the most protected children’, finds review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baby murdered by his parents after &lsquo;inadequate safeguarding&rsquo; by authorities in Derbyshire, says reportA 10-month-old baby, who was killed by his parents just 39 days after a court returned him to their care, should have been &ldquo;one of the most protected children in the local authority area&rdquo;, a review has concluded.Finley Boden died on Christmas Day 2020 after a period of &ldquo;inadequate safeguarding&rdquo; by authorities, who initially removed him from the care of his par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/finley-boden-should-have-been-one-of-the-most-protected-children-finds-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/finley-boden-should-have-been-one-of-the-most-protected-children-finds-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office granted 275 visas to nonexistent care home, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Shocking&rsquo; system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report saysA damning inspection report has found multiple failures in the Home Office&rsquo;s system for awarding care worker visas, including 275 granted to a care home that did not exist.The report found the whole regime of allowing care homes to sponsor visas to bring in workers from overseas was &ldquo;shocking&rdquo; in its implementation, and the net effect was &ldquo;a system tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-granted-275-visas-to-nonexistent-care-home-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-granted-275-visas-to-nonexistent-care-home-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office granted 275 care worker certificates of sponsorship after ‘false’ application]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Shocking&rsquo; system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report saysA damning inspection report has found multiple failures in the Home Office&rsquo;s system for awarding care worker visas, including 275 certificates of sponsorship granted to a care home without its knowledge and &ldquo;using false information&rdquo;.The report found the whole regime of allowing care homes to sponsor visas to bring in workers from overseas was &ldquo;shocking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-granted-275-care-worker-certificates-of-sponsorship-after-false-application/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-granted-275-care-worker-certificates-of-sponsorship-after-false-application/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home residents enjoy theatre schools’ 50s-themed musical drama production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents from three Dorset and Hampshire care homes enjoyed a post-war Britain-themed production performed by a theatre school in Bournemouth.Care home residents from Castle Dene in Bournemouth, Elizabeth House in Poole, and St Ives House in Ringwood saw BIGLITTLE Theatre School&rsquo;s musical drama show, The Trainmaster, at Bournemouth School for Girl&rsquo;s performing arts centre. The story focused on a revered railway stationmaster, his family and the passengers, and was performed by the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-residents-enjoy-theatre-schools-50s-themed-musical-drama-production/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-residents-enjoy-theatre-schools-50s-themed-musical-drama-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siblings begin independent living journey at Grantham supported living service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conversion work has been completed on a house in Grantham which has enabled three adults to start a new life and live independently.&nbsp;&nbsp;Radis Community Care will provide supported living services to the individuals in partnership with Golden Lane Housing, supported housing landlords for people with a learning disability and those living with autism.&nbsp;Siblings, Aiden and Shannon, have moved out of their family home for the first time this month to start living independently at this ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/siblings-begin-independent-living-journey-at-grantham-supported-living-service/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 15:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/siblings-begin-independent-living-journey-at-grantham-supported-living-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans enjoy exotic food and drink, and a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The importance of a healthy diet has been highlighted by Royal Star &amp; Garter during Nutrition &amp; Hydration Week.Residents at the charity&rsquo;s three Homes took part in cooking activities, taste tests and tucked into yummy foods, snacks and drinks, as part of Nutrition &amp; Hydration Week, which took place between 11 and 17 March.Royal Star &amp; Garter provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, from Homes in Solihull, Surbiton]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/veterans-enjoy-exotic-food-and-drink-and-a-mad-hatters-tea-party/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/veterans-enjoy-exotic-food-and-drink-and-a-mad-hatters-tea-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Mary’s Group Care Homes Recognised in Knight Frank’s Luxury Care Home Guide 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Mary&rsquo;s Group is proud to announce that two of its distinguished care homes, St Mary&rsquo;s Riverside in Hessle and St Mary&rsquo;s Lodge in Anlaby, have been named finalists in the Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Award 2024. This prestigious recognition places both homes among the top 100 care facilities in the UK, a testament to their commitment to luxury and quality care.Knight Frank Healthcare, renowned for its expert valuation and advisory services to the UK&rsquo;s leading care oper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/st-marys-group-care-homes-recognised-in-knight-franks-luxury-care-home-guide-2024/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/st-marys-group-care-homes-recognised-in-knight-franks-luxury-care-home-guide-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Care Through Digital Innovation: A Call to Action for UK Care Providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid a growing social care crisis, innovative solutions are not just a necessity but a mandate. The statistics are stark: dementia patients account for a quarter of all beds within the NHS, often facing prolonged hospital stays due to the complexities of their condition and a glaring lack of community care options. This situation is exacerbated by a significant workforce shortfall, with Skills for Care reporting an alarming 152,000 unfilled roles in adult social care in England for 2022/23.The r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/transforming-care-through-digital-innovation-a-call-to-action-for-uk-care-providers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2024 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/transforming-care-through-digital-innovation-a-call-to-action-for-uk-care-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government has brought adult social care in England ‘to its knees’, MPs say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning report on long-term care system blames uneven funding and a lack of a plan for failureThe government has brought adult social care in England &ldquo;to its knees&rdquo; with years of uneven funding and a &ldquo;woefully insufficient plan&rdquo; to fill thousands of staff vacancies, MPs have said in a damning report on a system that provides long-term care for 835,000 people.The public accounts committee said &ldquo;chronic underfunding, rising waiting lists and patchwork funding&rdquo; h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-has-brought-adult-social-care-in-england-to-its-knees-mps-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-has-brought-adult-social-care-in-england-to-its-knees-mps-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when you put a nursery in a care home? - podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Belong Chester, residents spend their days with nursery-age children. What effect does it have on the wellbeing of both groups? Helen Pidd reports&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s something very natural about bringing young children and older people together, and yet in the UK it&rsquo;s not the norm any more,&rdquo; Helen Pidd, the Guardian&rsquo;s north of England editor, tells Nosheen Iqbal.Is the UK missing out on the benefits of intergenerational living? Helen visits Belong Chester, a multige]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-happens-when-you-put-a-nursery-in-a-care-home-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-happens-when-you-put-a-nursery-in-a-care-home-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Davey: ‘We need a cross-party agreement on social care’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking ahead of the party&rsquo;s spring conference, the Liberal Democrat leader challenges the Tories and Labour to find consensus on financial package for the NHSRishi Sunak and Keir Starmer have been challenged to sign up to cross-party talks finally resolving the impasse over social care, as part of a Liberal Democrat plea to &ldquo;grasp the nettle&rdquo; after years of failure.Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, said that his party would include in its forthcoming manifesto a promise to attend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-we-need-a-cross-party-agreement-on-social-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ed-davey-we-need-a-cross-party-agreement-on-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aged care workers to get 23% average pay rise as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achieved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Services Union secretary says new benchmark pay rate will make sector competitive with public health systemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers will receive an average pay rise of 23% after the Fair Work Commission delivered its decision in a long-running work value case.The commission&rsquo;s expert panel said those involved in direct care including nurses and home care workers des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-workers-to-get-23-average-pay-rise-as-union-heralds-move-as-one-of-the-best-outcomes-ever-achieved/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-workers-to-get-23-average-pay-rise-as-union-heralds-move-as-one-of-the-best-outcomes-ever-achieved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aged care workers to get 23% average pay boost as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achieved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Services Union secretary says new benchmark pay rate will make sector competitive with public health systemFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care workers will receive an average pay rise of 23% after the Fair Work Commission delivered its decision in a long-running work value case.The commission&rsquo;s expert panel said those involved in direct care including nurses and home care workers des]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-workers-to-get-23-average-pay-boost-as-union-heralds-move-as-one-of-the-best-outcomes-ever-achieved/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/aged-care-workers-to-get-23-average-pay-boost-as-union-heralds-move-as-one-of-the-best-outcomes-ever-achieved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK home care workers cannot work as visa regime tightened, says employer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewedOne of the UK&rsquo;s biggest home care providers says it is paying dozens of migrant workers to sit at home and do nothing because the Home Office has not renewed key immigration permits.Thousands of workers, mostly from Africa, were welcomed into the UK to help fill the one in 10 care worker jobs vacant after the Covid crisis. But after scammers abused the system,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-home-care-workers-cannot-work-as-visa-regime-tightened-says-employer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-home-care-workers-cannot-work-as-visa-regime-tightened-says-employer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s aged care fees are under review. Will wealthy people have to pay more?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert panel has recommended people with a lot of super contribute more to aged care &ndash; but the government may not respond any time soonThe long-awaited report of the government-appointed aged care taskforce has recommended wealthier Australians be expected to tap into their superannuation balances to pay for more, in a bid to keep the system sustainably funded.While the government is urged to remain the &ldquo;major funder&rdquo; of aged care, the expert panel said older Australians are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-aged-care-fees-are-under-review-will-wealthy-people-have-to-pay-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-aged-care-fees-are-under-review-will-wealthy-people-have-to-pay-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple cases of abuse and exploitation have been documented, but many staff feel &lsquo;powerless to complain&rsquo; for fear of losing the right to work in the countryA foreign care worker says she was repeatedly raped by her manager but felt unable to report him to the police for fear of losing her right to work, in a case that exposes the way the UK&rsquo;s visa system for health and care workers leaves people completely dependent on their employer.The case is one of more than 170 examples]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rape-and-sexual-harassment-reported-by-foreign-care-workers-across-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rape-and-sexual-harassment-reported-by-foreign-care-workers-across-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Medicare-style levy would guarantee all Australians the right to aged care when we need it | Sarah Holland-Batt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government-appointed taskforce has failed to mount a convincing argument why a modest financial contribution across a lifetime shouldn&rsquo;t extend to aged careThe aged care royal commissioners were notably split on a number of key issues, but on one principle they were united. Older Australians should not be required to contribute to their cost of care, nor should care be means tested.Instead, commissioner Tony Pagone wrote, every Australian should &ldquo;contribute towards the financing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-medicare-style-levy-would-guarantee-all-australians-the-right-to-aged-care-when-we-need-it-sarah-holland-batt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-medicare-style-levy-would-guarantee-all-australians-the-right-to-aged-care-when-we-need-it-sarah-holland-batt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealthy older Australians should pay more for aged care services, expert panel recommends]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Strong case&rsquo; to increase co-contributions for people with means, as there will always be some who need more government support, report saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOlder Australians with more wealth should have to pay more for the cost of their aged care, a government-appointed expert panel has recommended, potentially from their superannuation balances.But the government will not pursue a new levy or tax to pay for rising care costs,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wealthy-older-australians-should-pay-more-for-aged-care-services-expert-panel-recommends/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/wealthy-older-australians-should-pay-more-for-aged-care-services-expert-panel-recommends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning over use in UK of unregulated AI chatbots to create social care plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Oxford study shows benefits and risks of technology to healthcare, but ethical issues remainBritain&rsquo;s hard-pressed carers need all the help they can get. But that should not include using unregulated AI bots, according to researchers who say the AI revolution in social care needs a hard ethical edge.A pilot study by academics at the University of Oxford found some care providers had been using generative AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Bard to create care plans for people rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/warning-over-use-in-uk-of-unregulated-ai-chatbots-to-create-social-care-plans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/warning-over-use-in-uk-of-unregulated-ai-chatbots-to-create-social-care-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research&bull; Read more: &lsquo;My children never had a place they could say was home&rsquo;Some homeless children are now spending their entire childhoods in supposedly &ldquo;temporary accommodation&rdquo;, while thousands of families have been housed in it for more than a decade, according to alarming new evidence of a homelessness &shy;crisis &ldquo;spiralling out of control&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-homeless-children-spending-entire-lives-in-temporary-housing-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-homeless-children-spending-entire-lives-in-temporary-housing-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget tax cuts and help the vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Chancellor to stop thinking about tax cuts and start thinking about caring for the oldest and most vulnerable.Ahead of Wednesday&rsquo;s Budget, the Independent Care Group (ICG) says it is time to properly fund social care and help those who need support.ICG Chair Mike Padgham said: &ldquo;Nobody wants to pay too much tax, but there is a tipping point where we have to stop looking at tax cuts and lowering public spending and start thinking about those vulnerable pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/forget-tax-cuts-and-help-the-vulnerable/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/forget-tax-cuts-and-help-the-vulnerable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home stars Nicole and Sioned hailed as role models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two young women from Gwynedd have been hailed as &ldquo;role models&rdquo; after rising through the ranks to top jobs at a care home.Nicole Davies, 27, and Sioned Jones, 26, signed up with the Step into Care programme which was run by the Pendine Park organisation in partnership with the Prince&rsquo;s Trust nearly eight years ago and have never looked back.They completed a three-week course which included a week&rsquo;s work experience at Pendine&rsquo;s Bryn Seiont Newydd in Caernarfon which s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-stars-nicole-and-sioned-hailed-as-role-models/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-stars-nicole-and-sioned-hailed-as-role-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just How Much Time Do Your Managers Have?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The adult social care sector is grappling with mounting operational costs, including essentials like utilities and staff wages, which are struggling to keep pace with inflation. This predicament poses significant hurdles for recruitment and retention within the industry.In response to these challenges, there&rsquo;s a growing adoption of various digital innovations in care settings, such as electronic care plans, medication management systems, sensors, wearables, and assistive technologies. Thes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/just-how-much-time-do-your-managers-have/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/just-how-much-time-do-your-managers-have/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We must end the callous disregard for child refugees | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[News that child asylum seekers were told to guess who would be placed in foster care is distressing and dystopian, say a group of organisations including the Refugee CouncilOne of the 13 reports by the independent borders inspectorate finally released last week details a series of disturbing findings about unaccompanied children seeking asylum, including the appalling revelation that they were forced to play a game which involved them guessing who would be the next one to be placed in foster car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-must-end-the-callous-disregard-for-child-refugees-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-must-end-the-callous-disregard-for-child-refugees-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to reduce funding for services from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries leave many worried for the futureIt wasn&rsquo;t long ago that the people of Birmingham were being told the city was on the brink of a &ldquo;golden decade&rdquo;, with record levels of investment off the back of events including the Commonwealth Games and the arrival of HS2.Now the council has declared itself effectively bankrupt and councillors will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a range of p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-huge-step-back-for-the-city-people-in-birmingham-on-council-budget-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-huge-step-back-for-the-city-people-in-birmingham-on-council-budget-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pretty dodgy’: alarm over suspect care agencies granted Home Office licence to act as visa sponsors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners against labour exploitation urge government to conduct more stringent checks before awarding powersHundreds of newly established care providers have been granted licences by the Home Office to sponsor workers from abroad, despite being newly established and having no track record of providing services in Britain, the Observer can reveal.Suspected bogus companies with copy-and-paste websites, fake-looking reviews and PO boxes as addresses are among those granted licences allowing them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pretty-dodgy-alarm-over-suspect-care-agencies-granted-home-office-licence-to-act-as-visa-sponsors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/pretty-dodgy-alarm-over-suspect-care-agencies-granted-home-office-licence-to-act-as-visa-sponsors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local authority leader claims private equity groups are exploiting vulnerable youngsters in care homes in the pursuit of profitCare companies are insisting on unnecessary and expensive support packages for vulnerable children to boost their profits, a council leader has claimed.Barry Lewis, the Tory leader of Derbyshire county council, said that former family-run businesses acquired by private equity groups were trying to get &ldquo;as much cash as possible&rdquo; out of local authorities. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/profiteering-off-children-care-firms-in-england-accused-of-squeezing-cash-from-councils/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/profiteering-off-children-care-firms-in-england-accused-of-squeezing-cash-from-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak making slow progress on asylum pledges amid record care visa awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office data released as Tories and Labour prepare for immigration to bekey battle ground at upcoming general electionThe number of visas issued to allow social care workers into the UK reached record levels in 2023, according to newly released figures.The official data also shows Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s government made slow progress towards his promises to end the use of hotels for asylum seekers, slash the backlog of applications and &ldquo;stop the boats&rdquo;. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-making-slow-progress-on-asylum-pledges-amid-record-care-visa-awards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-making-slow-progress-on-asylum-pledges-amid-record-care-visa-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTuber Ruby Franke’s chilling story shows us that internet culture has given child abuse a new place to hide | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most disturbing thing about the prolific parenting vlogger was that she was peddling cruelty worldwide in plain sightWhen I first started working in the mid-90s, there was a big furore when a US evangelical church produced a leaflet about child-rearing that included detail on the right size of cane to use to punish a six-month-old baby. The story was enough of a scandal that it travelled across the Atlantic &ndash; in the old-fashioned way, from a US newspaper to a British one &ndash; but it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/youtuber-ruby-frankes-chilling-story-shows-us-that-internet-culture-has-given-child-abuse-a-new-place-to-hide-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/youtuber-ruby-frankes-chilling-story-shows-us-that-internet-culture-has-given-child-abuse-a-new-place-to-hide-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Empower Care Providers – CareTechGuide.co.uk Offers Digital Solutions Free of Charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s rapidly evolving technological landscape, embracing digitalisation is no longer an option but a necessity. Care homes and home care services in the UK are recognising the myriad benefits of going digital with their paperwork. CareTechGuide.co.uk, a pioneering platform, is dedicated to assisting care providers in this crucial transition by offering a free service that sources the right digital software and platforms tailored to their needs.Switching to digital has proven to be tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lets-empower-care-providers-caretechguidecouk-offers-digital-solutions-free-of-charge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lets-empower-care-providers-caretechguidecouk-offers-digital-solutions-free-of-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home resident ‘sparkles’ after ear-piercing wish comes true]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 83-year-old Enfield care home resident is now donning some added &lsquo;sparkle&rsquo; after staff at Bullsmoor Lodge granted her one wish &ndash; to have her ears pierced.&nbsp;Janet Lowe is a retired nurse and, unable to wear earrings throughout her 40-year career, never had her ears pierced. When staff at Bullsmoor Lodge asked its residents &ldquo;if you had one wish, what would it be?&rdquo; Janet couldn&rsquo;t wait to share her &lsquo;piercing&rsquo; request.&nbsp;Keen to help, staff or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-resident-sparkles-after-ear-piercing-wish-comes-true/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-resident-sparkles-after-ear-piercing-wish-comes-true/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Grow up’ and talk about social care, Andrew Dilnot tells Labour and Tories]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an election approaches, both parties must end their irresponsible silence about the crisis in England, pleads the architect of funding reformsThe Conservatives and Labour need to &ldquo;grow up&rdquo; and end an irresponsible refusal to talk about solving England&rsquo;s social care crisis before the next election, the architect of seminal care reforms has warned.In a despairing rebuke to both major parties, Sir Andrew Dilnot, whose government-backed commission proposed a cap on social care c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/grow-up-and-talk-about-social-care-andrew-dilnot-tells-labour-and-tories/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/grow-up-and-talk-about-social-care-andrew-dilnot-tells-labour-and-tories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives decry undertakers’ Valentine’s cards sent to care home residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whitegates Care Centre defends distributing the funeral directors&rsquo; cards, described by one relative as &lsquo;appalling&rsquo;A firm of funeral directors sent Valentine&rsquo;s Day cards to residents of a care home, in what has been described as an &ldquo;appalling stunt&rdquo; that the undertakers have admitted was &ldquo;misjudged&rdquo;.The cards sent to Whitegates Care Centre in Surrey were decorated with a red heart and a pink bow, the Sun reported, and bore the words: &ldquo;Sent wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-decry-undertakers-valentines-cards-sent-to-care-home-residents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-decry-undertakers-valentines-cards-sent-to-care-home-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young and old help each other to thrive | Brief letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beauty of Belong Chester | Sunday snooping | Boris Johnson&rsquo;s service | Everyone&rsquo;s an emeritusI read your feature on the Belong intergenerational community in Chester with absolute delight (Young, old and marvellous: how a care home built a nursery &ndash; and everyone thrived, 6 February). I am so pleased that somebody is taking the all&#8209;important connection between old and young seriously, and making it work. As a teenager and twentysomething moons ago, I&nbsp;strongly felt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-and-old-help-each-other-to-thrive-brief-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-and-old-help-each-other-to-thrive-brief-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intervals by Marianne Brooker review – a daughter’s angry and profound memorial to her mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author&rsquo;s singular account of her parent&rsquo;s illness and decision to hasten her death is written with remarkable clarity and precisionIntervals is an exceptional book, for which every deserved superlative seems cliched, in part because the language of illness, death and bereavement often feels too hollowed out by use to accommodate the magnitude of those experiences. Frequently repeated words may gain a carapace that resists our scrutiny: take &ldquo;dignity&rdquo;, for example, whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/intervals-by-marianne-brooker-review-a-daughters-angry-and-profound-memorial-to-her-mother/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/intervals-by-marianne-brooker-review-a-daughters-angry-and-profound-memorial-to-her-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes in England reject vulnerable children to protect Ofsted ratings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young people with complex needs face long waits for places because providers fear negative watchdog reportsSome care homes in England are refusing to take children with complex needs because they are worried it might affect their Ofsted inspection ratings, fuelling concern that vulnerable young people in the social care system are having to wait months or even years for a stable home.Last month, an Ofsted report said nine out of 10 councils often struggle to find homes for children with complex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-reject-vulnerable-children-to-protect-ofsted-ratings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-reject-vulnerable-children-to-protect-ofsted-ratings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We took on Bristol’s inhumane plan for disabled people and won. Resistance is never futile | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Warehousing&rsquo; proposals were defeated by activists and readers. Other councils should take note, and everyone should take heartFollowing the news in Britain feels increasingly like living the Smiths&rsquo; lyric, &ldquo;Good times for a change&rdquo;. The onslaught of cost-cutting, short-termist, outright nasty public policy can sometimes make it hard to believe any progress is possible. Well, here&rsquo;s some good news.Last month, I reported on cash-strapped Bristol city council&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-took-on-bristols-inhumane-plan-for-disabled-people-and-won-resistance-is-never-futile-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-took-on-bristols-inhumane-plan-for-disabled-people-and-won-resistance-is-never-futile-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care firm charged workers from Africa thousands more than cost of visa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zimbabweans say they paid large sums to Gloriavd Health Care but got far less work than expected and were squalidly housedA care company serving NHS patients has been charging migrant workers from Africa thousands of pounds to work in the UK when the cost of a visa is only a few hundred pounds, the Guardian has learned.Care workers from Zimbabwe were told to pay the sums to Gloriavd Health Care Ltd in return for arranging social care jobs in and around Leeds and Bath. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-firm-charged-workers-from-africa-thousands-more-than-cost-of-visa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-firm-charged-workers-from-africa-thousands-more-than-cost-of-visa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young, old and marvellous: how a care home built a nursery – and everyone thrived]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Belong Chester, the older residents and young children have the chance to spend each day together, and it&rsquo;s led to big improvements in all their lives. What&rsquo;s the secret?It is lunchtime in the bistro at Belong and half a dozen toddlers are tucking into sausage cassoulet, mash and seasonal vegetables. Anyone acquainted with the table manners of two- and three-year-olds may well be bracing themselves for carnage. Yet green beans are being happily pronged with forks rather than chuck]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-old-and-marvellous-how-a-care-home-built-a-nursery-and-everyone-thrived/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-old-and-marvellous-how-a-care-home-built-a-nursery-and-everyone-thrived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robotic team member joins Harrogate care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing Northwest care provider has collaborated with Bear Robotics and introduced Servi+ to their new home in Harrogate. The innovative robot helps support residents with maintaining independence and providing an additional &ldquo;team member&rdquo; in a fun and interactive environment.Alfred, as named by the home, can be seen weaving his way through the home&rsquo;s Orangery or Dining areas where residents and team members can return cups and plates back to another part of the home or even sen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robotic-team-member-joins-harrogate-care-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robotic-team-member-joins-harrogate-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talks in York over threat to social care funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[A social care provider organisation is to hold talks with City of York Council over a rumoured cut to its funding.The council is said to be considering cutting the money it gives to the Independent Care Group (ICG) after supporting it for more than a quarter of a century.The ICG has urged the council to re-think and hold consultations with the ICG before deciding. It has warned that any changes are bound to have an impact on the delivery of social care in the York area.ICG Chair Mike Padgham sai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/talks-in-york-over-threat-to-social-care-funding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/talks-in-york-over-threat-to-social-care-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Whispers Specialist Care: A New Era in End-of-Life and Palliative Support]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a significant step towards enhancing end-of-life care, Whispers Care Solutions has proudly announced the launch of Whispers Specialist Care, a new dedicated end-of-life and palliative care service. The Mayor of Eastleigh, Councillor Nick Couldrey, joined staff on February 2nd for the official launch, marking a new chapter in compassionate care for the Hampshire and surrounding counties.Whispers Specialist Care aims to redefine the approach to end-of-life and palliative care, offering a range]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/introducing-whispers-specialist-care-a-new-era-in-end-of-life-and-palliative-support/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/introducing-whispers-specialist-care-a-new-era-in-end-of-life-and-palliative-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Following BGF investment BN Care grows with South West acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BN Care group has completed the acquisition of its sixth home following new investment by&nbsp;BGF&nbsp;&ndash; one of the largest and most experienced investors in the UK and Ireland.Wade Newmark, the CEO of BN Care, will now step up the company&rsquo;s efforts to provide a growing number of elderly people across the South West of England with &ldquo;top-class&rdquo; care, after announcing the purchase of the Court House in Devon.Situated in the picturesque countryside town of Cullompton, t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/following-bgf-investment-bn-care-grows-with-south-west-acquisition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/following-bgf-investment-bn-care-grows-with-south-west-acquisition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour ditches radical reforms as it prepares ‘bombproof’ election manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to reform social care and House of Lords are trimmed as Keir Starmer&rsquo;s party opts for caution ahead of voteLabour is planning only limited first-term reforms of social care and the House of Lords and a smaller green investment plan as part of a stripped-down general election manifesto, as it seeks to make its policies &ldquo;bombproof&rdquo; to Tory attacks.Shadow cabinet ministers have been given until 8 February to make policy submissions for the manifesto, as Keir Starmer&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-ditches-radical-reforms-as-it-prepares-bombproof-election-manifesto/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2024 20:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-ditches-radical-reforms-as-it-prepares-bombproof-election-manifesto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking Success: Digital Tech, Your Ally in Care Staff Retention]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the dynamic realm of the care industry, the rise of digital technology isn&rsquo;t just a tech-savvy trend&mdash;it&rsquo;s a game-changer for staff retention! The infusion of innovative solutions not only streamlines operations but also nurtures a workplace where employees thrive and stay committed. So, care providers, if you&rsquo;re investing in going digital, here&rsquo;s your secret weapon: CareTechGuide.co.uk. It&rsquo;s not just good; it&rsquo;s great, and it&rsquo;s free!It&rsquo;s Wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unlocking-success-digital-tech-your-ally-in-care-staff-retention/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/unlocking-success-digital-tech-your-ally-in-care-staff-retention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From social care to homelessness, what are the cost pressures facing English councils?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade of cuts has reduced local authorities&rsquo; ability to deal with key long-term issues, from child protection to an ageing societyAngela Rayner: Tories&rsquo; council fund is cynical pre-election sticking plasterBarnet council&rsquo;s &lsquo;Graph of Doom&rsquo; now looks prophetic&lsquo;Stuck without it&rsquo;: Woking elderly residents face losing key transportOnce vanishingly rare, the prospect English local authorities might go bust now offers no surprise: four councils have in effec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-social-care-to-homelessness-what-are-the-cost-pressures-facing-english-councils/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/from-social-care-to-homelessness-what-are-the-cost-pressures-facing-english-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnet council’s ‘Graph of Doom’ now looks prophetic]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2011, no one believed councils would be left to swallow the rising cost of social care unaided. But after funding cuts of 40%, their plight looks increasingly bleakAngela Rayner: Tories&rsquo; council fund is cynical pre-election sticking plasterWhat are the cost pressures facing English councils?&lsquo;Stuck without it&rsquo;: Woking elderly residents face losing key transportIn 2011, two senior council managers in north London put together a PowerPoint graph that they felt might help kick o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/barnet-councils-graph-of-doom-now-looks-prophetic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/barnet-councils-graph-of-doom-now-looks-prophetic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think of this: a plan to ‘warehouse’ disabled people. What kind of nation is Britain becoming? | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cash-starved Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than othersIf you want a symbol of this country&rsquo;s shredded safety net, look no further than Mark in Bristol.For the past 30 years Mark, who has cerebral palsy, has lived in his accessible bungalow with the support of personal assistants. That care package has enabled the 58-year-old to build a life at the heart of his community: from being a governor at the local school]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/think-of-this-a-plan-to-warehouse-disabled-people-what-kind-of-nation-is-britain-becoming-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/think-of-this-a-plan-to-warehouse-disabled-people-what-kind-of-nation-is-britain-becoming-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No plans to tighten care worker English language rules after Somerset death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office rejects call for change from coroner in case of woman who died after ambulance delayThe minimum level of English language skills required for foreign care workers will not be raised despite the death of a care home resident after staff were unable to explain her critical state to 999 operators.The senior coroner for Somerset investigated the death of 91-year-old Barbara Rymell in August 2022 and found that the primary school standard of English required to get a health and care visa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-plans-to-tighten-care-worker-english-language-rules-after-somerset-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-plans-to-tighten-care-worker-english-language-rules-after-somerset-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils to get extra £600m funding to ease soaring costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The additional &pound;500m for social care and &pound;100m in grants follows Tory MPs&rsquo; demands for more funds to prevent cuts to servicesUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesCouncils in England are to be handed an extra &pound;600m in funding to tackle the worsening financial crises at town halls across the country, after Tory MPs threatened Rishi Sunak with a fresh Commons rebellion.Revisiting the funding plans for local government in a highly unusual step, the levelling up secretary, M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-to-get-extra-600m-funding-to-ease-soaring-costs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-to-get-extra-600m-funding-to-ease-soaring-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern slavery in social care surging since visa rules eased]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: exploitation in sector has soared with more than 10 times as many potential victims as in 2021Modern slavery is surging in social care since ministers relaxed immigration rules to fill thousands of vacancies, with a growing wave of exploitation leading to workers being ripped off or living in squalor.Unpublished figures show at least 800 people working in care homes or people&rsquo;s residences were charted as potential victims last year, more than 10 times the number recorded before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/modern-slavery-in-social-care-surging-since-visa-rules-eased/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/modern-slavery-in-social-care-surging-since-visa-rules-eased/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Inhumane’ Home Office denying visas to children of migrant health workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer investigation reveals children as young as two are being barred from joining their mothers in BritainThe Home Office is systematically barring young children from joining their mothers in Britain despite extensive proof the women are their primary caregivers, an Observer investigation has revealed.Under an opaque policy condemned as discriminatory and &ldquo;inhumane&rdquo;, the government has refused dozens of visas for children of migrant single mothers, many of whom came to work in t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inhumane-home-office-denying-visas-to-children-of-migrant-health-workers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inhumane-home-office-denying-visas-to-children-of-migrant-health-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers in England left to support at-risk children after social services cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safeguarding staff say they can&rsquo;t get referrals for serious cases and don&rsquo;t have the expertise to give pupils the help they needIncreasing numbers of children suffering from domestic abuse, serious neglect and homelessness are being refused help from over-stretched social services, schools across England have told the Observer.Child protection cases that would automatically have prompted intervention from social workers a few years ago are now routinely being passed back to schools t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teachers-in-england-left-to-support-at-risk-children-after-social-services-cuts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teachers-in-england-left-to-support-at-risk-children-after-social-services-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charities cannot substitute for state services | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Howard writes that it is bureaucracy and a lack of political will that prevents a return to &lsquo;the good old days&rsquo;. Plus a letter from Geof WoodRe your editorial (The Guardian view on the voluntary sector and the state: this crucial relationship needs resetting, 14 January), in the early 1990s I published a paper, States Without Citizens: The Problem of the Franchise State, bemoaning the state&rsquo;s increasing reliance on the provision of essential services by voluntary, non-ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charities-cannot-substitute-for-state-services-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/charities-cannot-substitute-for-state-services-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on social services: there must be no rush to judgment on Bronson Battersby | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is not clear who is to blame for tragic events in Skegness. But social workers and the families they support are under huge pressureThe death of a two-year-old boy from dehydration and starvation in Skegness, Lincolnshire, has rightly prompted shock, sadness and anger. Bronson Battersby died because his father and main carer, Kenneth Battersby, was killed by a suspected heart attack and there was no one else in the home to look after him. Bronson was found huddled by his father&rsquo;s body b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-services-there-must-be-no-rush-to-judgment-on-bronson-battersby-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-social-services-there-must-be-no-rush-to-judgment-on-bronson-battersby-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embracing Digital Transformation. A Blueprint for Becoming the Premier Care Home in Your Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the ever-evolving landscape of care homes, digital transformation is no longer an option but a necessity. With the Care Quality Commission&rsquo;s directive to digitalise care plans, care homes are faced with a unique opportunity to not only meet regulatory requirements but also to distinguish themselves as leaders in the industry.Many care homes are grappling with underoccupancy, making it crucial for establishments to invest in their businesses strategically. Those willing to embrace digita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/embracing-digital-transformation-a-blueprint-for-becoming-the-premier-care-home-in-your-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/embracing-digital-transformation-a-blueprint-for-becoming-the-premier-care-home-in-your-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care Operator in Kilimanjaro Climb for Charitable Causes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Hoggart, a care home operator, and his friend Richard Price are attempting to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in a 10-day expedition, showcasing their philanthropic and adventurous spirits.Ascending to 6000 meters above sea level, Richard Hoggart and Richard Price are on a seven-day expedition. They are navigating demanding terrains and camping under the vast African skies. Their backpacks are fully equipped with essentials ranging from food, sleeping gear, and clothing to portable toilets. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-operator-in-kilimanjaro-climb-for-charitable-causes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-operator-in-kilimanjaro-climb-for-charitable-causes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five stars awarded to Australian aged care homes failing safety and care standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflated compliance ratings spark concerns providers are being prioritised and families misledFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 150 aged care homes that did not meet minimum standards for safety and care were awarded four- or five-star compliance ratings last year, leading to concerns families are potentially being misled.Two former advisers to the aged care royal commission believe a &ldquo;flaw&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-stars-awarded-to-australian-aged-care-homes-failing-safety-and-care-standards/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-stars-awarded-to-australian-aged-care-homes-failing-safety-and-care-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Broad Daylight review – Hong Kong newsroom drama shines light on care home scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawrence Kwan&rsquo;s film makes some insightful points about journalism while letting in a few cliches tooHere&rsquo;s a solid newsroom drama inspired by a string of real-life scandals involving abuse at care homes for elderly and vulnerable people in Hong Kong. It&rsquo;s a film with a fair few clunking journalism cliches, and it never quite builds momentum. But the performances are uniformly intelligent and committed, and it has some real insights too; there&rsquo;s the moral outrage a report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-broad-daylight-review-hong-kong-newsroom-drama-shines-light-on-care-home-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/in-broad-daylight-review-hong-kong-newsroom-drama-shines-light-on-care-home-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the voluntary sector and the state: this crucial relationship needs resetting | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The model of outsourcing public services is broken. Charities, councils and ministers need to find new ways of collaborating Cheap, efficient and entrepreneurial: these were the characteristics that politicians hoped the voluntary and private sectors would bring to the provision of public services. First under New Labour, then under the Conservatives during a period when councils and government departments had far less money, a radical reshaping of the state&rsquo;s role also led to a reshaping]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-voluntary-sector-and-the-state-this-crucial-relationship-needs-resetting-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2024 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-voluntary-sector-and-the-state-this-crucial-relationship-needs-resetting-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope amid the hell of being a dementia carer | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fanny Johnstone&rsquo;s moving account of caring for her father resonates with readersI found Fanny Johnstone&rsquo;s article interesting in that it highlighted the hope, as opposed to the so-often associated despair, in caring for someone with dementia (&lsquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t have missed it for the world&rsquo;: 10 things I learned when my father had dementia, 8 January). However, I found the circumstances to be somewhat exceptional.For most people, the upheaval caused by caring for someone wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hope-amid-the-hell-of-being-a-dementia-carer-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hope-amid-the-hell-of-being-a-dementia-carer-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our experience is valued’: workshops for care home residents inspire new forms of dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choreographer Aakash Odedra explains how the movements and stories of older people in Leicester are informing Mehek, his collaboration with Aditi MangaldasAround 60 people are chatting and laughing together in a community hall in Belgrave, Leicester. Then Bollywood music begins to play and everyone turns their focus to instructors Jayna Patel and Laura Bryan, who lead from the stage. With bodies swaying, arms fluttering, the group loosen up in readiness for an hour of joyful dancing rooted in st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/our-experience-is-valued-workshops-for-care-home-residents-inspire-new-forms-of-dance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/our-experience-is-valued-workshops-for-care-home-residents-inspire-new-forms-of-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wouldn’t have missed it for the world’: 10 things I learned when my father had dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[As his condition grew worse, I cared for him for 18 months. Amid the grief and pain, there were moments of explosive laughter &ndash; and unexpected prideAfter a stroke, at 81, my clever, funny, obstinate father developed vascular dementia in November 2011. We swiftly came to understand that someone with dementia has difficulty with planning and understanding things, from breakfast choices to bigger life events. Changes to mood are inevitable, because they feel disoriented, confused and vulnerab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-wouldnt-have-missed-it-for-the-world-10-things-i-learned-when-my-father-had-dementia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-wouldnt-have-missed-it-for-the-world-10-things-i-learned-when-my-father-had-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last love: a romance in a care home – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary and Derek weren&rsquo;t the first couple to get together at Easterlea Rest Home. But those other relationships had been more like friendships &ndash; and this was something else entirely Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/last-love-a-romance-in-a-care-home-podcast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/last-love-a-romance-in-a-care-home-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British politics is rotting from the bottom up: pity our crisis-hit local councils | Simon Jenkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starved of powers and funds and then belittled by ministers, the collapse of town hall democracy is a scandal unfolding in real timeEvery review of Britain 2023 says the same. The country is not being well run. From policing to care homes, from postal services to sewage spills, from youth clubs to potholes, everywhere is failure. Small wonder just 20% of Britons now have any faith in their national politicians, one of the lowest figures in a western democracy.Nowhere is this decline more evident]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/british-politics-is-rotting-from-the-bottom-up-pity-our-crisis-hit-local-councils-simon-jenkins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/british-politics-is-rotting-from-the-bottom-up-pity-our-crisis-hit-local-councils-simon-jenkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on Tory economic policy: only active public investment will cure Britain’s ills | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s reliance on the private sector has led to a UK economy on the brink of recession and a crumbling state The economy will end the year on the brink of recession and it is not hard to see why. After 13 years of Conservative misrule that reached its nadir last year during Liz Truss&rsquo;s brief tenure as prime minister, the country is crawling towards a light that flickers dimly. Even the so-called recovery since Truss&rsquo;s calamitous mini-budget has proved a mirage. Offic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-tory-economic-policy-only-active-public-investment-will-cure-britains-ills-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-tory-economic-policy-only-active-public-investment-will-cure-britains-ills-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investorsSerious concerns have been raised over the growing influence of private equity in the provision of children&rsquo;s care homes, after an Observer investigation revealed that the number of homes backed by investment companies has more than doubled over five years.The news comes with children&rsquo;s social care directors, council leaders and c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/profiteering-fears-as-global-investment-firms-increase-stakes-in-englands-child-social-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/profiteering-fears-as-global-investment-firms-increase-stakes-in-englands-child-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navigating the Future: Why UK Care Providers Can’t Afford to Skip the Digital Wave]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the world of UK care services, we&rsquo;re at a pivotal moment where going digital isn&rsquo;t just a luxury&mdash;it&rsquo;s a game-changer. The upcoming Care Quality Commission (CQC) framework is the nudge we need to dive headfirst into the digital realm. Let&rsquo;s break down why making this shift is crucial, from sorting out rosters to keeping our residents&rsquo; well-being front and centre.First off, let&rsquo;s talk about rostering. Traditional methods are like a recipe for chaos, lea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/navigating-the-future-why-uk-care-providers-cant-afford-to-skip-the-digital-wave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/navigating-the-future-why-uk-care-providers-cant-afford-to-skip-the-digital-wave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak rebuked by UK’s statistics watchdog for making misleading claim about government debt – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister has been facing questions on his government&rsquo;s performance from senior MPs on the Commons liaison committeeSocial care leaders felt &ldquo;blindsided&rdquo; by recently announced changes to visa rules banning care workers from bringing their families to the UK and have &ldquo;grave concerns&rdquo; it could drive people from the sector, the Commons health committee heard this morning. PA Media has filed this from the hearing.The head of Care England, which represents socia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-rebuked-by-uks-statistics-watchdog-for-making-misleading-claim-about-government-debt-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-rebuked-by-uks-statistics-watchdog-for-making-misleading-claim-about-government-debt-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern slavery ‘a feature’ of care sector in England since Brexit]]></title><description><![CDATA[End of free movement of workers from EU has significantly increased possibilities of exploitation, care watchdog tells MPsPost-Brexit restrictions on the free movement of workers from the EU have contributed to modern slavery becoming &ldquo;a feature&rdquo; of the care sector in England the Care Quality Commission has told MPs.James Bullion, chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care at the watchdog, told the Commons health and social care select committee that the end of free mov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/modern-slavery-a-feature-of-care-sector-in-england-since-brexit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/modern-slavery-a-feature-of-care-sector-in-england-since-brexit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The damage done to children goes beyond Ofsted’s effect on schools | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alasdair Macdonald on education policies that Labour could introduce at virtually no cost, and Alison Walton and Nick Frost on the Ofsted regime&rsquo;s harmful impact on children&rsquo;s social servicesPolly Toynbee rightly highlights not only the impact of Ofsted&rsquo;s &ldquo;reign of fear&rdquo; but also the many other negative legacies of Michael Gove and Nick Gibb (The Ruth Perry tragedy must mark the end of Ofsted&rsquo;s reign of fear, 12 December). Teacher recruitment and retention hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-damage-done-to-children-goes-beyond-ofsteds-effect-on-schools-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-damage-done-to-children-goes-beyond-ofsteds-effect-on-schools-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we fail, the NHS will fail’: Tories’ drive to cut migration leaves social care on a cliff-edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[At one care home in Scarborough workers cried when they heard the new visa rules. The sector relies on overseas staff but many now say they plan to leave for the US or CanadaIt&rsquo;s just after 7am on a drizzly, dark December morning and staff at Saint Cecilia&rsquo;s nursing home in Scarborough are handing over from the night to the day shift. Some residents have been &ldquo;a bit wandersome&rdquo; in the night and had to be cajoled back to bed. One has been &ldquo;quite vocal&rdquo;, while a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-we-fail-the-nhs-will-fail-tories-drive-to-cut-migration-leaves-social-care-on-a-cliff-edge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-we-fail-the-nhs-will-fail-tories-drive-to-cut-migration-leaves-social-care-on-a-cliff-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers hope £64bn package will stave off more local council bankruptcies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Gove to announce extra support for social care and housing as one in five English councils foresees going bustMinisters will announce a 6.5% increase in the funding for local councils in England in a desperate attempt to stop them going bankrupt.Michael Gove, the communities secretary, will announce the &pound;64bn support package on Monday, less than a fortnight after he was warned that an unprecedented number of councils are likely to declare themselves bankrupt. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-hope-64bn-package-will-stave-off-more-local-council-bankruptcies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-hope-64bn-package-will-stave-off-more-local-council-bankruptcies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio governor urged to use veto after anti-trans bill approved by legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[HB 68 bans doctors from providing gender-affirming care to trans children and blocks trans girls from playing on girls&rsquo; sports teamsThe Ohio legislature has given its final approval to a bill that would impose substantial new restrictions on the lives of trans children.The bill, HB 68, prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming care to trans youths. It also blocks transgender female student athletes from participating in girls&rsquo; sports. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ohio-governor-urged-to-use-veto-after-anti-trans-bill-approved-by-legislature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ohio-governor-urged-to-use-veto-after-anti-trans-bill-approved-by-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visiting Mum in her nursing home was a shock. I didn't expect it to become a joy | Mark Fletcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[As she inched towards the end of her life our conversation was the most authentic it had ever beenI was shocked at what I didn&rsquo;t know about nursing homes.A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn&rsquo;t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more. In 2017, at 87 years old and a shadow of her former strong self, life was rapidly slowing down for her. One Monday in May she asked me to research care homes; by Friday she was settled in her new room. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/visiting-mum-in-her-nursing-home-was-a-shock-i-didnt-expect-it-to-become-a-joy-mark-fletcher/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/visiting-mum-in-her-nursing-home-was-a-shock-i-didnt-expect-it-to-become-a-joy-mark-fletcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cleverly’s clampdown will be a knockout blow to a crumbling care system | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dominic Carter says the new rules that aim to ban dependants of foreign workers show that the government doesn&rsquo;t care. Plus letters from Andrew Hillier and Roy GrimwoodSocial care has been on the ropes for years, following the failure of successive governments to even come up with a funding plan, let alone get a grip on our social care crisis. The announcement of a clampdown on migrant workers could be a knockout blow (&lsquo;If you go to Saudi, it&rsquo;s sunny&rsquo;: foreign care worker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cleverlys-clampdown-will-be-a-knockout-blow-to-a-crumbling-care-system-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2023 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cleverlys-clampdown-will-be-a-knockout-blow-to-a-crumbling-care-system-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new Tory austerity will be like nothing we've seen before. Here is its human cost | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt&rsquo;s planned cuts will mean the death of public services. The lives of Britain&rsquo;s most vulnerable people are on the lineWhen Vicky forgets to buy food, she doesn&rsquo;t eat. Autism means she often can&rsquo;t manage day-to-day tasks: from cleaning the house and remembering to wash to doing the weekly shop. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t cope with being outside for any real length of time,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;And sometimes it can take me four days to complete one online shop.&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-new-tory-austerity-will-be-like-nothing-weve-seen-before-here-is-its-human-cost-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-new-tory-austerity-will-be-like-nothing-weve-seen-before-here-is-its-human-cost-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you go to Saudi, it’s sunny’: foreign care workers could quit UK after clampdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ban on bringing dependants has raised fears that England&rsquo;s care staff shortage will only worsenIt&rsquo;s sunnier in Dubai, the visa lasts longer in the US and the wages are better in Canada. Many foreign care workers had already been thinking of quitting Britain for similar jobs elsewhere before the home secretary announced on Monday that dependants of new applicants would no longer be welcome.Experts say the move, effective from next spring, will only make England&rsquo;s severe care sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-you-go-to-saudi-its-sunny-foreign-care-workers-could-quit-uk-after-clampdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-you-go-to-saudi-its-sunny-foreign-care-workers-could-quit-uk-after-clampdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory plan to cut net legal immigration is more drastic than most MPs expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clampdown announced by James Cleverly is a shift in strategy by the government, which is rated poorly by the public on the issueSoon after James Cleverly was announced as the new home secretary, one Labour frontbencher expressed surprise at the appointment.&ldquo;This must be the most liberal home secretary we&rsquo;ve had in years &ndash; including during the Labour years,&rdquo; the person said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-plan-to-cut-net-legal-immigration-is-more-drastic-than-most-mps-expected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-plan-to-cut-net-legal-immigration-is-more-drastic-than-most-mps-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neglect, deflect, then scapegoat those you’ve exploited: that’s what passes for UK immigration policy | Nesrine Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[The frenzied debate about &lsquo;record levels&rsquo; of net migration ignores the true cause of it allThe headline, now increasing in pitch, capital letters and exclamation marks, is that net migration is off the charts. It is soaring. It is at an all-time high. So high that we ask, how did it come to this? The answer is, it came to this predictably and, in fact, inevitably. The way immigration numbers are reported is a sort of classification error, one forced by the overriding, unquestioned pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/neglect-deflect-then-scapegoat-those-youve-exploited-thats-what-passes-for-uk-immigration-policy-nesrine-malik/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/neglect-deflect-then-scapegoat-those-youve-exploited-thats-what-passes-for-uk-immigration-policy-nesrine-malik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of new foster carers urgently needed in England, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social workers scrambling to find places for children after net loss of 1,000 foster families in past yearChild protection experts have called for an urgent nationwide hunt for thousands of new foster carers after a net loss of 1,000 families in the past year and a record number of children being placed far from home.Social workers have described scrambling to find friends and family to take children in urgent need of safety, and reported that children are sometimes placed in hotels. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-new-foster-carers-urgently-needed-in-england-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/thousands-of-new-foster-carers-urgently-needed-in-england-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norfolk care home accused of waking residents with loud music to save money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at Iceni Care Home say vulnerable residents weretreated as if they were &lsquo;on a farm&rsquo; to reduceworkloadCare workers at a private care home forced dementia sufferers out of bed as early as 5am and woke them by blasting loud radio music to save money, whistleblowers have alleged.The management of Iceni Care Home in Swaffham, Norfolk, received repeated complaints about the practice this summer, as concerned staff said vulnerable residents were being treated as if they were &ldquo;on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/norfolk-care-home-accused-of-waking-residents-with-loud-music-to-save-money/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/norfolk-care-home-accused-of-waking-residents-with-loud-music-to-save-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils say they are ‘held to ransom’ by private providers of children’s care]]></title><description><![CDATA[One child cost a local authority &pound;63,000 a week and the number of placements has shot up to more than 1,500 from 120 five years agoCouncils have claimed they are being &ldquo;held to ransom&rdquo; by private care providers, as it emerged the taxpayer has been paying as much as &pound;63,000 a week for single children&rsquo;s social care placements.The extraordinary bill &ndash; equivalent to &pound;3.3m a year for one placement &ndash; came in new figures from local authorities in England]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-say-they-are-held-to-ransom-by-private-providers-of-childrens-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-say-they-are-held-to-ransom-by-private-providers-of-childrens-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Labour’s plan for ‘fair pay’ deals looks to solve UK social care crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Underfunded, overstretched sector to become testing ground for battle against low pay but critics say policy is weak and vague&ldquo;My sister is a care worker. She was a care worker during the pandemic. Fourteen-hour shifts, often overnight. Unimaginable pressure. And the reward? A struggle every week &ndash; and I mean every week &ndash; just to make ends meet.&rdquo;So spoke Keir Starmer last month, drawing on experience close to home in his party conference speech to underline his determinat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-labours-plan-for-fair-pay-deals-looks-to-solve-uk-social-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-labours-plan-for-fair-pay-deals-looks-to-solve-uk-social-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers considering limit on foreign care workers’ dependants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Barclay says home secretary is looking at restrictions after Robert Jenrick proposed banning workers from bringing childrenThe number of dependants that foreign care workers are allowed to bring in to the UK could be cut under government plans to reduce immigration, a cabinet minister has said.Steve Barclay, the environment secretary, said the home secretary, James Cleverly, was considering restrictions on dependant numbers as an option to reduce figures. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-ministers-considering-limit-on-foreign-care-workers-dependants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-ministers-considering-limit-on-foreign-care-workers-dependants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as &pound;5 an hour and charged unexpected feesForeign care staff invited to the UK to help fix a chronic worker shortage are being &ldquo;exploited on a grand scale&rdquo;, a trade union has said, after it emerged some had been effectively paid as little as &pound;5 an hour and charged thousands of pounds in unexpected fees.One worker from Botswana being helped by the healthcare union Unison said she worke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/foreign-care-workers-invited-to-uk-exploited-on-grand-scale-says-union/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/foreign-care-workers-invited-to-uk-exploited-on-grand-scale-says-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us: have you come to Britain to work in the health and care sector?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;d like to hear from overseas migrants working in the British health and social care sector about their views on plans to curb net migration to the UKThe government&rsquo;s top immigration adviser has attacked plans to prevent overseas care workers from bringing family members to the UK, warning that to do so could be &ldquo;very dangerous&rdquo; for the social care sector.Net migration to the UK reached a record high of 745,000 in 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-have-you-come-to-britain-to-work-in-the-health-and-care-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-have-you-come-to-britain-to-work-in-the-health-and-care-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK music projects aim to transform lives of people with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music can reduce agitation and medication and two initiatives are trying to give everyone the chance to benefit from its powerCatherine has lived with dementia for five years. She can no longer find the words to talk to her children, but when she sings with her dementia choir she remembers the lyrics to songs from her childhood and joins in with word-perfect gusto.Mark, diagnosed with dementia last year, was becoming isolated and depressed. Until, that is, his care home started a choir. Graduall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-music-projects-aim-to-transform-lives-of-people-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 12:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-music-projects-aim-to-transform-lives-of-people-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Many care homes wouldn’t be here without foreign workers:’ fears over Tories’ plans to limit immigration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed policies restricting numbers and rights of foreign health workers create alarm among care home operatorsRead more: Curbs on migrant workers would be &lsquo;dangerous&rsquo; for social care, warns government adviserFor years, Mike Padgham just couldn&rsquo;t get the staff. When he would post job ads for vacancies at his five care homes in Yorkshire, he&rsquo;d get very few responses.But early last year, the government opened a new immigration route, expanding the health worker visa schem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/many-care-homes-wouldnt-be-here-without-foreign-workers-fears-over-tories-plans-to-limit-immigration/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/many-care-homes-wouldnt-be-here-without-foreign-workers-fears-over-tories-plans-to-limit-immigration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curbs on migrant workers would be ‘dangerous’ for social care, warns government adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposals to stop workers bringing dependants should be halted unless jobs are made more appealing to Britons, expert saysRead more: Fears over Tories&rsquo; plans to limit immigrationThe government&rsquo;s top immigration adviser has attacked plans to prevent overseas care workers from bringing family members to the UK, warning that to do so could be &ldquo;very dangerous&rdquo; for the social care sector.Prof Brian Bell, who chairs the Migration Advisory Committee, said policies being pushed b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/curbs-on-migrant-workers-would-be-dangerous-for-social-care-warns-government-adviser/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/curbs-on-migrant-workers-would-be-dangerous-for-social-care-warns-government-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last love: a romance in a care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary and Derek weren&rsquo;t the first couple to get together at Easterlea Rest Home. But those other relationships had been more like friendships &ndash; and this was something else entirelyWhat was the song? Mary couldn&rsquo;t quite remember. It was one of Mr Pepper&rsquo;s classics, certainly. A ballad. Possibly You Are My Sunshine? What did it matter; the point was the voice. Not Mr Pepper&rsquo;s &ndash; she knew what he sounded like well enough, being one of Easterlea Rest Home&rsquo;s re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/last-love-a-romance-in-a-care-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/last-love-a-romance-in-a-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third of UK carers with poor mental health have thoughts of suicide, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dems call for &pound;1bn support package to improve help for carers through access to respite care and increased allowanceUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesA third of carers with poor mental health have considered suicide or self-harm, data shows.Figures given to the Liberal Democrats by Carers UK reveal that many of the UK&rsquo;s millions of carers who look after relatives have bad mental health, with some &ldquo;at breaking point&rdquo;.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/third-of-uk-carers-with-poor-mental-health-have-thoughts-of-suicide-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/third-of-uk-carers-with-poor-mental-health-have-thoughts-of-suicide-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to manage your finances as an unpaid carer in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you stop work completely, or reduce it, it is vital to get supportAbout two in three UK adults are likely to become an unpaid carer at some point during their lifetime, according to the charity Carers UK. Not all will give up other work to do this but every day about 600 people do give up their jobs to look after someone who is older, disabled or seriously ill, according to the charity&rsquo;s research. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-manage-your-finances-as-an-unpaid-carer-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-manage-your-finances-as-an-unpaid-carer-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why boosting quality of life is the best medicine | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the call from England&rsquo;s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, for doctors to prioritise quality of life over quantity of lifeIt is interesting to note that England&rsquo;s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, talks about quality of life (Prioritise quality of life over prolonging it for elderly, Chris Whitty tells medics, 10 November) in the same week that Simon Jenkins says that he has been forced to turn off the news because he finds it too shocking. It is easy to forge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-boosting-quality-of-life-is-the-best-medicine-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-boosting-quality-of-life-is-the-best-medicine-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on public sector work: the nursery shortage points to a deeper crisis | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[From childcare to prisons, acute staffing problems across public services call for bold solutionsRemember Thursday nights, and the applause for key workers on doorsteps? During the pandemic, people working in demanding, public-facing jobs were rightly and warmly acclaimed. That was then. These days, staff shortages are causing problems across public services, above all in careers demanding high levels of personal interaction, including teaching, prisons and probation.Early years is the latest se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-public-sector-work-the-nursery-shortage-points-to-a-deeper-crisis-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-public-sector-work-the-nursery-shortage-points-to-a-deeper-crisis-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leicester woman given life term for 2012 murder of one-year-old baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katie Tidmarsh found guilty of killing &lsquo;defenceless young child&rsquo; she had been in the process of adoptingA woman has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years for murdering the one-year-old baby she was in the process of adopting, after failing to disclose mental health problems to the adoption panel.Katie Tidmarsh, 39, was convicted of murdering Ruby Thompson, who sustained catastrophic brain damage and died in hospital in August 2012. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leicester-woman-given-life-term-for-2012-murder-of-one-year-old-baby/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leicester-woman-given-life-term-for-2012-murder-of-one-year-old-baby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory turmoil hits efforts to fix staffing crisis in adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Audit Office says political chaos has delayed proposed measures to improve recruitment in EnglandThe government has delayed several key reforms to social care staffing in England due to political chaos caused by the collapse of the Boris Johnson and Liz Truss governments and a Whitehall recruitment freeze, it has emerged.Work to create new training places and develop the low-paid care workforce was supposed to start in September but has been delayed by at least six months. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-turmoil-hits-efforts-to-fix-staffing-crisis-in-adult-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-turmoil-hits-efforts-to-fix-staffing-crisis-in-adult-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How child neglect is baked into the care system for teenagers | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new class of accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds is devoid of day-to-day care and consistent adult supervision, writes Carolyne WillowA judge is rightly astonished that a 16-year-old boy was sent to live in a series of unregulated placements across the country by his &ldquo;corporate parent&rdquo; (Coventry council used Airbnbs to house &lsquo;vulnerable&rsquo; teenage boy accused of rape, 2 November). But&nbsp;this is the tip of the iceberg.After winning a tribunal appeal, my charity recen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-child-neglect-is-baked-into-the-care-system-for-teenagers-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-child-neglect-is-baked-into-the-care-system-for-teenagers-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I need to make this love story’: documenting the radical dementia care of a pioneering reporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a profoundly intimate film, director Maite Alberdi follows an influential Chilean journalist and his partner as they navigate life after an Alzheimer&rsquo;s diagnosisAt the start of the Chilean documentary The Eternal Memory, a woman asks her husband, who has Alzheimer&rsquo;s, if he likes his life. He beams back at her. &ldquo;I love life.&rdquo; The couple will be instantly recognisable to audiences in Chile. He is Augusto G&oacute;ngora, a journalist who was part of an underground televis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-need-to-make-this-love-story-documenting-the-radical-dementia-care-of-a-pioneering-reporter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-need-to-make-this-love-story-documenting-the-radical-dementia-care-of-a-pioneering-reporter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To pay for pensions and care, tax those who are really rich, not older homeowners | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rowan Adams responds to Polly Toynbee&rsquo;s suggestion that &lsquo;the money is right there for the taking, in wealthy pensioners&rsquo; assets&rsquo;Polly Toynbee says that to pay for pensions and care, &ldquo;the money is right there for the taking, in wealthy pensioners&rsquo; assets&rdquo; and that &ldquo;one in five over-65s live in households with assets worth more than &pound;1m&rdquo; (During Covid, callous Tories knew this about old people: they&rsquo;re very expensive, 3 November).Bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/to-pay-for-pensions-and-care-tax-those-who-are-really-rich-not-older-homeowners-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/to-pay-for-pensions-and-care-tax-those-who-are-really-rich-not-older-homeowners-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak and Johnson repeatedly pushed against autumn lockdown, inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of &lsquo;eat out to help out&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesRishi Sunak and Boris Johnson repeatedly pushed against lockdown measures during the second wave of Covid in autumn 2020, with the government&rsquo;s chief scientist accusing the then-chancellor of using &ldquo;spurious&rdquo; arguments against new rules, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard.In a day of evidence that placed increasing f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-and-johnson-repeatedly-pushed-against-autumn-lockdown-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-and-johnson-repeatedly-pushed-against-autumn-lockdown-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak and Johnson pushed repeatedly against autumn lockdown, inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Covid investigation also told taskforce coordinating pandemic policy had no warning of &lsquo;eat out to help out&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesRishi Sunak and Boris Johnson pushed repeatedly against lockdown measures during the second wave of Covid in autumn 2020, with the government&rsquo;s chief scientist accusing the then-chancellor of using &ldquo;spurious&rdquo; arguments against new rules, the inquiry into the pandemic has heard.In a day of evidence that placed increasing f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-and-johnson-pushed-repeatedly-against-autumn-lockdown-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-and-johnson-pushed-repeatedly-against-autumn-lockdown-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid taskforce had no warning of ‘eat out to help out’, inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former head of body set up to coordinate pandemic policy agrees that he was &lsquo;blindsided&rsquo; by Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s planThe government body set up to coordinate Covid policy had no warning about Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s &ldquo;eat out to help out&rdquo; scheme and felt &ldquo;blindsided&rdquo; by the Treasury over it, the inquiry into the pandemic has been told.Simon Ridley, the senior civil servant who was made head of the Cabinet Office&rsquo;s Covid taskforce (CTF) in May 2020, told the in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/covid-taskforce-had-no-warning-of-eat-out-to-help-out-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/covid-taskforce-had-no-warning-of-eat-out-to-help-out-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears of NHS transfers causing care home deaths raised early, Covid inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 2020 email from No 10 official said evidence from Europe was that once coronavirus enters a care setting &lsquo;many die&rsquo;Officials raised concerns at the start of Covid that discharging potentially infectious hospital patients into care homes could see &ldquo;many die&rdquo;, and that the health department had lost sight of this, the UK inquiry into the pandemic has heard.Simon Ridley, the civil servant in charge of the government&rsquo;s Covid taskforce, said the Cabinet Office and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-of-nhs-transfers-causing-care-home-deaths-raised-early-covid-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-of-nhs-transfers-causing-care-home-deaths-raised-early-covid-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[During Covid, callous Tories knew this about old people: they’re very expensive | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[From pensions to health to social care, this government has done precious little to prepare for an ageing populationLet &ldquo;the bodies pile high in their thousands&rdquo;, Boris Johnson supposedly said. Not once but often, the Covid inquiry has heard that he was for killing off elderly people, &ldquo;obsessed with older people accepting their fate&rdquo;. According to the invaluable diary of the chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, our prime minister was saying &ldquo;that&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/during-covid-callous-tories-knew-this-about-old-people-theyre-very-expensive-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/during-covid-callous-tories-knew-this-about-old-people-theyre-very-expensive-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coventry council used Airbnbs to house ‘vulnerable’ teenage boy accused of rape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge accuses local authority of a &lsquo;lackadaisical&rsquo; attitude to the 16-year-old&rsquo;s care after regulated providers refused to give him a placeA teenage boy who has been accused of multiple rapes was housed in Airbnbs by a local authority after regulated accommodation providers said it would be too risky for them to house him.Airbnbs and other temporary accommodation have been deployed because no secure placement can be found anywhere in England that is prepared to accommodate the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coventry-council-used-airbnbs-to-house-vulnerable-teenage-boy-accused-of-rape/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/coventry-council-used-airbnbs-to-house-vulnerable-teenage-boy-accused-of-rape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy, survey says]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Councils Network says local bodies are &lsquo;running out of road&rsquo; to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs&ldquo;Out of control&rdquo; increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England&rsquo;s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are &ldquo;running out of road&rdquo; to avoid insolvency as they grap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-of-englands-largest-councils-at-risk-of-effective-bankruptcy-survey-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-of-englands-largest-councils-at-risk-of-effective-bankruptcy-survey-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 10 of England’s largest councils at risk of bankruptcy, survey shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Councils Network says local bodies &lsquo;running out of road&rsquo; to avoid insolvency after sharp rises in child protection costs&ldquo;Out of control&rdquo; increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England&rsquo;s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are &ldquo;running out of road&rdquo; to avoid insolvency as they grapple]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-of-englands-largest-councils-at-risk-of-bankruptcy-survey-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-of-englands-largest-councils-at-risk-of-bankruptcy-survey-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 10 biggest English councils risk bankruptcy over child protection bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[County Councils Network says local bodies facing insolvency after increase in children being taken into care and &lsquo;out of control&rsquo; costs&ldquo;Out of control&rdquo; increases in child protection spending since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic have put one in 10 of England&rsquo;s biggest councils at risk of effective bankruptcy in the next few months, a survey has revealed.Many county councils and unitary authorities are &ldquo;running out of road&rdquo; to avoid insolvency as they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-biggest-english-councils-risk-bankruptcy-over-child-protection-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-10-biggest-english-councils-risk-bankruptcy-over-child-protection-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving home to go into care? Here’s what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[It may be for a short stay, or for longer. But it is vital to tell a whole number of service providers that you have moved outMoving an older person into a care home brings a number of challenges &ndash; not least about what will happen to their property. Often a house or flat they have spent many years in will be left empty for a short time or quite a while.Before the home is sold, rented out or occupied by a family member, it is important to tell a number of service providers &ndash; from insu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leaving-home-to-go-into-care-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/leaving-home-to-go-into-care-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK public services in ‘doom loop’ due to short-term policies, thinktank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Institute for Government says &lsquo;crumbling&rsquo; services are far worse than when Tories took power in 2010Britain&rsquo;s public services are stuck in a &ldquo;doom loop&rdquo; of recurring crises as a result of ministers&rsquo; short-term policymaking, a thinktank has warned.Public services are performing worse than before the pandemic and much worse than when the Conservatives came to power in 2010, according to the Institute for Government (IfG) annual report on the state of public serv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-public-services-in-doom-loop-due-to-short-term-policies-thinktank-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-public-services-in-doom-loop-due-to-short-term-policies-thinktank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest private children’s homes in England made £300m profit last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fee income for 20 largest operators &ndash; many private equity-owned &ndash; soars as councils struggle to meet costsThe biggest private providers of children&rsquo;s homes in England made profits of more than &pound;300m last year, as concern mounts over the conditions some children are being placed in and the spiralling costs for councils.Fee income for the 20 largest operators of independent children&rsquo;s homes totalled &pound;1.63bn last year, a 6.5% increase on the previous year. And 19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/biggest-private-childrens-homes-in-england-made-300m-profit-last-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/biggest-private-childrens-homes-in-england-made-300m-profit-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biggest independent children’s care providers in England made £300m profit last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fee income for 20 largest operators &ndash; many private equity-owned &ndash; soars as councils struggle to meet costsThe biggest independent providers of children&rsquo;s care in England made profits of more than &pound;300m last year, as concern mounts over the conditions that some children are being placed in and the spiralling costs for councils.Fee income for the 20 largest operators of independent children&rsquo;s care totalled &pound;1.63bn last year, a 6.5% increase on the previous year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/biggest-independent-childrens-care-providers-in-england-made-300m-profit-last-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2023 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/biggest-independent-childrens-care-providers-in-england-made-300m-profit-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s frustrating for everybody’: the impact of dementia diagnosis delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[People at a dementia cafe session in Swindon describe long waits for diagnosis, and knock-on delays in prescribing treatmentInequality leaving 115,000 dementia cases &lsquo;undiagnosed&rsquo; in EnglandSwindon has one of the worst dementia diagnosis rates in England. NHS England figures show that less than half of patients (49.7%) with the condition have a formal diagnosis. It means that more than 760 people are not diagnosed who would have been if Swindon had the same diagnosis rates as the ave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-frustrating-for-everybody-the-impact-of-dementia-diagnosis-delays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-frustrating-for-everybody-the-impact-of-dementia-diagnosis-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More English councils face bankruptcy, leaders warn, as deficits reach £4bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Budgets &lsquo;under pressure like never before&rsquo; due to inflation and rising demand for social care, with deep cuts to services likelyMany more councils in England are at risk of bankruptcy, town hall leaders have warned, as unprecedented financial pressures force local authorities to prepare drastic cuts to services to cope with a collective &pound;4bn deficit.The bleak message, set out in a letter to the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, said council budgets were &ldquo;under pressure like never]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-english-councils-face-bankruptcy-leaders-warn-as-deficits-reach-4bn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/more-english-councils-face-bankruptcy-leaders-warn-as-deficits-reach-4bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care homes: how to pay the fees without going broke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residential care can cost tens of thousands of pounds a year. Here&rsquo;s how to find a home you can affordJim Kirby was a cautious saver all his life, but now aged 84 he is nearly broke because of &pound;86,400-a-year care home fees and an exhausting battle to get the state to make a contribution.The fees pay for his wife, Maureen, who since September 2021 has been in a &pound;7,200-a-month nursing home. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-homes-how-to-pay-the-fees-without-going-broke/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-homes-how-to-pay-the-fees-without-going-broke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour to omit social care reform from manifesto and scale back Lords plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dismay as key proposals are downsized in order to make election offer to voters &lsquo;bombproof&rsquo;Labour is preparing to omit plans for large-scale reform of social care from its next election manifesto, scale back its plans for House of Lords reform during a first term in office, and recalibrate the way it presents its &pound;28bn-a-year green prosperity plan as it prepares to put a &ldquo;bombproof&rdquo; offer to voters before polling day.After a successful conference in Liverpool last w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-omit-social-care-reform-from-manifesto-and-scale-back-lords-plans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-omit-social-care-reform-from-manifesto-and-scale-back-lords-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour to omit funding of social care reform from manifesto and scale back Lords plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dismay as key proposals are downsized in order to make election offer to voters &lsquo;bombproof&rsquo;Labour is preparing to omit details of how to fund a reformed social care system from its next election manifesto, scale back its plans for House of Lords reform during a first term in office, and recalibrate the way it presents its &pound;28bn-a-year green prosperity plan as it prepares to put a &ldquo;bombproof&rdquo; offer to voters before polling day.After a successful conference in Liverpo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-omit-funding-of-social-care-reform-from-manifesto-and-scale-back-lords-plans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-to-omit-funding-of-social-care-reform-from-manifesto-and-scale-back-lords-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review finds safeguarding failures over Sussex killing of man by girl, 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child safeguarding practice review describes &lsquo;failure of the system as a whole&rsquo; to protect girl and her 24-year-old victimAn inquiry into the circumstances leading to the manslaughter of a 24-year-old man by a 14-year-old girl has found &ldquo;a failure of the system as a whole&rdquo; to protect her and her victim.The child safeguarding practice review by Birmingham and West Sussex authorities found that the systems put in place to help the child throughout her troubled life had had]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/review-finds-safeguarding-failures-over-sussex-killing-of-man-by-girl-14/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/review-finds-safeguarding-failures-over-sussex-killing-of-man-by-girl-14/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police failing children at risk and victim blaming, says damning report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspectorate demands emergency changes as Scotland Yard accepts its child protection services are in chaosThe Metropolitan police are failing in their efforts to protect children from criminal and sexual exploitation while bungling efforts to find missing young people, a damning official report has found.The findings have led Scotland Yard to accept its child protection services are in chaos, and a senior officer admitted that &ldquo;too often we are letting them down&rdquo;. The policing inspec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/met-police-failing-children-at-risk-and-victim-blaming-says-damning-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 21:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/met-police-failing-children-at-risk-and-victim-blaming-says-damning-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met police failing to protect children from exploitation, says damning report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspectorate demands emergency changes as Scotland Yard accepts its child protection services are in chaosThe Metropolitan police are failing in their efforts to protect children from criminal and sexual exploitation while bungling efforts to find missing young people, a damning official report has found.The findings have led Scotland Yard to accept its child protection services are in chaos, and a senior officer admitted that &ldquo;too often we are letting them down&rdquo;. The policing inspec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/met-police-failing-to-protect-children-from-exploitation-says-damning-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/met-police-failing-to-protect-children-from-exploitation-says-damning-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jenrick’s perverse solution to plug our social care gap | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to the minister&rsquo;s suggestion that British people should have more children to reduce the need for migrant care workersRobert Jenrick has suggested that instead of granting visas to overseas workers to fill the gaping hole in our care system, British parents should be encouraged to have more children to provide the workforce to look after our growing population of elderly people (Report, 2 October). This has to be one of the most stupid things I&rsquo;ve heard coming out of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jenricks-perverse-solution-to-plug-our-social-care-gap-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jenricks-perverse-solution-to-plug-our-social-care-gap-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak knows the end is nigh, but has no clue how to build a decent legacy. He should ask me | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[It may be too late for his party. But from council tax reform to social care, there&rsquo;s still time for the PM to salvage his reputation&ldquo;Rishi Sunak is a man in a hurry,&rdquo; briefs his Downing Street press secretary. Yes, indeed: Tory prime minister No 5, your time is nearly up. But not just yet. If he is serious about &ldquo;change&rdquo;, about &ldquo;broken politics&rdquo; and &ldquo;long-term&rdquo; policies, he could still leave a legacy many will thank him for.He pitched his sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-knows-the-end-is-nigh-but-has-no-clue-how-to-build-a-decent-legacy-he-should-ask-me-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-knows-the-end-is-nigh-but-has-no-clue-how-to-build-a-decent-legacy-he-should-ask-me-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheila Scott obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Sheila Scott, who has died aged 74, was chief executive of the National Care Association (NCA) for 26 years. She will be remembered for her inspiring leadership at a time of huge growth in the sector as community care was being expanded.In 1987 she was appointed chief executive of the NCA, which represents small and medium-sized providers. She served on several government taskforces, including one that oversaw the implementation of the 1993 community care reforms to move people out of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sheila-scott-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sheila-scott-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for a big increase in UK spending on preventative policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demos says Treasury should create separate spending category to help prioritise measures that prevent problems before they ariseGovernment spending on preventative policies, from vaccines to family hubs, should be significantly increased, and the Treasury should create a accounting category to monitor it, according to a report by the thinktank Demos.&ldquo;What you measure really matters: that&rsquo;s how things get prioritised,&rdquo; said Anita Charlesworth, a co-author and the director of res]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/calls-for-a-big-increase-in-uk-spending-on-preventative-policies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/calls-for-a-big-increase-in-uk-spending-on-preventative-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family wait 100 days for Midlands care home refund after aunt’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advinia has failed to return more than &pound;7,000 in unused fees despite repeated demands and promises to do soA grieving family have hired lawyers after one of the UK&rsquo;s largest care home operators withheld thousands of pounds in unused fees after their loved one died.Clara Willetts, 95, died on 19 June in the &pound;186-a-day Netherton Green care home in Dudley run by Advinia. The firm failed to return more than &pound;7,000 after her death despite repeated demands and promises to do so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-wait-100-days-for-midlands-care-home-refund-after-aunts-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-wait-100-days-for-midlands-care-home-refund-after-aunts-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicki Martin obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Vicki Martin, who has died aged 86, worked in social care for many years before becoming a social work assessor operating across the whole of Wales. Vicki&rsquo;s life embodied social justice and the importance of investing in better futures for everyone.After starting out in the field as a support worker for people with learning disabilities at Bryn y Neuadd hospital, Llanfairfechan, in the 1970s, Vicki was a maternity unit social worker at St David&rsquo;s hospital, Bangor, in the 80]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vicki-martin-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vicki-martin-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lib Dems’ Ed Davey to make £5bn-a-year pledge on care in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[On eve of party conference, leader says he feels a heavy responsibility to help get Conservatives out of powerEd Davey is to pledge a &pound;5bn-a-year guarantee of free care packages for all in England as the Liberal Democrats gather for their first in-person conference since 2019.Desperate to translate recent byelection successes into a mass haul of parliamentary seats, the Lib Dem leader plans to use the event in Bournemouth, which starts on Saturday, to become the first of the major UK polit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-ed-davey-to-make-5bn-a-year-pledge-on-care-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lib-dems-ed-davey-to-make-5bn-a-year-pledge-on-care-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childhood in care raises risk of entering English youth justice system eightfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largest study of its kind in England finds 33% of care-experienced children received youth caution or convictionThe largest ever study of care experience and the youth justice system in England has revealed that children who have lived in care are eight times more likely to have received a youth justice caution or conviction than those who have not.Using data collated by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Department for Education, the study monitored the experiences of almost 2.3 million chil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childhood-in-care-raises-risk-of-entering-english-youth-justice-system-eightfold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childhood-in-care-raises-risk-of-entering-english-youth-justice-system-eightfold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A moment that changed me: I played My Way to people with dementia. The effect – the sheer clarity – was like magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started doing sensory stimulation workshops, I worried that playing music for the group would fall flat. I couldn&rsquo;t have been more wrongIn 2013 I was in my last year studying theatre and performance at the University of Leeds. I was a fairly normal student, I think. I sometimes worked hard, often drank too much and thought I was really cool, even though I definitely wasn&rsquo;t. There were lots of things I didn&rsquo;t know, but one thing I was sure of: after university, I was goin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-played-my-way-to-people-with-dementia-the-effect-the-sheer-clarity-was-like-magic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-moment-that-changed-me-i-played-my-way-to-people-with-dementia-the-effect-the-sheer-clarity-was-like-magic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care home bosses demand next government funds 44% pay rise for staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Firms call on future PM to introduce &pound;15-per-hour minimum wage for frontline workersCare home bosses are demanding the next government funds a 44% pay rise for frontline staff to stabilise the crisis-hit sector and boost a system that is &ldquo;in an extremely precarious state&rdquo;.Care England, whose members include the largest care home chains, is calling for the next prime minister to set a &pound;15-per-hour minimum wage for care workers as part of a &pound;10bn a year sup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-bosses-demand-next-government-funds-44-pay-rise-for-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-bosses-demand-next-government-funds-44-pay-rise-for-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carers and patients are being failed by funding rules | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lynne Collins responds to a report about Kate Garraway&rsquo;s struggle to get essential care for her husband and shares her own experienceYou report (11 September) on Kate Garraway &ldquo;battling the system&rdquo; to get her severely ill husband the care that he needs. Sadly, after decades of life-limiting illness, my husband died last year. I was his primary carer. I struggled to get an assessment for &ldquo;continuing care&rdquo; and, eventually, a nurse who had less knowledge than I did com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-and-patients-are-being-failed-by-funding-rules-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carers-and-patients-are-being-failed-by-funding-rules-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adopted children also need help breaking the ‘care ceiling’ | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adopted children experience many of the same issues in education as children in care, notes Kimberly ClarkeTen cheers for Floella Benjamin, Civitas and the cross-party group of peers behind the report Breaking the Care Ceiling (Young people leave care, then are hung out to dry. Why don&rsquo;t we help them get to university instead?, 11 September). However, I would urge them &ndash; and anyone who is considering the issues involved &ndash; to expand their work to explicitly include adopted child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/adopted-children-also-need-help-breaking-the-care-ceiling-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/adopted-children-also-need-help-breaking-the-care-ceiling-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigners back Kate Garraway over Derek Draper’s essential care needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[TV presenter says she is &lsquo;battling the system&rsquo; to get support for her husband, who has been severely ill since getting Covid-19 in 2020Social care campaigners have backed TV presenter Kate Garraway after she revealed she is &ldquo;battling the system&rdquo; to secure essential care for her severely ill husband, Derek Draper.The Good Morning Britain presenter said at the weekend that she fears her husband could lose the support he needs, and that she is getting just four hours sleep a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/campaigners-back-kate-garraway-over-derek-drapers-essential-care-needs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/campaigners-back-kate-garraway-over-derek-drapers-essential-care-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people leave care, then are hung out to dry. Why don’t we help them get to university instead? | Floella Benjamin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting looked-after children into university will save money, break intergenerational cycles and improve livesThis month, about half a million 18-year-olds around the UK will be packing their bags ready to start university. The latest figures show that 47% of young people from state-funded schools will progress into higher education by age 19; but the same figure for children who grew up in care is just 14%. This is the &ldquo;care ceiling&rdquo; that holds back young people who have had the wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-people-leave-care-then-are-hung-out-to-dry-why-dont-we-help-them-get-to-university-instead-floella-benjamin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/young-people-leave-care-then-are-hung-out-to-dry-why-dont-we-help-them-get-to-university-instead-floella-benjamin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robot pets are a symptom of a crisis in care | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are better ways to support care home residents, such as improving conditions for staff, writes Chris PhillipsonYour report (&lsquo;It&rsquo;s almost magical&rsquo;: how robotic pets are helping UK care home residents, 1 September) made for depressing reading. Some 70% of residents in care homes do indeed have some form of dementia or severe memory problems. Evidence that they can be helped by interaction with robotic dogs, cats and seals is mixed, to say the least.Much more important is cr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robot-pets-are-a-symptom-of-a-crisis-in-care-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2023 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robot-pets-are-a-symptom-of-a-crisis-in-care-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sent home: how Kenyan’s dream of life as a UK care worker turned sour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Mbare found his tied visa put him at mercy of his bosses. He is one of thousands who have come to plug shortages in adult social careIt is a bitter November night and Anthony Mbare is shivering in a car in rural Wiltshire, south-west England, waiting to see his next client.It&rsquo;s 3C and he has been here for almost two hours but he cannot turn on the heater because the car battery might die. A petrol-station coffee to warm him up is &pound;3 he cannot afford. He blows on his hands, wr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sent-home-how-kenyans-dream-of-life-as-a-uk-care-worker-turned-sour/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sent-home-how-kenyans-dream-of-life-as-a-uk-care-worker-turned-sour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s almost magical’: how robotic pets are helping UK care home residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animatronic cats that purr and dogs that wag their tails have helped staff at Oak Manor care home in Bedfordshire to avoid medicating some residents with dementia&ldquo;You&rsquo;re bloody lovely ain&rsquo;t you,&rdquo; said Frances Barrett, as the robotic cat she was stroking flicked its ears and whiskers one lunchtime this week at the Oak Manor care home in Bedfordshire.The resident was one of several who live with dementia playing with the home&rsquo;s small menagerie of animatronic animals t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-almost-magical-how-robotic-pets-are-helping-uk-care-home-residents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-almost-magical-how-robotic-pets-are-helping-uk-care-home-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Invisible, endless, relentless’: the reality of care work in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah, an adult social care worker, has seen lower wages, more insecure work and years of staff shortages&bull; Exploitation and low pay causing poverty among care workers, says TUC&ldquo;Unless you&rsquo;ve actually experienced some sort of care in your life, it&rsquo;s an invisible job,&rdquo; says Sarah*, a senior adult social care worker who has more than two decades of experience.&ldquo;It&rsquo;s an endless job. It&rsquo;s a relentless job. With the ridiculous pay and the way we&rsquo;re t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/invisible-endless-relentless-the-reality-of-care-work-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/invisible-endless-relentless-the-reality-of-care-work-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploitation and low pay causing poverty among care workers, TUC finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[TUC says urgent investment needed in &lsquo;Cinderella sectors&rsquo; to head off demographic timebomb&lsquo;Invisible, endless, relentless&rsquo;: the reality of care work in EnglandChronic under-investment, exploitation and low pay is leading to widespread poverty among workers in the care sector, according to damning research from the Trades Union Congress.As it publishes its first workforce blueprint for the care economy, the TUC argues that the &ldquo;Cinderella sectors&rdquo; of social car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/exploitation-and-low-pay-causing-poverty-among-care-workers-tuc-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/exploitation-and-low-pay-causing-poverty-among-care-workers-tuc-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homesA group of 30 families are suing the UK government, care homes and hospitals over the deaths of their relatives in the early days of the Covid pandemic.The families argue that not enough was done to prevent their deaths and are claiming damages for loss of life and distress. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-sue-uk-government-over-relatives-deaths-during-covid-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-sue-uk-government-over-relatives-deaths-during-covid-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children referred to social care twice as likely to fail GCSE maths and English]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research found 53% of teenagers in England who had been referred to services did not achieve a pass in both subjectsChildren in England who are referred to social services at any point in their childhood are twice as likely to fail GCSE maths and English, according to new research published ahead of results day on Thursday.Analysts looked at 1.6m pupils&rsquo; exam results over a three-year period and found that 53% of teenagers who had been referred to social care &ndash; as detailed in the Chi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-referred-to-social-care-twice-as-likely-to-fail-gcse-maths-and-english/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-referred-to-social-care-twice-as-likely-to-fail-gcse-maths-and-english/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councils can only do so much without government help | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need certainty on long-term funding to cover increased cost pressures and invest in local services, says Tracey Dixon, the leader of South Tyneside councilCouncils are on the frontline when it comes to support services (Funding of public services in England skewed against poor areas, 15 August). Despite the fight for fair funding, we continue to bear the brunt of national crises. We need certainty on long-term funding to cover increased cost pressures and rising demand, and to invest in local]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-can-only-do-so-much-without-government-help-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2023 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-can-only-do-so-much-without-government-help-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let the Bodies Pile review – awkward effort to hold government to account over Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh<br />
Henry Naylor&rsquo;s well-intentioned drama about deaths in care homes lets anger cloud its judgmentHyde, Manchester, in the 1990s. Frank and Georgie&rsquo;s 78-year-old mum has just died while in the charge of local GP Harold Shipman. Was Frank, her live-in carer, partly to blame for surrendering her to the care of &ldquo;Dr Death&rdquo;? Fast-forward more than 20 years, and we find Frank mute and motionless in a Hyde hospice, in the charge of Justine, a not-so-tender]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/let-the-bodies-pile-review-awkward-effort-to-hold-government-to-account-over-covid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/let-the-bodies-pile-review-awkward-effort-to-hold-government-to-account-over-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Target: Lorenzo review – end-of-life care comedy is joyful and surprising]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summerhall, Edinburgh<br />
The comic relives being a carer for a lovably eccentric adopted uncle in a heartfelt show that demonstrates caring&rsquo;s reciprocal flowThe &ldquo;dead dad show&rdquo; is a fringe comedy staple. But what about the dead not-quite-an-uncle show? Ben Target is a comedian who, by his own account, never quite delivered on the promise identified by his best fringe newcomer nomination more than a decade ago. Well, he delivers something very lovely here, with an autobiographical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ben-target-lorenzo-review-end-of-life-care-comedy-is-joyful-and-surprising/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ben-target-lorenzo-review-end-of-life-care-comedy-is-joyful-and-surprising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinship carers do a vital job. They must get better support | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare Seth on the need for a legal definition of kinship care and the provision of far-reaching help, not just financial. Plus a letter from Kate GabbThe complexities of caring for someone else&rsquo;s child permanently as a kinship carer should not be underestimated, as your editorial highlights (1 August). Parents have relied on kinship care for centuries. It enables children to grow up within their family, maintaining key relationships and links to communities. However, changing family dynami]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kinship-carers-do-a-vital-job-they-must-get-better-support-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kinship-carers-do-a-vital-job-they-must-get-better-support-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden goose: why private equity is eyeing up UK essential services]]></title><description><![CDATA[More state funding and economies of scale are luring buyers but such firms prioritise shareholders, not societyChildcare sector in England &lsquo;must not become playground for private equity&rsquo;It&rsquo;s easy to see why private equity houses are attracted to investment in essential services such as elderly care, fostering and, increasingly, childcare.These are not luxuries that can be easily dispensed with during economic downturns, such as the one into which Britain may soon be sliding. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/golden-goose-why-private-equity-is-eyeing-up-uk-essential-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/golden-goose-why-private-equity-is-eyeing-up-uk-essential-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How lockdown may have provided ‘cover’ for deadly child abuse in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sentencing of stepfather of Jacob Crouch for boy&rsquo;s murder is latest case from first year of Covid-19Jacob Crouch&rsquo;s stepfather jailed for life for baby&rsquo;s murderArthur Labinjo-Hughes, Star Hobson, Finley Boden and Jacob Crouch were killed during a seven-month period in 2020 after being subjected to sustained abuse by adults who were supposed to be caring for them.Arthur, a six-year-old who loved football and superheroes, was murdered by his stepmother in June 2020 after weeks of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-lockdown-may-have-provided-cover-for-deadly-child-abuse-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-lockdown-may-have-provided-cover-for-deadly-child-abuse-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tragedy of Rianna and baby Aisha: why a teenager gave birth all alone in a prison cell]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was more than 12 hours after Rianna Cleary went into labour before anyone came to help her. She was covered in blood &ndash; and her daughter was dead. Why were they failed so appallingly?The last thing Rianna Cleary remembers before she passed out in the early hours of 27 September 2019, alone and in the throes of labour pain, was a scene involving a chicken leg in the film Killer Joe, which was showing on the TV screen in her prison cell.Cleary was 18 at the time &ndash; an extremely vulner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-tragedy-of-rianna-and-baby-aisha-why-a-teenager-gave-birth-all-alone-in-a-prison-cell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-tragedy-of-rianna-and-baby-aisha-why-a-teenager-gave-birth-all-alone-in-a-prison-cell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on kinship carers: grandparents can’t repair a broken care system | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[New allowances for relatives who look after children, in lieu of parents, are a good idea. But they aren&rsquo;t a solution to the wider problemEstimates of the number of children living in some form of kinship care in the UK vary, as does the definition. But the figure could be as high as 160,000 &ndash; around twice the number that are looked after by local authorities. In a minority of cases there is overlap, with relatives becoming foster carers. But despite their large number, these househo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-kinship-carers-grandparents-cant-repair-a-broken-care-system-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-kinship-carers-grandparents-cant-repair-a-broken-care-system-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families caring for dementia patients in UK reaching crisis point, says charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Many exhausted relatives asking for help as health and social care services stretched beyond limitSoaring numbers of families struggling to care for someone with dementia have hit a &ldquo;crisis point&rdquo; with nowhere to turn for help when their loved one puts themselves or others at risk of harm, a charity has said.More than 700,000 people in the UK look after a relative with dementia. Many feel they can no longer cope with alarming situations where they or their relative are at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-caring-for-dementia-patients-in-uk-reaching-crisis-point-says-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-caring-for-dementia-patients-in-uk-reaching-crisis-point-says-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploitation of care workers in England is ‘appalling’, says government adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Bell says ministers have let social care become reliant on low-paid and vulnerable foreign workersMinisters have allowed England&rsquo;s creaking social care system to become too heavily reliant on low-paid foreign workers who are vulnerable to exploitation, the government&rsquo;s migration adviser has warned.In a strongly worded intervention, Prof Brian Bell, who has just been reappointed by the home secretary, Suella Braverman, as chair of the migration advisory committee (MAC), called t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/exploitation-of-care-workers-in-england-is-appalling-says-government-adviser/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/exploitation-of-care-workers-in-england-is-appalling-says-government-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters: Peter Westland obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Peter Westland became the first director of social services for the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1971, he not only mentored many of us social workers, but we became his friends. He was available to everyone on the staff in the canteen at Fulham town hall at lunchtime, dispensing wit, encouragement and acute perceptions about social care.Jeremy AmbacheFor four decades, Peter Westland was entertaining about his support for Queens Park Rangers football club in his exchanges wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/letters-peter-westland-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/letters-peter-westland-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Routine’ use of hotels for lone child asylum seekers is unlawful, UK court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge says Home Office may only use housing arrangement for &lsquo;very short periods in true emergency situations&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest updatesThe Home Office&rsquo;s &ldquo;routine&rdquo; housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful, the high court has ruled.The charity Every Child Protected Against Trafficking (ECPAT) brought legal action against the government department over the practice of housing unaccompanied youngsters in hotels, claiming the arran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/routine-use-of-hotels-for-lone-child-asylum-seekers-is-unlawful-uk-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/routine-use-of-hotels-for-lone-child-asylum-seekers-is-unlawful-uk-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eric Youd obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father, Eric Youd, who has died aged 88, was a youth and community leader in Oldham for more than 30 years.He was best known for managing Oldham community centre and also the multicultural Greenhill centre in the Glodwick area of the town in the 1980s, a decade in which riots were breaking out across many British cities. At the time Oldham&rsquo;s community education service was rated in the top 10 nationally.Born in Salford, to Arthur Youd, a wood turner, and Margaret Ann (nee Parr), who wor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eric-youd-obituary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eric-youd-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marion Davis obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My sister-in-law Marion Davis, who has died aged 67 from complications associated with Parkinson&rsquo;s disease, was a social worker and a passionate advocate for children&rsquo;s services. She argued that &ldquo;the voice and the needs of the child &hellip; must always be heard&rdquo;.Her concern for children&rsquo;s wellbeing was pivotal when she was appointed vice-president and then president of the Association of Directors of Children&rsquo;s Services from 2009 to 2011, and as a member of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/marion-davis-obituary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/marion-davis-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man guilty of sexual assault and murder of teenage sister near Glasgow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conor Gibson, 20, convicted of sexual assault with intent to rape, blunt-force trauma and strangulation of Amber, 16A man has been found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of his teenage sister, whose partly dressed body was found in woodland in Hamilton, near Glasgow.Conor Gibson, 20, was found guilty by a jury in Glasgow of attacking his sister Amber, 16, in Cadzow Glen in November 2021. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-guilty-of-sexual-assault-and-murder-of-teenage-sister-near-glasgow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-guilty-of-sexual-assault-and-murder-of-teenage-sister-near-glasgow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men want to ​increase care work at home but ​social structures block it, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unequal pay, parental leave and cultural expectations are stopping men increasing their domestic duties, survey showsMen around the world are eager to increase their caring responsibilities at home, but ingrained social expectations and a lack of support are discouraging them from doing so, according to a new report.Between 70% and 90% of men across 16 of the 17 surveyed countries said they felt equally responsible for care work as their partner, but unequal pay and inadequate government policie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/men-want-to-increase-care-work-at-home-but-social-structures-block-it-report-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/men-want-to-increase-care-work-at-home-but-social-structures-block-it-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home care providers in England fear collapse over unpaid invoices]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in five firms see risk of financial failure in next six months due to sums owed by NHS and councilsDozens of home care companies in England fear collapse because invoices are going unpaid by councils and the NHS.Hundreds of millions of pounds in unpaid bills are threatening parts of a care industry already stretched by a recruitment crisis and rising wages, according to research by the Institute of Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM). Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-care-providers-in-england-fear-collapse-over-unpaid-invoices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-care-providers-in-england-fear-collapse-over-unpaid-invoices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If only the BBC’s critics always cared this much about young people | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whipping ourselves into a fury about the alleged activities of a BBC presenter is no substitute for the necessary overhaul of our policies and attitudes towards children and young people, writes John LovelockJane Martinson (If the BBC presenter story teaches us anything, it should be the pitfalls of rushing to judgment, 11 July) is right to point out that the Sun should not rush to judgment in the BBC presenter case as it has in the past pictured 16-year-old girls on page 3. However, the Sun is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-only-the-bbcs-critics-always-cared-this-much-about-young-people-letter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-only-the-bbcs-critics-always-cared-this-much-about-young-people-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Swash: Teens in Care review – the sheer number of children failed by the system is profoundly wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ex-EastEnder is charming, open and excellent in this documentary on the harrowing lack of support for looked-after children. The same can&rsquo;t be said for the evasive children&rsquo;s minister&lsquo;They don&rsquo;t come to us skipping and singing, with backpacks on.&rdquo; So says the actor Joe Swash&rsquo;s mother, Kiffy &ndash; who became a foster parent 15 years ago when her own daughters and son were leaving home &ndash; of the children who find themselves part of the care system. It]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joe-swash-teens-in-care-review-the-sheer-number-of-children-failed-by-the-system-is-profoundly-wrong/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joe-swash-teens-in-care-review-the-sheer-number-of-children-failed-by-the-system-is-profoundly-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not fading away: why older rockers still strike a chord with us | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland&rsquo;s article about the enduring appeal of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and others Jonathan Freedland&rsquo;s deeply evocative piece about ageing rock stars and their faithful fans struck a chord with me (From Springsteen to McCartney, ageing rockers are teaching us about something bigger than music, 7 July).I first saw Bob Dylan in 1966 in Glasgow on my 19th birthday. I last saw him in 2017 in Cardiff, a few days before I reached 70. I&rsquo;m pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-fading-away-why-older-rockers-still-strike-a-chord-with-us-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-fading-away-why-older-rockers-still-strike-a-chord-with-us-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not fading away: why older rockers still strike a chord with us | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland&rsquo;s article about the enduring appeal of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and others Jonathan Freedland&rsquo;s deeply evocative piece about ageing rock stars and their faithful fans struck a chord with me (From Springsteen to McCartney, ageing rockers are teaching us about something bigger than music, 7 July).I first saw Bob Dylan in 1966 in Glasgow on my 19th birthday. I last saw him in 2017 in Cardiff, a few days before I reached 70. I&rsquo;m pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-fading-away-why-older-rockers-still-strike-a-chord-with-us-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-fading-away-why-older-rockers-still-strike-a-chord-with-us-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care home employed 80-year-old nurse who was not able to help lift residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[HC-One employed nurse at Tower Bridge Care Centre, which was found to be &lsquo;not safe&rsquo; by inspectorsOne of Britain&rsquo;s biggest care home companies employed an 80-year-old senior nurse in a short-staffed care home who was older than some residents and not strong enough to help lift them.HC-One employed the octogenarian at Tower Bridge Care Centre, which was found by inspectors to be &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; and &ldquo;not safe&rdquo;, in a case that highlights a chronic shortage of c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-employed-80-year-old-nurse-who-was-not-able-to-help-lift-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-employed-80-year-old-nurse-who-was-not-able-to-help-lift-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kashmir opens its first care homes for old people – but not everyone is happy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many fear the new homes will speed up a shift away from the traditional ways of family life where elderly people are looked after by extended family. But the need for care is growingNo family came to visit Ali Mohammad Dar at the care home where he spent his final days. He was moved to the home in Budgam from hospital, where he was being treated for kidney failure.When Dar died in March, staff at the home in Indian-administered Kashmir struggled to find a place to bury him because he didn&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kashmir-opens-its-first-care-homes-for-old-people-but-not-everyone-is-happy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kashmir-opens-its-first-care-homes-for-old-people-but-not-everyone-is-happy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 900,000 older people taken to A&amp;E each year due to lack of NHS care at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age UK found an acute lack of services outside hospitals in England, resulting in elderly people suffering avoidable harmAlmost 900,000 older people are admitted to hospital every year as an emergency because the NHS is failing to keep them healthy at home, Age UK has warned.A major lack of services outside hospitals means elderly people are also suffering avoidable harm, such as falls and urinary tract infections, the charity said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-900000-older-people-taken-to-aampe-each-year-due-to-lack-of-nhs-care-at-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-900000-older-people-taken-to-aampe-each-year-due-to-lack-of-nhs-care-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of NHS home care ‘forces 855,000 older people into English hospitals each year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Age UK says acute shortage of services outside hospitals is resulting in elderly people suffering avoidable harmAlmost 900,000 older people are admitted to hospital in England every year as an emergency because the NHS is failing to keep them healthy at home, Age UK has warned.A major lack of services outside hospitals means elderly people are also suffering avoidable harm, such as falls and urinary tract infections, the charity said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lack-of-nhs-home-care-forces-855000-older-people-into-english-hospitals-each-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lack-of-nhs-home-care-forces-855000-older-people-into-english-hospitals-each-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were inundated’: creating pioneering homes for autistic young adults]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the success of Linden Farm, the Simon Trust helps families create specialised local residences for their adult children with highly complex needsParents across the UK are forming partnerships with local councils to build pioneering supported-living homes for their severely autistic children.With growing numbers of parents increasingly unable to find suitable, safe and secure residential accommodation for their young adult children &ndash; and cash-strapped councils having to pay exorbi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-were-inundated-creating-pioneering-homes-for-autistic-young-adults/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-were-inundated-creating-pioneering-homes-for-autistic-young-adults/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: children’s care homes flood into cheapest areas of England, not where most needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking figures gathered by the Observer show social care provision is dictated by money, not needNew children&rsquo;s care homes are being disproportionately placed in cheaper and more deprived parts of England, according to an Observer investigation. .Over the past five years the number of children&rsquo;s care homes located in areas with the cheapest house sale prices has risen almost three times faster than in the most expensive places. Among the regions with big increases in homes was the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-childrens-care-homes-flood-into-cheapest-areas-of-england-not-where-most-needed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-childrens-care-homes-flood-into-cheapest-areas-of-england-not-where-most-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BN Care grows after securing joint finance package from HSBC UK and BGF]]></title><description><![CDATA[A care home group has purchased its fifth care home after securing a joint finance package from HSBC UK and BGF, enabling it to continue to grow its portfolio in the South West of England and meet the needs of an ageing population.BN Care, established in 2017, used the combined funding package of &pound;4m from HSBC UK and BGF,&nbsp;one of the largest and most experienced investors in the UK and Ireland,&nbsp;to acquire Barton Place Nursing Home&nbsp;in Exeter which specialises in caring for hig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bn-care-grows-after-securing-joint-finance-package-from-hsbc-uk-and-bgf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bn-care-grows-after-securing-joint-finance-package-from-hsbc-uk-and-bgf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory group warns Sunak he risks losing election if he doesn’t cut net migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Conservatives such as Miriam Cates also say large number of arrivals risks damaging UK&rsquo;s cultural securityRishi Sunak risks damaging &ldquo;cultural security&rdquo; and faces defeat at the next general election unless emergency measures to curb net migration are introduced, a new group of Conservative MPs has warned.As Downing Street slapped down the group&rsquo;s proposals to cut visas issued to care workers, members of the New Conservatives grouping said that ignoring their 12-point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-group-warns-sunak-he-risks-losing-election-if-he-doesnt-cut-net-migration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tory-group-warns-sunak-he-risks-losing-election-if-he-doesnt-cut-net-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red wall Tory MPs put pressure on Sunak over net migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group issues 12-point plan calling for stricter immigration rules for care workers, students and refugeesRishi Sunak is facing demands from &ldquo;red wall&rdquo; Conservative MPs to slash the number of overseas care workers, foreign students and refugees allowed into the UK in time for the next election.The MPs from the 2017 and 2019 intake, who call themselves the New Conservatives, have issued a 12-point plan to cut net migration to Britain from 606,000 to 240,000 before the end of 2024.A cap]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/red-wall-tory-mps-put-pressure-on-sunak-over-net-migration/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/red-wall-tory-mps-put-pressure-on-sunak-over-net-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the NHS: this workforce plan is years late | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has finally accepted responsibility for staff. But years of neglect have harmed patients as wellThese are the worst of times for the NHS in England. Public satisfaction is at its lowest level since it started to be measured 40 years ago. Staff morale is shattered, with retention a growing problem. Currently there are more than 112,000 vacancies in a workforce of 1.26 million full-time equivalents. Waiting lists have reached record levels. Against this alarming backdrop &ndash; par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-this-workforce-plan-is-years-late-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-this-workforce-plan-is-years-late-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care needs a long-term workforce plan | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The undervaluing of social care is a betrayal of the hardworking healthcare professionals who got us through the pandemic, writes Rachael Dodgson, while Kalvin Morris calls for better-run care recruitmentYour editorial on care workers being undervalued and underpaid hits the nail on the head (25 June). There needs to be a long-term workforce plan for adult social care as well as the NHS to enhance the quality of care and support provided by both. We know that social care workers already seek job]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-needs-a-long-term-workforce-plan-letters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-needs-a-long-term-workforce-plan-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock says he is ‘profoundly sorry’ for ‘huge error’ in UK’s pandemic planning – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former health secretary says he is &lsquo;profoundly sorry&rsquo; for every death and says he knows an apology from him will be &lsquo;hard to take&rsquo;. This live blog is now closedFull story: Matt Hancock &lsquo;profoundly sorry&rsquo; for Covid readiness failingsThe journalist Isabel Oakeshott thinks Matt Hanock is giving a &ldquo;typically assured&rdquo; performance.Oakeshott, of course, is the journalist who helped Hancock produce his Pandemic Diaries, his account of handling the Covid cr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-says-he-is-profoundly-sorry-for-huge-error-in-uks-pandemic-planning-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-says-he-is-profoundly-sorry-for-huge-error-in-uks-pandemic-planning-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock says he is ‘profoundly sorry’ for ‘huge error’ in UK’s pandemic planning – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former health secretary says he is &lsquo;profoundly sorry&rsquo; for every death and says he knows an apology from him will be &lsquo;hard to take&rsquo;The journalist Isabel Oakeshott thinks Matt Hanock is giving a &ldquo;typically assured&rdquo; performance.Oakeshott, of course, is the journalist who helped Hancock produce his Pandemic Diaries, his account of handling the Covid crisis, before she betrayed his trust by leaking his private WhatsApp messages to the Daily Telegraph. She argued th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-says-he-is-profoundly-sorry-for-huge-error-in-uks-pandemic-planning-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-says-he-is-profoundly-sorry-for-huge-error-in-uks-pandemic-planning-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock ‘profoundly sorry’ for Covid readiness failings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former health secretary tells inquiry he did not properly challenge assurances that plans were sufficientUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesMatt Hancock has said he is &ldquo;profoundly sorry&rdquo; for his part in mistakes that ensured the UK was not properly prepared for Covid, telling the public inquiry into the pandemic that he had not properly challenged assurances that sufficient planning was in place.The former health secretary, who faced tense encounters with bereaved family members]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-profoundly-sorry-for-covid-readiness-failings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-profoundly-sorry-for-covid-readiness-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK risks becoming reliant on overseas care workers, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis suggests demand for foreign staff has left care homes and NHS open to &lsquo;vulnerabilities&rsquo;The UK risks becoming highly reliant on overseas care workers after nearly 58,000 visas were issued for the sector last year, a report says.Analysis by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford found that the demand for foreign staff had left the NHS and care homes open to &ldquo;vulnerabilities&rdquo; including &ldquo;exposure to international competition for health workers an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-risks-becoming-reliant-on-overseas-care-workers-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-risks-becoming-reliant-on-overseas-care-workers-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office delays have devastating effect on child asylum seekers – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children are being left in limbo so long that they are at risk of harm, social workers warnLone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.Social workers, legal professionals and the children themselves have warned that the impact of being left in limbo about their future for so long includes the risk of suicide, self-harm and persistent insomnia.In the UK and Ireland,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-delays-have-devastating-effect-on-child-asylum-seekers-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-delays-have-devastating-effect-on-child-asylum-seekers-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on care workers: undervalued and underpaid | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A worsening public sector recruitment crisis has some of its worst effects in adult social care Any week now, an NHS workforce plan will be published. Already delayed several times, it is expected to set out proposals for training doctors, nurses and other health service staff in England. But the crisis of recruitment and retention in the care sector will not be addressed. If the plan encourages more care workers to seek jobs in the NHS &ndash; where pay and conditions are better &ndash; it coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-workers-undervalued-and-underpaid-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-care-workers-undervalued-and-underpaid-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions in UK fear they will not be able to afford to care for elderly parents, research suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A majority of those polled were worried about the stress of providing care for an ageing parentMillions of people who face providing unpaid care for an elderly parent in the future fear they won&rsquo;t have enough money to do so, a charity has said.Age UK polled adults aged 40 to 60 who are considering becoming unpaid carers and found that 61% believe they will struggle to manage financially. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-in-uk-fear-they-will-not-be-able-to-afford-to-care-for-elderly-parents-research-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/millions-in-uk-fear-they-will-not-be-able-to-afford-to-care-for-elderly-parents-research-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social care recruitment and retention remains a challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social care teams make dent in waiting lists but more carer burnout and mental health needs means that fewer people are getting the support and care they need.New findings from a survey of social care leaders shows short-term funding boosts from Government has helped reduce the number of people waiting for care and increased support for people at home. But increases in care delivered are not keeping pace with increased needs, according to a report by the Association of Directors of Adult Social]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-recruitment-and-retention-remains-a-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-care-recruitment-and-retention-remains-a-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Authorities and social care, set up to fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care England,&nbsp;the largest and most diverse representative body for independent providers of adult social care in England, has today welcomed the publication of the ADASS Spring Survey but has expressed deep concern at the findings.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;<br />
Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, says:<br />
&nbsp;<br />
&ldquo;These survey results indicate that although the short-term funding boosts from Government have helped reduce the number of people waiting for care and increased su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/local-authorities-and-social-care-set-up-to-fail/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 10:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/local-authorities-and-social-care-set-up-to-fail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sue Bailey obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mum, Sue Bailey, who has died aged 73, was a research fellow in the school of social work at the University of East Anglia for more than 20 years.Sue spent almost all her working life at UEA, initially as a researcher in the school of economics before being persuaded by Prof June Thoburn to join the school of social work. There, she was involved in a number of important projects and initiatives including the tri-boroughs care proceedings pilot in London, seeking to improve decision-making in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-bailey-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sue-bailey-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS website sees surge in heat exhaustion advice as temperatures sizzle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visits to the heat exhaustion section of the NHS website have more than tripled in the past week &ndash; averaging one visit every six seconds.Figures released by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, show there were 109,096 visits to the health advice page on&nbsp;heat exhaustion and heatstroke&nbsp;in the last seven days (9 to 15 June), compared with 34,066 the previous week (2 to 8 June).The number of people seeking&nbsp;heat rash or prickly heat&nbsp;advice has almost doubled, from 34,478]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-website-sees-surge-in-heat-exhaustion-advice-as-temperatures-sizzle/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2023 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-website-sees-surge-in-heat-exhaustion-advice-as-temperatures-sizzle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call to speed up social care and NHS health integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARE providers are calling on the Government to speed up actions to bring NHS healthcare and social care services closer together.Responding to the Hewitt Review and the Health and Social Care Select Committee (HSCC) Inquiry into the workings of the new Integrated Care Systems (ICS), the Government has pledged its support.And it has promised to give the ICS more autonomy, to reduce administrative burdens and to streamline their operation.The social care provider organisation, The Independent Car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/call-to-speed-up-social-care-and-nhs-health-integration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/call-to-speed-up-social-care-and-nhs-health-integration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I live in fear of debt collectors’: disabled people tell of toll of soaring UK care costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers explain how they are being forced to give up essential social care or forgo meals and sanitary products Disabled people in England are finding themselves in severe financial hardship owing to rising social care costs and the increase in the cost of living.Social care, unlike the NHS, is not free at the point of need. As disabled people are being forced to pay for their care out of their benefits, some are finding themselves thousands of pounds in arrears to councils. Others are having to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-live-in-fear-of-debt-collectors-disabled-people-tell-of-toll-of-soaring-uk-care-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-live-in-fear-of-debt-collectors-disabled-people-tell-of-toll-of-soaring-uk-care-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanie Phillips obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melanie Phillips, who has died aged 64 of cancer, was one of the cadre of Black, Asian and minority ethnic people who trained as social workers in the early 1980s and joined the battle to protect Black and Asian children, and improve support to their families.Melanie was driven by the shocking ineptitude of social workers revealed in the inquiries into deaths of Black children such as Jasmine Beckford and Tyra Henry. In her early days as a &ldquo;generic social worker&rdquo; in Walthamstow, Lond]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/melanie-phillips-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/melanie-phillips-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteers can’t fix the crisis in social care | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Karen Edmunds and Jol Miskin respond to the government&rsquo;s plan to use volunteers to plug gaps in social and health care servicesI had to read your article twice to get over the shock of yet another government sticking plaster (Ministers seek volunteer social care army to speed up hospital discharges, 6 June). I&rsquo;ve worked in the NHS for 14 years and in the voluntary sector for 24 years before that. Yes, it worked during the pandemic, when a lot of people were furloughed and were moved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/volunteers-cant-fix-the-crisis-in-social-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/volunteers-cant-fix-the-crisis-in-social-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofsted chief admits system ‘did not work as well as it should’ after abuse at school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Spielman defends failure to spot mistreatment at residential facility for disabled children as she is grilled by MPsOfsted&rsquo;s chief inspector has told MPs its inspection system &ldquo;did not work as well as it should,&rdquo; as she defended the watchdog&rsquo;s failure to spot mistreatment of more than 100 youngsters over several years at a large residential school for disabled children.Amanda Spielman was quizzed by the education select committee over why Ofsted had rated three Don]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ofsted-chief-admits-system-did-not-work-as-well-as-it-should-after-abuse-at-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ofsted-chief-admits-system-did-not-work-as-well-as-it-should-after-abuse-at-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For carers, money worries and grief are constant companions | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers on the stress and exhaustion of caring for loved ones, which is exacerbated by the parlous state of Britain&rsquo;s social care system I am one of the unpaid carers you refer to in your editorial (The Guardian view on the future of social care: a chance for Labour, 8 June). My 62-year-old husband, who has early-onset dementia, was diagnosed when he was 58. He hasn&rsquo;t worked since he was 56, and I was forced to retire a year ago. Thinking about how we will pay for his future care kee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/for-carers-money-worries-and-grief-are-constant-companions-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/for-carers-money-worries-and-grief-are-constant-companions-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister refuses to back Hancock Covid claim of ‘protective ring’ for care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Whately declines to endorse former health secretary&rsquo;s 2020 assertion as pandemic public inquiry begins in earnestThe care minister, Helen Whately, has declined to back Matt Hancock&rsquo;s claim that the government threw a &ldquo;protective ring around care homes&rdquo; at the start of the pandemic.Whately worked under the former health secretary in the first 18 months of Covid, but she avoided endorsing her former boss&rsquo;s assertion, which will be tested at the public inquiry wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/minister-refuses-to-back-hancock-covid-claim-of-protective-ring-for-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/minister-refuses-to-back-hancock-covid-claim-of-protective-ring-for-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlisle care home hosts official opening event]]></title><description><![CDATA[On June 8th, Eden Manor care home in Carlisle held an official launch event after being acquired from Angela Swift Developments earlier this year.The care team welcomed family, friends and healthcare professionals to enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music from a local harpist, delicious refreshments and tours of the beautiful home.The recently elected mayor, Councillor Abdul Harid, was photographed alongside Lovett Care CEO Keith Crockett and Angela Swift, expressing his admiration for the top-no]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carlisle-care-home-hosts-official-opening-event/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/carlisle-care-home-hosts-official-opening-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The signs are too stark to ignore’: seven reasons the NHS is in crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the NHS approaches its 75th anniversary, writers close to it &ndash; including Rachel Clarke, Jack Thorne and Henry Marsh &ndash; reflect on the numbers behind its problems, and what it will take to heal the wounds Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-signs-are-too-stark-to-ignore-seven-reasons-the-nhs-is-in-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-signs-are-too-stark-to-ignore-seven-reasons-the-nhs-is-in-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office faces legal action over children missing from UK asylum hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity alleges placing unaccompanied children in hotels is &lsquo;unlawful&rsquo; and a national scandalPlacing unaccompanied children in hotels run by the Home Office is &ldquo;unlawful&rdquo;, according to a legal action launched after hundreds of youngsters living in them have gone missing.Launched on Monday by the charity ECPAT UK, the legal action argues that the Home Office has &ldquo;no authority&rdquo; to place unaccompanied children in asylum hotels, from where scores have been kidnapp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-faces-legal-action-over-children-missing-from-uk-asylum-hotels/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-faces-legal-action-over-children-missing-from-uk-asylum-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sold a dream’: migrant workers at children’s care chain left without pay for months]]></title><description><![CDATA[They came to fill gaps in a sector desperate for staff. Now an Observer investigation finds Indian nurses stuck in debt and despair, and wounded by broken promisesNurses hired from abroad to work for one of Britain&rsquo;s biggest social care chains have been left in debt and are in some cases suicidal after being stranded without pay for months.They have also been paid lower wages than they were told they would receive and were in some cases given false promises about their accommodation and em]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sold-a-dream-migrant-workers-at-childrens-care-chain-left-without-pay-for-months/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sold-a-dream-migrant-workers-at-childrens-care-chain-left-without-pay-for-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor talks up possible aged care levy as minister says Australians willing to pay for more ‘choice’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anika Wells says taskforce will include consideration of levies but government &lsquo;still not advocating any particular proposal&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe aged care minister, Anika Wells, says Australians want more &ldquo;choice&rdquo; on aged care and would be prepared to pay for it, as the government mulls the introduction of a user-pays system.Wells told ABC&rsquo;s Insiders th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labor-talks-up-possible-aged-care-levy-as-minister-says-australians-willing-to-pay-for-more-choice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labor-talks-up-possible-aged-care-levy-as-minister-says-australians-willing-to-pay-for-more-choice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goffy makes dream come true for Boro fan Eric]]></title><description><![CDATA[Popular presenter Paul &lsquo;Goffy&rsquo; Gough made a dream come true for life long Middlesbrough FC fan Eric Hughes recently when he interviewed him for his &lsquo;Goffy at the Weekend&rsquo; show on BBC Radio Tees.&nbsp;The two have been friends since meeting five years ago. Eric was a regular at Ayresome Park, and now at Riverside Arena, where he is well-known for delivering updates to anyone wanting to know the status of rival teams&rsquo; matches, thanks to the large radio he used to carr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/goffy-makes-dream-come-true-for-boro-fan-eric/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/goffy-makes-dream-come-true-for-boro-fan-eric/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caroline Dinenage Holds Carers Week Debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, co-Chair of the APPG for Carers &amp; former Minister for Care, held a debate today in the House of Commons to mark Carers Week. (Watch here https://tinyurl.com/3xbmu5yb)Carers Week runs from June 5-11, to celebrate the role of unpaid carers, looking after loved ones often at great personal sacrifice. Over 5.7 million people in the UK are providing unpaid care.Being a carer can involve many activities, including personal care, food prepar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caroline-dinenage-holds-carers-week-debate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caroline-dinenage-holds-carers-week-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the future of social care: a chance for Labour | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative neglect of the system has been a disaster. Wes Streeting and his colleagues must show they can do better Two proposals in the course of a week present opposing approaches to England&rsquo;s care crisis. A government scheme will recruit volunteers to run errands, in a desperate attempt to lessen the problem of people stuck in hospital because they can&rsquo;t be safely discharged. Tasks, including collecting prescriptions, will be allocated via an app. A far more substantial plan fro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-future-of-social-care-a-chance-for-labour-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-future-of-social-care-a-chance-for-labour-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour won’t be able to instantly fix every Tory failure. But social care would be a good place to start | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solving this neglected crisis require money. The problem is: so does every public institution starved of funds since 2010Indignation fatigue makes it hard to keep track of the many public service failures, so social care has fallen from the public eye since Covid &ndash; though it goes on getting worse. Its failings block more hospital beds with elderly patients who can&rsquo;t be released because there&rsquo;s nowhere for them to go. More people needing care find rising barriers of ever-higher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-wont-be-able-to-instantly-fix-every-tory-failure-but-social-care-would-be-a-good-place-to-start-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-wont-be-able-to-instantly-fix-every-tory-failure-but-social-care-would-be-a-good-place-to-start-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour aims to reform England’s adult social care sector if it wins election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party-commissioned report sets out roadmap for a national care service to tackle inadequate state provisionSignificant reform of England&rsquo;s beleaguered adult social care sector could be ushered in by the next Labour government under plans that include boosting pay for care workers, expanding the scope of free support and all those who need it getting &pound;50 a week towards costs.A report by the Fabian Society thinktank, commissioned by the shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-aims-to-reform-englands-adult-social-care-sector-if-it-wins-election/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-aims-to-reform-englands-adult-social-care-sector-if-it-wins-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes set to save thousands of pounds thanks to free training from Health Education England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The roll-out of a free new e-learning module on healthcare waste &ndash; set up by Health Education England &ndash; is set to bring major benefits to the care home sector, says leading independent healthcare waste management company Anenta.The training &ndash; developed in association with Anenta to help all healthcare professionals &ndash; is seen as key to building better understanding of waste management in care homes, which have long struggled with managing healthcare waste effectively.This]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-set-to-save-thousands-of-pounds-thanks-to-free-training-from-health-education-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-set-to-save-thousands-of-pounds-thanks-to-free-training-from-health-education-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top-level call for the creation of a National Care Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[A top-level call for the creation of a National Care Service is welcome but cannot be delayed for as long as suggested, providers warned today.The Independent Care Group (ICG) has backed calls by the Fabian Society to create a new National Care Service in a report issued today.But the ICG says such a move cannot wait a further five years to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the NHS, as the Fabian Society suggests.And it has also described suggestions that people be paid &pound;25 to &pound;5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/top-level-call-for-the-creation-of-a-national-care-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/top-level-call-for-the-creation-of-a-national-care-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour ‘should fix social care with better pay and free short-term support’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fabian Society report calling for national care service to be set up and changes to fundingMajor reform of England&rsquo;s beleaguered adult social care sector could be ushered in by the next Labour government under plans that include boosting pay for care workers, expanding the scope of free support and asking all people to contribute &pound;50 a week towards costs.A report by the Fabian Society thinktank, commissioned by the shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, and the trade union Unison, s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-should-fix-social-care-with-better-pay-and-free-short-term-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-should-fix-social-care-with-better-pay-and-free-short-term-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers seek volunteer social care army to speed up hospital discharges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: volunteers sought in England to take equipment and drugs to people&rsquo;s homes among other tasksHealth ministers are to recruit a new volunteer army for social care to ferry medical equipment and drugs to people&rsquo;s homes in a bid to free up congested hospital wards.The plan will also see volunteers sent to, though not into, people&rsquo;s homes to tackle loneliness and carry out shopping and other errands. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-seek-volunteer-social-care-army-to-speed-up-hospital-discharges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-seek-volunteer-social-care-army-to-speed-up-hospital-discharges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dear Jeremy Hunt, I’d love to get a job. But thanks to your social care crisis, I can’t | Denise Wilkins]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had no other choice but to give up my career to become my mother&rsquo;s full-time unpaid carer &ndash; and there are millions like meThe chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has been calling for people to get back to work. But there&rsquo;s one group of people he&rsquo;s overlooked. Many unpaid family carers like me would love to return to full-time employment. But the failure of successive governments to fix our broken social care system has left us to shoulder caring responsibilities that actively stop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dear-jeremy-hunt-id-love-to-get-a-job-but-thanks-to-your-social-care-crisis-i-cant-denise-wilkins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dear-jeremy-hunt-id-love-to-get-a-job-but-thanks-to-your-social-care-crisis-i-cant-denise-wilkins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in five unpaid carers in England and Wales ‘do not have access to a vehicle’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Census data shows nearly half a million households that cater for someone disabled or in bad health are without car or truckAbout one in five households with an unpaid carer for someone who is disabled or in bad health across England and Wales have no access to a private vehicle, new analysis shows.The findings show that nearly half a million households across England and Wales (486,341) that include someone disabled or in bad health did not have a car or truck at the time of the 2021 census. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-five-unpaid-carers-in-england-and-wales-do-not-have-access-to-a-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-five-unpaid-carers-in-england-and-wales-do-not-have-access-to-a-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on outsourced children's homes: the wrong model | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research shows that for-profit businesses make worse carers. It&rsquo;s time to admit that privatisation failedThe privatisation of children&rsquo;s residential care in England over the past decade has resulted in worse outcomes. This has long been suspected by critics of the current system, which is dominated by providers either partly or wholly owned by private equity investors. Researchers at Oxford University have now supplied proof. The study found that 17,000 out-of-area placements, wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-outsourced-childrens-homes-the-wrong-model-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-outsourced-childrens-homes-the-wrong-model-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Too few people in power really care about those with disabilities | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Academics and an expert adviser point to the case of Sally Lewis, whose death in a care home in 2017 prompted a depressingly familiar &lsquo;scandal-review-inquest-lessons learned&rsquo; responseFrances Ryan suggests that disabled people in Britain are viewed more as a burden than human (A decade after the Tories demonised disabled people on benefits, it&rsquo;s happening again, 30 May).Some days it feels as if &ldquo;burden&rdquo; is not a strong enough word to describe things. On 30 May, a cor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/too-few-people-in-power-really-care-about-those-with-disabilities-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2023 17:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/too-few-people-in-power-really-care-about-those-with-disabilities-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caring is work. It is time that was recognised | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I reach state pension age, my carer&rsquo;s allowance will be taken from me, writes one readerHaving cared for my daughter for 33 years and claimed carer&rsquo;s allowance for only half of that period because I didn&rsquo;t know that I was entitled to it, I am angry that next year, on reaching the state pension age, this will be taken away from me. My caring duties, however, will not stop (The Guardian view on carers: those who do the caring deserve care themselves, 24 May).I gave up my car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caring-is-work-it-is-time-that-was-recognised-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/caring-is-work-it-is-time-that-was-recognised-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man faced homophobic abuse in London care home, partner says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ted Brown warns about gay people being &lsquo;pushed back into the closet&rsquo; after Noel Glynn was beaten by staffA man experienced homophobic abuse in a care home that left him with bruising on his body and an apparent cigarette burn on his hand, his partner has said, as he said people were being pushed &ldquo;back into the closet&rdquo; when at their most vulnerable.Ted Brown said his civil partner, the LGBT activist Noel Glynn, who died in 2021, was beaten, taunted and mistreated by care h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-faced-homophobic-abuse-in-london-care-home-partner-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/man-faced-homophobic-abuse-in-london-care-home-partner-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability in England: how have you been affected by the rise in social care costs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear from people experiencing social care debt and how their lifestyle has changed as a resultIn England, many people with a disability are finding themselves in severe financial difficulty due to rising social care costs fuelled by the cost of living.As disabled people are being forced to pay for their social care out of their benefits, some are finding themselves in arrears. We want to speak to people in England about their experiences funding their social care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disability-in-england-how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-rise-in-social-care-costs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disability-in-england-how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-rise-in-social-care-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disability in England: how have you been affected by the rise in social care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear from people experiencing social care debt and how their lifestyle has changed as a resultIn England, many people with a disability are finding themselves in severe financial difficulty due to rising social care costs fuelled by the cost of living.As disabled people are being forced to pay for their social care out of their benefits, some are finding themselves in arrears. We want to speak to people in England about their experiences funding their social care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disability-in-england-how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-rise-in-social-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disability-in-england-how-have-you-been-affected-by-the-rise-in-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My father had dementia, and I was his caregiver. Here’s what I wish I had known  |  Cynthia Dearborn]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Cynthia Dearborn became her 75-year-old father&rsquo;s caregiver, she knew little about what lay ahead. Two decades on, she shares the insights that helped her help himGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2007, I was suddenly plunged into the role of caregiver for my then 75-year-old father, who had vascular dementia. His short-term memory was severely impaired, as were his judgment and reasoning skills. At the outset, I knew very little about dementia and next to nothing about car]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-father-had-dementia-and-i-was-his-caregiver-heres-what-i-wish-i-had-known-cynthia-dearborn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-father-had-dementia-and-i-was-his-caregiver-heres-what-i-wish-i-had-known-cynthia-dearborn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CQC case reveals ‘degrading’ conditions in England care home as Covid hit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents at Kettering home left lying in faeces, dehydrated and with infected wounds as ministers rushed to free up NHS capacityThe depth of suffering in care homes in England as Covid hit has been laid bare in a court case exposing &ldquo;degrading&rdquo; treatment with residents being &ldquo;catastrophically let down&rdquo;.Care levels at the Temple Court care home in Kettering collapsed so badly in April 2020, when ministers rushed to free up NHS capacity by discharging thousands of people,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cqc-case-reveals-degrading-conditions-in-england-care-home-as-covid-hit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 14:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/cqc-case-reveals-degrading-conditions-in-england-care-home-as-covid-hit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outsourcedg care means more children being moved further away – study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of careThe corporate takeover of children&rsquo;s care has led to more children moving between short-term, unstable placements far away from their families, according to research.The Oxford University study &ndash; which drew on more than 600,000 care records &ndash; revealed 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the outsourcing of care to for-profit pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outsourcedg-care-means-more-children-being-moved-further-away-study/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outsourcedg-care-means-more-children-being-moved-further-away-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outsourced care means more children being moved further away – study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of careThe corporate takeover of children&rsquo;s care has led to more children moving between short-term, unstable placements far away from their families, according to research.The Oxford University study &ndash; which drew on more than 600,000 care records &ndash; revealed 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the outsourcing of care to for-profit pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outsourced-care-means-more-children-being-moved-further-away-study/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/outsourced-care-means-more-children-being-moved-further-away-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a tax on disability’: rising UK social care costs force many into debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[As outgoings exceed income, people can&rsquo;t afford to pay for the support they need along with normal expensesDisabled people are paying &ldquo;a tax on disability&rdquo; by being forced to fund soaring care charges out of their benefits as the cost of living pushes care users into financial crisis.Charities and disabled people&rsquo;s organisations (DPOs), including Mencap, Scope, the MS Society, Inclusion London, Dimensions, and WinVisible, told the Observer that disabled care users are bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-uk-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-uk-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a tax on disability’: rising English social care costs force many into debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[As outgoings exceed income, people can&rsquo;t afford to pay for the support they need along with normal expensesDisabled people are paying &ldquo;a tax on disability&rdquo; by being forced to fund soaring care charges out of their benefits as the cost of living pushes care users into financial crisis.Charities and disabled people&rsquo;s organisations (DPOs), including Mencap, Scope, the MS Society, Inclusion London, Dimensions, and WinVisible, told the Observer that disabled care users are bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-english-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-english-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a tax on disability’: rising English social care costs force many into debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[As outgoings exceed income, people can&rsquo;t afford to pay for the support they need along with normal expensesDisabled people are paying &ldquo;a tax on disability&rdquo; by being forced to fund soaring care charges out of their benefits as the cost of living pushes care users into financial crisis.Charities and disabled people&rsquo;s organisations (DPOs), including Mencap, Scope, the MS Society, Inclusion London, Dimensions, and WinVisible, told the Observer that disabled care users are bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-english-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/its-a-tax-on-disability-rising-english-social-care-costs-force-many-into-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A market-based service: why Australia’s aged care homes fail residents with demential]]></title><description><![CDATA[The royal commission found dementia care should be &lsquo;core business&rsquo;, but more than two years later, staff say compulsory training &lsquo;is basically non-existent&rsquo;Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRegistered nurse Alison* has spent almost $40,000 throughout her 20-year career in aged care learning how to work compassionately with elderly people and, in particular, those with dementia.Despite more than two-thirds of those in residential aged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-market-based-service-why-australias-aged-care-homes-fail-residents-with-demential/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-market-based-service-why-australias-aged-care-homes-fail-residents-with-demential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents given life sentences for ‘savage’ murder of baby son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten-month-old Finley Boden died on Christmas Day, just over a month after being returned to parents&rsquo; careA couple found guilty of the &ldquo;savage and brutal&rdquo; Christmas Day murder of their 10-month-old son have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Finley Boden died 39 days after a family court ruled he could be returned to the care of his parents, Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parents-given-life-sentences-for-savage-murder-of-baby-son/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/parents-given-life-sentences-for-savage-murder-of-baby-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple jailed for ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finley Boden&rsquo;s father imprisoned for minimum of 29 years and his mother for minimum of 27A couple found guilty of the &ldquo;savage and brutal&rdquo; Christmas Day murder of their 10-month-old son have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Finley Boden died 39 days after a family court ruled he could be returned to the care of his parents, Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/couple-jailed-for-savage-christmas-day-murder-of-baby-son/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/couple-jailed-for-savage-christmas-day-murder-of-baby-son/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Inaccurate’ grooming gang claims putting children at risk, Sunak and Braverman told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Joint letter from organisations and experts says singling out British-Pakistani men draws attention away from other sources of sexual abusePoliticians who make &ldquo;inaccurate or divisive claims&rdquo; about child sexual abuse and grooming gangs undermine efforts to tackle the crime and almost certainly make children less safe, organisations and experts in the subject have warned in an unprecedented joint letter.The letter, signed by 50 researchers and more than a dozen organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inaccurate-grooming-gang-claims-putting-children-at-risk-sunak-and-braverman-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inaccurate-grooming-gang-claims-putting-children-at-risk-sunak-and-braverman-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour promises on social care welcomed by care providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARE providers have welcomed new Labour promises on social care but urged the party to pledge &ldquo;bold and total reform&rdquo; before the next election.The Labour Party promised, amongst other measures, to work towards a national care service and to set up fair pay agreements for social care staff.It also said it would require all care providers to show financial sustainability, responsible tax practices and that they value their staff and deliver high quality care before they are allowed to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-promises-on-social-care-welcomed-by-care-providers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 20:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-promises-on-social-care-welcomed-by-care-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on carers: those who do the caring deserve care themselves  | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[There remains a vast tension between the importance of care work, both paid and unpaid, and how little recognition it getsWestminster rarely serves up good news, so let us celebrate when it does. Millions of employees are about to get a new statutory right: they can take up to a week&rsquo;s extra leave to care for elderly, sick or disabled relatives. The law on carers&rsquo; leave was introduced by the Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain and cleared its final parliamentary hurdle last week. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-carers-those-who-do-the-caring-deserve-care-themselves-editorial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-carers-those-who-do-the-caring-deserve-care-themselves-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one listened’: mother of Cheshire boy kidnapped by father says she warned authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ibrahim Faraj, seven, was abducted and taken to Saudi Arabia in NovemberA woman whose seven-year-old son was kidnapped by his father and taken to Saudi Arabia has said she repeatedly warned authorities it would happen but &ldquo;no one listened&rdquo;.Ranem Elkhalidi has not seen or spoken to Ibrahim Faraj since November, when he was abducted by his father, Hamzah Faraj, in breach of a court order. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-one-listened-mother-of-cheshire-boy-kidnapped-by-father-says-she-warned-authorities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-one-listened-mother-of-cheshire-boy-kidnapped-by-father-says-she-warned-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning for the care sector as immigration rockets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading Multi-Service Law firm and HR business, Loch Associates Group, has seen Care sector clients needing workplace immigration support double this year, with companies being forced to look overseas due to a shortage of suitable candidates in the UK.Loch Associates Group, which helps clients in all sectors successfully apply for sponsorship licences and migrant worker visas, noted a growing number of business owners are now conscious of the need for overseas recruitment as access to local tale]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/warning-for-the-care-sector-as-immigration-rockets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/warning-for-the-care-sector-as-immigration-rockets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major reforms to Welsh care system needed, finds Senedd committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report raises concerns about near 23% rise in children in care over 10 years amid serious shortage of social workersRadical reforms to the care system in Wales are needed to address a &ldquo;shocking&rdquo; rise in the number of looked after children, a Welsh parliament committee has concluded.The committee said the number of children in care was up by almost 23% since 2013 while at the same time there were shortages of qualified social workers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/major-reforms-to-welsh-care-system-needed-finds-senedd-committee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/major-reforms-to-welsh-care-system-needed-finds-senedd-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the panic over rising immigration? The post-Brexit system is working | Jonathan Portes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wages remain a problem, but rising numbers of skilled non-EU workers appear to be helping the NHS, social care, and indeed the overall UK economyThe UK public policy landscape is littered with disasters. From record NHS waiting lists to the de facto legalisation of petty crime and serious sexual assault, to the environmental damage created by the privatised water and sewerage companies.With immigration figures on Thursday likely to show that net migration in 2022 was the highest level on record,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-the-panic-over-rising-immigration-the-post-brexit-system-is-working-jonathan-portes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 14:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-the-panic-over-rising-immigration-the-post-brexit-system-is-working-jonathan-portes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child sexual abuse compensation scheme to be set up in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes after inquiry found children had faced &lsquo;limitless&rsquo; cruelty with complicity of institutionsThe government is to launch a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in England, the home secretary has said.The scheme is in response to the findings of a seven-year inquiry that revealed failings by schools, local authorities and other institutions to protect and safeguard the children in their care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-compensation-scheme-to-be-set-up-in-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-compensation-scheme-to-be-set-up-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almshouse residents may live up to two and a half years longer, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-author says UK&rsquo;s oldest form of social housing could be part of solution to care crisisPoor, older people living in almshouses enjoy longer lives than far wealthier people living elsewhere, a study has found.The secret to longer life has been intensely sought after for centuries. But research using data from almshouses going back 100 years has found that the solution devised in early medieval times to help poverty-stricken knights returning from the Crusades is still relevant today. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almshouse-residents-may-live-up-to-two-and-a-half-years-longer-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/almshouse-residents-may-live-up-to-two-and-a-half-years-longer-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care home firm under fire as children forced to move hundreds of miles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private provider criticised for uprooting more than 60 vulnerable children, with some transferred from south-east England to ScotlandThe trade body that oversees children&rsquo;s care homes has taken the unprecedented step of publicly berating a major private provider for jeopardising &ldquo;the wellbeing of young people in its care&rdquo; after it announced a string of home closures.The Observer revealed last month that England&rsquo;s fourth largest provider of residential places for looked-af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-firm-under-fire-as-children-forced-to-move-hundreds-of-miles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-firm-under-fire-as-children-forced-to-move-hundreds-of-miles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Care bots’: a dream for carers or a dangerous fantasy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robots that can assist caregivers have been talked up as being transformative. But some researchers fear such technology could take more than it givesIngrid&rsquo;s 22-year-old son Tom doesn&rsquo;t understand danger. He cannot leave the house by himself because he does not know that cars may kill him and, in winter, he forgets to wear enough clothes to stay warm. He was born with Down&rsquo;s syndrome and Ingrid says that &ldquo;he&rsquo;s calm and shy and really polite, but he needs help with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-bots-a-dream-for-carers-or-a-dangerous-fantasy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-bots-a-dream-for-carers-or-a-dangerous-fantasy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Becky, 12, tried to kill herself. The care she received? Eight weeks in solitary | Louise Tickle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children with serious mental illnesses are being locked up in a modern bedlamIn January, a 12-year-old girl was locked into a &ldquo;seclusion&rdquo; room in a hospital in Staffordshire. The room contained a platform with a mattress on it, a moulded basin and toilet, and nothing else. For almost 24 hours a day, her only human contact was through a hatch in the door. She was held in that room just short of eight weeks.&ldquo;Becky&rdquo; has complex emotional and behavioural needs, and seemed det]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/becky-12-tried-to-kill-herself-the-care-she-received-eight-weeks-in-solitary-louise-tickle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/becky-12-tried-to-kill-herself-the-care-she-received-eight-weeks-in-solitary-louise-tickle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the Lib Dems&rsquo; triumph in the local elections, their leader talks about his &lsquo;mission&rsquo; to get rid of the Tories, the tragedies that blighted his childhood, and how caring for his disabled son has shaped his politicsI meet Ed Davey at his house in his Kingston and Surbiton constituency, a sprawling Edwardian semi. In the hands of a banker or, for that matter, a regular politician, it would be full of black and white tiles and plantation blinds, but in the hands of the Daveys]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-didnt-show-we-cared-enough-we-wont-make-that-mistake-twice-ed-davey-on-love-loss-and-the-lib-dems/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-didnt-show-we-cared-enough-we-wont-make-that-mistake-twice-ed-davey-on-love-loss-and-the-lib-dems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns over care sector amid UK rise in potential victims of modern slavery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity says number of potential victims identified via helpline more than doubled last yearThe number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK more than doubled to record levels last year, with a particularly sharp increase in alleged exploitation in the care sector, figures show.Calls to the UK modern slavery helpline identified 6,516 potential victims last year, an increase of 116% from 2021, according to the figures from the anti-slavery charity Unseen. It said the potential victims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/concerns-over-care-sector-amid-uk-rise-in-potential-victims-of-modern-slavery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/concerns-over-care-sector-amid-uk-rise-in-potential-victims-of-modern-slavery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My dad is ill, but his flat's ceiling is falling in and our food bill has doubled. There&rsquo;s no one to help us | Siobhan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m stumped by the endless bureaucracy of the system. Why can&rsquo;t we just find him somewhere warm and safe?This article is part of the heat or eat diaries: a series from the frontline of Britain&rsquo;s cost of living emergencyWe take things day by day with my dad. After more than 10 years as his full-time carer, I know not to get my hopes up that things will magically get better. At the end of last year, he had some polyps removed from his colon. The surgery helped him to start eating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-dad-is-ill-but-his-flats-ceiling-is-falling-in-and-our-food-bill-has-doubled-therersquos-no-one-to-help-us-siobhan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-dad-is-ill-but-his-flats-ceiling-is-falling-in-and-our-food-bill-has-doubled-therersquos-no-one-to-help-us-siobhan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of Britons wait ‘more than a month’ to discuss dementia concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alzheimer&rsquo;s Society says fear and confusion delays discussion for 33% of those who think they or a loved one may have dementiaA third of Britons who have concerns about whether they, or a loved one, might have dementia wait more than a month to discuss their worries with others, a leading charity has found, despite early diagnosis being important for treatment, support and planning.According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, with 60-70%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-britons-wait-more-than-a-month-to-discuss-dementia-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-britons-wait-more-than-a-month-to-discuss-dementia-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was given days to find myself a place to live’: autistic teenager on care home eviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Callum McDonald describes how he and others coped when made to leave their settled homes by the private, profit-making ownerIt was the most brutal start to the new year imaginable for Callum McDonald. The autistic teenager was given four weeks to leave the children&rsquo;s home where he had lived for five years by the Outcomes First Group, one of the country&rsquo;s largest for-profit care chains.&ldquo;[Outcomes First] were completely indifferent. I was basically left to fend for myself,&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-was-given-days-to-find-myself-a-place-to-live-autistic-teenager-on-care-home-eviction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-was-given-days-to-find-myself-a-place-to-live-autistic-teenager-on-care-home-eviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where are the Tories’ promised 40-new-hospitals? We cannot afford to wait any more]]></title><description><![CDATA[As healthcare standards rise, hospitals are more dilapidated and affecting patient care, says an impassioned doctorPatient safety at risk in crumbling hospital Boris Johnson promised to replaceMost readers will almost certainly be aware of the government&rsquo;s plans to build 40 new hospitals in England. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of those 40, and has been pledged a new hospital in Sutton, south-west London, as part of this programme.I can say with all sincerity t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/where-are-the-tories-promised-40-new-hospitals-we-cannot-afford-to-wait-any-more/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2023 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/where-are-the-tories-promised-40-new-hospitals-we-cannot-afford-to-wait-any-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not enough is being done to confront the tragedy of dementia | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hilary Kitchin remembers the death of her brother and says that failings in health and social care must be addressed, while Melanie Blanksby emphasises support for unpaid carers Amelia Hill rightly reports that Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease only contributes to between 60% and 70% of dementia cases (&lsquo;Part of you dies as well&rsquo;: the toll of caring for loved ones with dementia, 8 May). As we are becoming ever more aware, dementia is a neglected area of health research and management, and soc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-enough-is-being-done-to-confront-the-tragedy-of-dementia-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 17:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-enough-is-being-done-to-confront-the-tragedy-of-dementia-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving Face: inside the arresting office drama about invisible illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his new show, Si Rawlinson mixes hip-hop, contemporary dance and physical theatre to explore how we present ourselves in the workplaceA group of office workers are each hiding something about their lives in Si Rawlinson&rsquo;s new stage show Saving Face. There&rsquo;s the office manager struggling with the demands of her position; the man who has a strained relationship with his father and becomes his caregiver; a woman with OCD who desperately tries to hide her compulsions from colleagues.R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/saving-face-inside-the-arresting-office-drama-about-invisible-illness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2023 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/saving-face-inside-the-arresting-office-drama-about-invisible-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers missed chances to prepare social care for a pandemic, review finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-year study by Nuffield Trust and LSE says successive governments failed to make social care a priorityDistress and heartbreak for millions could have been avoided if the government had not missed opportunities to prepare social care for a pandemic, according to a big investigation into how the first wave of Covid hit care homes.A review of events in spring 2020, when almost 20,000 care home residents died with Covid in England and Wales, found it was the result of &ldquo;letting one of our m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-missed-chances-to-prepare-social-care-for-a-pandemic-review-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-missed-chances-to-prepare-social-care-for-a-pandemic-review-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empowering positive risk-taking and improving outcomes for people in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Log my Care, the platform for outstanding care management, has launched Outcomes and Goals, a new feature designed to transform person-centred care. This enables care managers to set goals, create action plans, add documents and track and evidence goals&rsquo; progress from one central place. &nbsp;Making it easier for care providers to coordinate their team&rsquo;s efforts towards achieving specific goals for the people they support and empowering them to take positive risks and develop indepen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/empowering-positive-risk-taking-and-improving-outcomes-for-people-in-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2023 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/empowering-positive-risk-taking-and-improving-outcomes-for-people-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It all hinges on wellbeing’: UK school nurses’ crucial, underfunded role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annie O&rsquo;Neill, who visits 33 schools a term, has noticed a huge rise in problems such as eating disordersCalls for 11,000 more school nurses in UKAnnie O&rsquo;Neill has just finished delivering a session in which she has taught year 13 students to manage their anxious &ldquo;glitter mind&rdquo; with breathing exercises, CBT techniques and mindfulness. When the school nurse finishes, one of the students shyly shuffles up. After a long pause, she says: &ldquo;I have a lot of pressure on me.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-all-hinges-on-wellbeing-uk-school-nurses-crucial-underfunded-role/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/it-all-hinges-on-wellbeing-uk-school-nurses-crucial-underfunded-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s aged care providers accused of playing down incidents of ‘unreasonable force’]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 7,000 such cases reported over quarter, the most in two years, and nearly one out of 10 involved staffGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAged care providers have reported the highest number of instances of &ldquo;unreasonable force&rdquo; in a quarter since records began two years ago, with the sector facing accusations that they have downplayed the harm caused.Providers reported 7,663 instances of &ldquo;unreasonable force&rdquo; in the last three]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-aged-care-providers-accused-of-playing-down-incidents-of-unreasonable-force/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/australias-aged-care-providers-accused-of-playing-down-incidents-of-unreasonable-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heartbreaking’: private care homes accused of failing UK children due to closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff warn vulnerable children may be harmed as they struggle to find placements after 28 homes given deadline to shut by chainOne of the UK&rsquo;s largest for-profit care chains has been accused of failing dozens of vulnerable children by shutting 28 residential homes, with staff warning they are struggling to find placements for all the children.Outcomes First Group, which is owned by private equity firm Stirling Square, is planning to close a string of children&rsquo;s homes across the Midla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/heartbreaking-private-care-homes-accused-of-failing-uk-children-due-to-closures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/heartbreaking-private-care-homes-accused-of-failing-uk-children-due-to-closures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As my father died, the world never seemed more ordinary – yet I was witnessing a mystery | Sarah Holland-Batt]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father was diagnosed with Parkinson&rsquo;s the year I turned 18. Like most women I know, caregiving has been woven into my working life, writes the 2023 Stella prize winnerThe Jaguar is an intimate book, dwelling in the borderlands between life and death where my father spent his final days and hours of Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease. Sitting beside my father&rsquo;s hospital bed, the world was never more ordinary, never more small &ndash; yet at the same time, I was aware I was witnessing the mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/as-my-father-died-the-world-never-seemed-more-ordinary-yet-i-was-witnessing-a-mystery-sarah-holland-batt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 03:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/as-my-father-died-the-world-never-seemed-more-ordinary-yet-i-was-witnessing-a-mystery-sarah-holland-batt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The distressing reality of ‘care’ for disabled young people | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers express their anger at the abuse of vulnerable people in care settings highlighted in an article by John HarrisI was both saddened and enraged to read John Harris&rsquo;s article about the continuing abuse and torture of people with learning disabilities and autism (Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer?, 24 April). When will we realise that human services are not suitable fodder for money-making, shareholder-favouring companies? Although]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-distressing-reality-of-care-for-disabled-young-people-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-distressing-reality-of-care-for-disabled-young-people-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English council bosses demand urgent help for ‘exhausted’ unpaid carers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social services directors set out reform plan and say care system has never been so close to breaking pointCouncil bosses have said attempts to patch up the social care system have &ldquo;run out of road&rdquo; and are demanding urgent help for England&rsquo;s &ldquo;utterly exhausted&rdquo; army of 4.7 million unpaid carers.&ldquo;Never in my professional career have I seen the adult care system so close to breaking point,&rdquo; said Sarah McClinton, the outgoing president of the Association o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-council-bosses-demand-urgent-help-for-exhausted-unpaid-carers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-council-bosses-demand-urgent-help-for-exhausted-unpaid-carers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respectImagine a chain of scandals focused on a huge number of very vulnerable and fragile people. Picture a horrific mixture of mistreatment and neglect that is institutional, subjecting hundreds of people to completely the wrong &ldquo;care&rdquo;, and ensuring that many of them are effectively locked up, often for years. Then add an element that is even more horrific: seemingly endless]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/learning-disabled-and-autistic-people-are-being-neglected-and-tortured-how-much-longer-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/learning-disabled-and-autistic-people-are-being-neglected-and-tortured-how-much-longer-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of UK public fear family would not be well looked after in care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey also reveals nine out of 10 older people believe there are not enough care staff in the countryCare home where staff were filmed abusing 88-year-old still breaking rulesTrust in care homes has slumped, leaving half of the British public lacking confidence that friends or family would be well looked after.Nationwide polling for the Guardian revealed nine out of 10 older people believe there are not enough care staff, and half have lost confidence in the standard of care homes since the sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/half-of-uk-public-fear-family-would-not-be-well-looked-after-in-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/half-of-uk-public-fear-family-would-not-be-well-looked-after-in-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care home where staff were filmed abusing 88-year-old is still breaking rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspectors find lack of trained staff at Reigate Grange and medicines not being administered properlyHalf of UK public fear family would not be well looked after in care homesA &pound;2,400-a-week care home where staff were secretly filmed abusing 88-year-old Ann King is still breaking Care Act regulations despite a public outcry over her treatment.Recent inspections of Reigate Grange revealed there were still not enough trained staff, medicines were not being administered properly and the home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-where-staff-were-filmed-abusing-88-year-old-is-still-breaking-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-home-where-staff-were-filmed-abusing-88-year-old-is-still-breaking-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes in England using ‘revenge evictions’ to stifle complaints from residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 6,000 people were given notices to quit last year, and many of these came after issues were raisedCare home residents urgently need more security to prevent &ldquo;revenge evictions&rdquo;, campaigners say, after research revealed that at least one in 70 care residents in England received a notice to quit last year.Providers currently need to give just 28 days&rsquo; notice for a resident to leave their home. The research, by King&rsquo;s College London backed by the Relatives and Residen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-using-revenge-evictions-to-stifle-complaints-from-residents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-using-revenge-evictions-to-stifle-complaints-from-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer was not ‘soft on crime’. But this is politics – and the ruthless Tory machine is just starting up | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labour leader&rsquo;s record as an advocate for victims of sexual abuse is instructive, just don&rsquo;t expect to hear about itFiona Ivison was 17 when she was strangled and battered to death by a man who had paid her for sex. He then left her body in a freezing car park.She was only 14 when she was groomed by an older man into what she thought was a loving relationship, and then became a victim of sexual exploitation. Although the killer was caught, her mother, Irene, felt strongly that th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-was-not-soft-on-crime-but-this-is-politics-and-the-ruthless-tory-machine-is-just-starting-up-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/starmer-was-not-soft-on-crime-but-this-is-politics-and-the-ruthless-tory-machine-is-just-starting-up-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour is on the warpath at last. But why is it targeting benefit claimants and disabled people? | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[By reviving scrounger myths and rubbishing free social care, Starmer&rsquo;s begun a race to the bottom &ndash; one the Tories will win With the local elections round the corner and the general election rumoured for next autumn, Keir Starmer, the measured lawyer, is rebranding. Faced with criticism over attack ads on Rishi Sunak, the newly bullish Labour leader has doubled down, insisting he will continue &ldquo;no matter how squeamish it might make some feel&rdquo;. Those who object to the new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-is-on-the-warpath-at-last-but-why-is-it-targeting-benefit-claimants-and-disabled-people-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/labour-is-on-the-warpath-at-last-but-why-is-it-targeting-benefit-claimants-and-disabled-people-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent calls for reform after horrific abuse of young people at private care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversightThe government&rsquo;s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled young people in residential care after &ldquo;horrific and shocking&rdquo; abuse revelations at a string of homes run by a private operator.The child safeguarding practice review panel recommendations, published on Thursday, follow its earlier report on the systematic abuse and neglect of more th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/urgent-calls-for-reform-after-horrific-abuse-of-young-people-at-private-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/urgent-calls-for-reform-after-horrific-abuse-of-young-people-at-private-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears grow over police collecting data from lone child refugees in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welfare groups claim information could be used by Home Office to deport asylum seekersPolice have been collecting the sensitive data of unaccompanied child asylum seekers and sharing it with immigration enforcement, sparking fears it could be used against them for their deportation.As part of a government operation to prevent unaccompanied migrant children being trafficked from Home Office hotels, police officers meet them for what is described as a &ldquo;welfare conversation&rdquo; to create &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-police-collecting-data-from-lone-child-refugees-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/fears-grow-over-police-collecting-data-from-lone-child-refugees-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe housing denied to 10,000 women in England fleeing domestic abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homelessMore than 10,000 women escaping domestic abuse across England were refused safe housing last year, amid warnings that many could be left homeless or driven back to dangerous partners as a result of a &ldquo;woeful&rdquo; lack of safe accommodation.Official figures seen by the Observer found that almost 8,000 households referred to a safe accommodation service did not receive support because there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/safe-housing-denied-to-10000-women-in-england-fleeing-domestic-abuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/safe-housing-denied-to-10000-women-in-england-fleeing-domestic-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Britain's care homes reward shareholders over staff, we need a new system | Amy Horton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care workers kept the industry going in the Covid years on low wages at great personal cost &ndash; yet many are still strugglingOur care system should be enabling people to live fulfilling lives, but each week brings new evidence that Britain&rsquo;s social care system is unable to deliver this.Huge numbers of people are struggling to access support. The majority of people who deal with care services are unsatisfied with them. And the number of vacant posts in adult social care is the highest s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-britains-care-homes-reward-shareholders-over-staff-we-need-a-new-system-amy-horton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/when-britains-care-homes-reward-shareholders-over-staff-we-need-a-new-system-amy-horton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council’s failures left disabled child in chronic pain for three years, watchdog finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local government ombudsman rules that delay in finding suitable accommodation for family caused serious health risksA severely disabled child missed out on vital NHS surgery and was left in chronic pain for more than three years because a council failed to move them out of unsuitable housing despite repeated pleas from health professionals, a watchdog has ruled.Lambeth council in London was fined &pound;20,000 by the local government and social care ombudsman for a catalogue of service failures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-failures-left-disabled-child-in-chronic-pain-for-three-years-watchdog-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/councils-failures-left-disabled-child-in-chronic-pain-for-three-years-watchdog-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was used as a scapegoat when Baby P died – Sunak’s attacks on social workers are dangerous | Sharon Shoesmith]]></title><description><![CDATA[I lost my job and was vilified in the media. Social workers must stand up against baseless accusationsSharon Shoesmith is a former director of education and children&rsquo;s social careHarm to children and young people seems to be reported almost daily in the media &ndash; from the renewed interest in so-called grooming gangs, to tragic cases such as that of Logan Mwangi that horrify the entire UK for weeks at a time. These cases shock and disturb us, but when it comes to blaming someone, social]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-was-used-as-a-scapegoat-when-baby-p-died-sunaks-attacks-on-social-workers-are-dangerous-sharon-shoesmith/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-was-used-as-a-scapegoat-when-baby-p-died-sunaks-attacks-on-social-workers-are-dangerous-sharon-shoesmith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruthie Henshall: ‘While MPs were drinking and snogging, I was waving at Mum through a care home window’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since Covid, the actor has been fighting for a legal change, determined no one should have to die alone. She discusses Partygate, rule-breaking &ndash; and getting drunk with King CharlesOne day in June 2020 Ruthie Henshall &ndash; actor, singer, dancer, star of musical theatre &ndash; went to visit her mother, Gloria, at her residential care home in Suffolk. This was the first time Ruthie had seen her mum for three months &ndash; not because she didn&rsquo;t want to go, or through neglect, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ruthie-henshall-while-mps-were-drinking-and-snogging-i-was-waving-at-mum-through-a-care-home-window/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ruthie-henshall-while-mps-were-drinking-and-snogging-i-was-waving-at-mum-through-a-care-home-window/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on the dangers of exploiting child sex abuse for political gain | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suella Braverman&rsquo;s false claims about ethnic grooming gangs is not only abhorrent, but reduces awareness of who the real perpetrators areChild sexual abuse is a heinous crime that evokes a strong emotional reaction because it is so hard to make sense of. What kind of adult would do that to a child? But it is also more common than often acknowledged: conservative estimates suggest 15% of girls and 5% of boys experience some form of sexual abuse before the age of 16, which makes it as common]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-dangers-of-exploiting-child-sex-abuse-for-political-gain-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-the-dangers-of-exploiting-child-sex-abuse-for-political-gain-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How TikTok’s algorithm ‘exploits the vulnerability’ of children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 1.4m children under 13 use app, watchdog finds &ndash; and experts say they are being flooded with harmful content to promote addictionTikTok fined &pound;12.7m for illegally processing children&rsquo;s dataIt is the home of dance tutorial videos and viral comedy sketches. But it is also host to self-harm and eating disorder content, with an algorithm which has been called the &ldquo;crack cocaine of social media&rdquo;.Now, the information commissioner has concluded that up to 1.4 million]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-tiktoks-algorithm-exploits-the-vulnerability-of-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-tiktoks-algorithm-exploits-the-vulnerability-of-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halving social care workforce funding in England an ‘insult’, ministers told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities criticise new plans, described as a &lsquo;shadow of the reform needed&rsquo; with the care system &lsquo;on the precipice&rsquo;Charities have criticised an announcement that funding promised for the social care workforce in England is to be halved, with one calling the move &ldquo;an insult&rdquo;.In a white paper on adult social care reform published in December 2021, ministers pledged to invest &ldquo;at least &pound;500m over the next three years to begin to transform the way we s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/halving-social-care-workforce-funding-in-england-an-insult-ministers-told/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/halving-social-care-workforce-funding-in-england-an-insult-ministers-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Westland obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend and mentor Peter Westland, who has died aged 90, was one of the first directors of social services in the UK, and later had a significant influence on social care at the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA), where he campaigned against the marketisation of care services.Peter was born in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, to Fred, a railway shunter, and Kathleen (nee Kemp), a housewife who occasionally took in washing. He attended Scunthorpe grammar school and at the age of 23, aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/peter-westland-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/peter-westland-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbeyfield bucks the trend and welcome hundreds of employees and volunteers over the age of 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Abbeyfield Society, a leading charity providing accommodation and support for older people, is bucking the trend by welcoming hundreds of employees and volunteers over the age of 50 through its doors.As of February 2023, over 50% of Abbeyfield&rsquo;s staff were over 50 years of age.&nbsp; Almost 600 employees in this age bracket are employed in a diverse array of jobs at the charity, which manages nearly 100 care homes, supported housing schemes and independent living complexes nationwide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/abbeyfield-bucks-the-trend-and-welcome-hundreds-of-employees-and-volunteers-over-the-age-of-50/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/abbeyfield-bucks-the-trend-and-welcome-hundreds-of-employees-and-volunteers-over-the-age-of-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NSPCC warns against framing grooming gangs problem as ethnicity-based]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Peter Wanless welcomes creation of taskforce but says &lsquo;there must be a focus on more than just race&rsquo;Politics live - latest updatesThe NSPCC and experts on grooming gangs have warned ministers against framing the issue as one based around ethnicity, warning this could hamper efforts to tackle a crime that a Home Office report said was carried out predominantly by white men.One expert said Suella Braverman, who has argued that grooming gangs are &ldquo;almost all&rdquo; made up of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nspcc-warns-against-framing-grooming-gangs-problem-as-ethnicity-based/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nspcc-warns-against-framing-grooming-gangs-problem-as-ethnicity-based/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would my mum lose her house and savings if she had to go into care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[She wonders whether to give her property to me and my brother or buy a place with meQ My mum would like to give her property to me and my brother, as she is worried that if she had to go into a care home she would lose her house and savings. I have read about deprivation of assets and am just curious to know how the council decide that this has occurred.Another option my mum and I have been considering is buying a property together. That way I can care for her if she gets sick. Again, if she did]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/would-my-mum-lose-her-house-and-savings-if-she-had-to-go-into-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/would-my-mum-lose-her-house-and-savings-if-she-had-to-go-into-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I felt totally abandoned’: the trauma of being uprooted and taken into care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Mohammadi and Kerrie Portman were both transplanted far from home by the care system &hellip; and still feel the consequences&bull; Care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away<br />
The night Jennifer Mohammadi arrived in her new &ldquo;home&rdquo;, she begged and begged to leave.The teenager had been taken into care around a year earlier following a decline in her mother&rsquo;s mental health. But this placement was different. It was in a new area filled with strangers an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-felt-totally-abandoned-the-trauma-of-being-uprooted-and-taken-into-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-felt-totally-abandoned-the-trauma-of-being-uprooted-and-taken-into-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable &lsquo;will continue to be put at risk&rsquo;&bull; &lsquo;I felt abandoned&rsquo;: trauma of being uprooted and taken into careSome of Britain&rsquo;s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer investigation revealing a &ldquo;national scandal&rdquo;.The shocking figures make clear for the first time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-crisis-children-sent-to-live-hundreds-of-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-crisis-children-sent-to-live-hundreds-of-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s care homes crisis: children sent to live hundreds of miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observer investigation uncovers the scale of the crisis in a system where the most vulnerable &lsquo;will continue to be put at risk&rsquo;Some of Britain&rsquo;s most vulnerable children are being moved to care homes more than 300 miles away from the neighbourhoods they grew up in, according to an Observer investigation revealing a &ldquo;national scandal&rdquo;.The shocking figures make clear for the first time the scale of the crisis that has long worried child welfare experts. They show doze]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-homes-crisis-children-sent-to-live-hundreds-of-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-homes-crisis-children-sent-to-live-hundreds-of-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eileen Evason obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My aunt, Eileen Evason, who has died aged 75, was a respected teacher, researcher and campaigner for social justice who became emeritus professor in social administration at Ulster University.Eileen spent her working life in Northern Ireland, where she identified with the people and the issues. She started teaching at the then-new University of Ulster in 1971, guiding generations of students into careers in health and social care, social work, policy development and academia. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eileen-evason-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/eileen-evason-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s bells ring out to wow Dorset care home residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Handbell ringers as young as ten staged an &lsquo;a-pealing&rsquo; afternoon of songs at a Dorset care home, encouraging residents to join in.Colten Care&rsquo;s Bourne View in Poole welcomed a party of six enthusiastic players from St Michael&rsquo;s Middle School in Colehill, Wimborne.Among the ten melodies they performed were Ode to Joy, Edelweiss, Bobby Shaftoe and Cockles and Mussels.Each ringer read from their own musical score and wore gloves to avoid their fingers tarnishing the metal.Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childrens-bells-ring-out-to-wow-dorset-care-home-residents/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/childrens-bells-ring-out-to-wow-dorset-care-home-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New recipe to support people with dementia in Lincolnshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading Lincolnshire care provider HICA Group has cooked up a new way to help support people suffering from dementia.The not-for-profit care home group is always considering innovative ideas to improve the lives of those living with dementia.The latest project is the design and production of a unique baking book to encourage residents to take up baking and cooking activities across its care homes. The book contains well known and much-loved recipes from residents, their families and members of s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/new-recipe-to-support-people-with-dementia-in-lincolnshire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/new-recipe-to-support-people-with-dementia-in-lincolnshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Gardening Award for North Yorkshire care home residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARE HOME gardeners in North Yorkshire have received an award for their wildlife friendly garden from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.The Wildlife Gardening Award 2023 was given to Hazelgrove Court Care Home, on Randolph Street, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.Residents and staff from the care home worked hard to ensure their outdoor space met the criteria for the award, which was divided into five categories.For the food category, residents made bird feeders as part of an arts and crafts workshop, as well]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/yorkshire-wildlife-trust-gardening-award-for-north-yorkshirecare-home-residents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/yorkshire-wildlife-trust-gardening-award-for-north-yorkshirecare-home-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation launched on sharing data from private healthcare providers with NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are being invited to share their views on recommendations that NHS England should collect and process information on healthcare activity carried out at private hospitals.<br />
Plans to create a single source of healthcare data in England to improve the quality of care for patients are the focus of a consultation which is part of the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPt).<br />
The programme would result in NHS-funded and private healthcare activity data being available in one place for the first ti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/consultation-launched-on-sharing-data-from-private-healthcare-providers-with-nhs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/consultation-launched-on-sharing-data-from-private-healthcare-providers-with-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plotting World War II Enemy Aircraft, A Thirst for Travel, and a Singsong with Friends, all in 100 Years’ Work for Eileen]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a day to remember for care home resident, Eileen Jones, as she celebrated her milestone 100th birthday with family and friends.<br />
To kick off the celebrations, Eileen enjoyed a family meal served by the team at Signature at Winchester. The care home then brought song to proceedings through an entertainer covering 50s, 60s and 70s classics, as well as a rousing rendition of &ldquo;Happy Birthday&rdquo; and additional requests from Eileen.<br />
After a dance and a singsong alongside the team membe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/plotting-world-war-ii-enemy-aircraft-a-thirst-for-travel-and-a-singsong-with-friends-all-in-100-years-work-for-eileen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/plotting-world-war-ii-enemy-aircraft-a-thirst-for-travel-and-a-singsong-with-friends-all-in-100-years-work-for-eileen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Activity Coordinators Friend launches website resource]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Activity Coordinators Friend are excited to announce their new online site providing activities, inspiration, resources and support for Activity Coordinators and Carers working with the elderly.Activity and well-being departments are becoming more and more popular within care homes; therefore, creative activity ideas have never been more in demand. The Activity Coordinators Friends aim is to support activity and care staff in delivering meaningful activities for all their residents.With plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-activity-coordinators-friend-launches-website-resource/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-activity-coordinators-friend-launches-website-resource/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State-of-the art £11m care home on target for opening in Warrington area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Build is progressing well at New Care&rsquo;s new state-of-the-art &pound;11m care facility in Grappenhall, Warrington, which is now just a few short weeks away from completion.Work continues at pace at the 70-bed care centre located on the site of the former Springbrook Pub, off Knutsford Road in Grappenhall, with practical completion forecast for the end of April.The external brickwork and roof tiling are complete meaning the building is now watertight, and the team of contractors and tradesme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/state-of-the-art-11m-care-home-on-target-for-opening-in-warrington-area/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/state-of-the-art-11m-care-home-on-target-for-opening-in-warrington-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peterborough care home unveils new community]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new community has been officially unveiled at Ashlynn Grange Care Home, marking the completion of a year-long project to create a modern environment for current and future residents.Family-run Athena Care Homes has invested more than &pound;1m into refurbishing Milton Lodge, creating 42 modern bedrooms with ensuite toilets, spacious communal areas and a welcoming caf&eacute; area for residents and their guests.Rooms have been finished to a high standard with media wall-style furniture and larg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/peterborough-care-home-unveils-new-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/peterborough-care-home-unveils-new-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunger, neglect, unnecessary sedation: this is reality inside profit-hungry UK care homes | Leandra Ashton]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have heard so many stories of suffering &ndash; and that&rsquo;s from the institutions rated &lsquo;good&rsquo;. We can&rsquo;t look away any longerLeandra Ashton is co-founder of the People&rsquo;s Care WatchdogWhen I was 13, I learned about workhouses. My history teacher, Mrs Jones, brought to life the horror and helplessness of people in centuries past who were forced to live in degrading institutions. When I read the Guardian&rsquo;s investigation into privately run care homes and consider]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunger-neglect-unnecessary-sedation-this-is-reality-inside-profit-hungry-uk-care-homes-leandra-ashton/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunger-neglect-unnecessary-sedation-this-is-reality-inside-profit-hungry-uk-care-homes-leandra-ashton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International research to tackle exclusion and inequalities faced by people living with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[An international project led by the University of Stirling is to investigate how people living with dementia can be better included in decisions taken in their communities.Led by dementia expert Dr Richard Ward, a research team including specialists from Canada, Germany and the UK will look at the benefits, challenges and outcomes of the participation of people living with dementia and unpaid carers in community development and related policy-making, provision and practice.The team includes: Dr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/international-research-to-tackle-exclusion-and-inequalities-faced-by-people-living-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/international-research-to-tackle-exclusion-and-inequalities-faced-by-people-living-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Athena Care Homes appoints new finance director  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A family-run care home company has appointed a new finance director to lead them through a period of planned growth and beyond.Ben Wright joined Athena Care Homes, based in East Anglia, at the start of 2023 and has already launched a number of tender processes for key business expenses to lock in prices and protect the business from future rises.Since Ben&rsquo;s appointment he has worked to improve management reporting and the flow of information through the business, while also setting budgets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/athena-care-homes-appoints-new-finance-director/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/athena-care-homes-appoints-new-finance-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canford Healthcare supports Ukrainian relief charity  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canford Healthcare has recently donated medical/care equipment and supplies to the Tunbridge Wells-based Ukrainian Relief Group (URG) for use by the medical services in war-torn Ukraine, as well as refugees arriving in the UK.Following an appeal by the URG in late 2022, Canford Healthcare arranged for its volunteers to pick up items that were not currently in use. These included 30 beds and other furniture, wheelchairs, hoists, support equipment, fire extinguishers, personal protective equipment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/canford-healthcare-supports-ukrainian-relief-charity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/canford-healthcare-supports-ukrainian-relief-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Target Healthcare announces half year results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earnings growth and portfolio valuation supported by above carrying value property disposal post period end; with a rebasing of dividend to reflect the interest rate environment Target Healthcare REIT plc , the UK listed specialist investor in modern, purpose-built care homes, has announced its results for the six months ended 31 December 2022.Portfolio performance supported by inflation-linked rental uplifts<br />
&bull; Portfolio market value decreased by 4.8% to &pound;867.7 million (June 2022: &po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/target-healthcare-announces-half-year-results/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/target-healthcare-announces-half-year-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shaming’ level of misery caused by UK social care uncovered by major survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of people who have used social care report bad experiences, as problems of low pay and poor training growDissatisfaction at social care services among those who have had to deal with them has spiralled to &ldquo;unbelievably distressing&rdquo; levels, according to Britain&rsquo;s most comprehensive study of the public&rsquo;s experiences.Two-thirds of people who have used or had contact with social care &ndash; for themselves or someone else &ndash; were dissatisfied, an analysis of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shaming-level-of-misery-caused-by-uk-social-care-uncovered-by-major-survey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shaming-level-of-misery-caused-by-uk-social-care-uncovered-by-major-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors capitalise on persistent demand for quality healthcare property  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors capitalise on the persistent demand for quality healthcare property underpinned by the fundamentals of the elderly care market, according to the latest UK Healthcare Market Overview 2023 from global property adviser Knight Frank&ndash; Operator occupancies continue to recover from pandemic lows &ndash;<br />
&ndash; Investment set to continue as elderly population is projected to grow by 29% by 2050 &ndash;The report presents the need for further investment in the sector as continued ageing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/investors-capitalise-on-persistent-demand-for-quality-healthcare-property/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/investors-capitalise-on-persistent-demand-for-quality-healthcare-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey of UK Care homes suggests personalised resident care is failing at the hands of outdated procedures  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent survey* of UK care homes, commissioned by catering management technology firm Zupa, has revealed that the delivery of personalised resident care is failing at the hands of time-wasting admin and outdated procedures. More than half (56%) of care home workers have admitted that the quality of care is suffering in their care home due to lack of time and resource. A further half (50%) of care home staff say they don&rsquo;t have the time to be creative with resident social events, eve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/survey-of-uk-care-homes-suggests-personalised-resident-care-is-failing-at-the-hands-of-outdated-procedures/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/survey-of-uk-care-homes-suggests-personalised-resident-care-is-failing-at-the-hands-of-outdated-procedures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Springfield Healthcare joins forces with Access Hospitality C.I.C. to provide long-term  employment opportunities  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Yorkshire-based care home group is first in the sector to team up with Access Hospitality C.I.C. to provide full-time, paid employment to young adults in the Yorkshire region living with learning disabilities.&nbsp;Springfield Healthcare, which provides nursing, dementia, residential and respite care across its seven homes has been working closely with Access Hospitality C.I.C., a Yorkshire-based not-for-profit social enterprise, which works with adults with learning difficulties to secure lon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/springfield-healthcare-joins-forces-with-access-hospitality-cic-to-provide-long-term-employment-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 13:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/springfield-healthcare-joins-forces-with-access-hospitality-cic-to-provide-long-term-employment-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five care chains thought to make £150m a year for low-rated homes in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council are paying large sums for elderly care homes that are inadequate, need improving and not safe, finds Guardian researchFive of the largest private care chains are taking &pound;150m a year in taxpayers&rsquo; money for places in English elderly care homes rated inadequate or requiring improvement, including some that are &ldquo;not safe&rdquo;, the Guardian has estimated.The leading earner from public funds is HC-One, a chain of 285 care homes majority-owned by a US private equity company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-care-chains-thought-to-make-150m-a-year-for-low-rated-homes-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-care-chains-thought-to-make-150m-a-year-for-low-rated-homes-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s migration bill could put thousands of children ‘into arms of criminals’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children&rsquo;s social services bosses in England denounce plans that will &lsquo;irreversibly distort the care system&rsquo;Politics live - latest updatesChildren&rsquo;s social services bosses have launched an outspoken attack on the government&rsquo;s illegal migration bill, warning it could lead to thousands of youngsters in care running away &ldquo;into the arms&rdquo; of traffickers and criminals.The Association of Directors of Children&rsquo;s Services (ADCS) in England said the proposed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-migration-bill-could-put-thousands-of-children-into-arms-of-criminals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uks-migration-bill-could-put-thousands-of-children-into-arms-of-criminals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How would you like to be in this dump?’ Families’ horror at privately run UK care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operators are pocketing very large sums from councils while relatives speak of shocking conditionsAfter watching his girlfriend suffer in a dementia home so poor it faced possible closure, Donald Hedges reached a simple conclusion: &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a robbery of taxpayers&rsquo; money.&rdquo;In common with about a quarter of a million people in England, the state paid for Lilian Williams&rsquo; care. She lived in the privately owned Forest Edge care home in Southampton. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-would-you-like-to-be-in-this-dump-families-horror-at-privately-run-uk-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-would-you-like-to-be-in-this-dump-families-horror-at-privately-run-uk-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils spent £480m on ‘inadequate’ care homes in four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Investigation finds huge sums of taxpayers&rsquo; money spent on poor quality private homes Taxpayers have spent close to half a billion pounds buying beds in the worst care homes in England in the last four years, driving profits for private investors while residents suffer unsafe treatment, a Guardian investigation has revealed.In what one affected family branded &ldquo;a robbery of taxpayers&rsquo; money&rdquo; and Labour said was &ldquo;scandalous&rdquo;, about &pound;480m is esti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-spent-480m-on-inadequate-care-homes-in-four-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/english-councils-spent-480m-on-inadequate-care-homes-in-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third of care homes in England have considered closing due to rising energy bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care England says there is &lsquo;no justification for charging such financially crippling rates&rsquo; A third of care homes across England have considered closing during the last year due to &ldquo;financially crippling&rdquo; running costs, as concerns rise that gas suppliers are profiteering at the expense of small businesses.The energy regulator, Ofgem, has admitted that some suppliers may be charging small companies rates which cannot be justified by falling gas market prices. Continue rea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-care-homes-in-england-have-considered-closing-due-to-rising-energy-bills/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-third-of-care-homes-in-england-have-considered-closing-due-to-rising-energy-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives locked out of UK care homes due to Covid call for visitor guarantee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anger grows at care homes still restricting visits three years on from start of lockdowns, causing &lsquo;extreme distress&rsquo;Families locked out of seeing loved ones in care homes during the Covid crisis have stepped up calls for a new law to prevent it happening again, amid reports of restricted visits still &ldquo;causing extreme distress&rdquo;.Before the third anniversary of the UK&rsquo;s pandemic lockdown, people who missed the last stages of their relatives&rsquo; lives voiced anger t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-locked-out-of-uk-care-homes-due-to-covid-call-for-visitor-guarantee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-locked-out-of-uk-care-homes-due-to-covid-call-for-visitor-guarantee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives locked out of UK care homes call for visitor guarantee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anger grows at care homes still restricting visits three years on from lockdown, causing &lsquo;extreme distress&rsquo;Families locked out of seeing loved ones in care homes during Covid have stepped up calls for a new law to prevent it happening again, amid reports of restricted visits still &rdquo;causing extreme distress&rdquo;.Ahead of the third anniversary of the UK&rsquo;s pandemic lockdown, people who missed the last stages of their relatives&rsquo; lives voiced anger that some care homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-locked-out-of-uk-care-homes-call-for-visitor-guarantee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/relatives-locked-out-of-uk-care-homes-call-for-visitor-guarantee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ‘to cut £250m from social care workforce funding’ in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers set to halve the &pound;500m promised to invest in staffing of sector with more than 165,000 vacancies, report saysPolitics live - latest updatesMinisters are poised to cut &pound;250m from investment in the social care workforce in England, it has been reported, in a move that could set back care &ldquo;for years to come&rdquo;.With more than 165,000 care worker vacancies and low pay driving staff to quit for better wages in retail and hospitality, care providers and councils have bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-to-cut-250m-from-social-care-workforce-funding-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/government-to-cut-250m-from-social-care-workforce-funding-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pay rise for NHS staff was inevitable. The government's delay has caused irreparable damage | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[From longer waiting lists to discouraging nursing applicants, the costs are huge &ndash; for patients and the service itselfWhen the mighty Royal College of Nursing walked out on its first ever national strike, there was never a doubt that the government would fold and offer a pay increase to NHS staff. Nurses could never be conveniently branded as &ldquo;militants&rdquo;, though at first, pathetically, the Tories tried it; nor did that epithet stick to the ambulance staff, physiotherapists and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-pay-rise-for-nhs-staff-was-inevitable-the-governments-delay-has-caused-irreparable-damage-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-pay-rise-for-nhs-staff-was-inevitable-the-governments-delay-has-caused-irreparable-damage-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunt’s disability plans put 1m at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities and disability campaigners say chancellor&rsquo;s proposals set out in his budget more &lsquo;stick than carrot&rsquo;Budget 2023 - live coverage and reactionUp to 1 million people currently claiming incapacity benefits could lose hundreds of pounds a month as a result of plans outlined in the budget to push ahead with the &ldquo;biggest reforms to the welfare system in a decade,&rdquo; experts have said.The warning came as ministers unveiled a range of measures to try to drive more pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-disability-plans-put-1m-at-risk-of-losing-350-a-month-ifs-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-disability-plans-put-1m-at-risk-of-losing-350-a-month-ifs-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunt’s disability plans put 1 million people at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charities and disability campaigners say chancellor&rsquo;s budget proposals are more &lsquo;stick than carrot&rsquo;Hunt gives top 1% a pension bonus, ignores public services&lsquo;The pain was so bad but the assessors didn&rsquo;t believe me&rsquo;Up to 1 million people claiming incapacity benefits could lose hundreds of pounds a month as a result of plans outlined in the budget to push ahead with the &ldquo;biggest reforms to the welfare system in a decade,&rdquo; experts have said.The warnin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-disability-plans-put-1-million-people-at-risk-of-losing-350-a-month-ifs-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-disability-plans-put-1-million-people-at-risk-of-losing-350-a-month-ifs-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget is further kick in the teeth for social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care operators say today&rsquo;s budget was a further kick in the teeth for the care of the country&rsquo;s most vulnerable.The Independent Care Group (ICG) says there was nothing in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt&rsquo;s speech to tackle the 1.6m people who cannot get the care they need.ICG Chair Mike Padgham said: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll add an extra &lsquo;E&rsquo; to Mr. Hunt&rsquo;s list and that is, &lsquo;Excluded&rsquo;.&ldquo;There was nothing in the budget to tackle the rationing of care, help us to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/budget-is-further-kick-in-the-teeth-for-social-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/budget-is-further-kick-in-the-teeth-for-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing associate stories: a journey of personal discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Student Nursing Associate, Mercy Sharp, 52, was born in the Philippines and moved to England in 2007. She has worked at Royal Star &amp; Garter in High Wycombe, since the care home opened in 2019. She is nearing the end of her nursing associate course, which she began in 2020. Royal Star &amp; Garter is a charity providing compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia.<br />
Read her story hereFollow us on Instagram Facebook and TwitterStudent Nursing Associate,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nursing-associate-stories-a-journey-of-personal-discovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nursing-associate-stories-a-journey-of-personal-discovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social workers should not assess asylum seeker ages for Home Office, professional body says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office is recruiting them for national assessment board, taking decision away from local authoritiesThe professional body for social workers has urged its members not to work with the Home Office to assess the ages of asylum seekers, saying that political pressures could undermine their professional judgment.The Home Office is recruiting social workers to join the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB), which was set up under the Nationality and Borders Act to take responsibility for determin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-should-not-assess-asylum-seeker-ages-for-home-office-professional-body-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-should-not-assess-asylum-seeker-ages-for-home-office-professional-body-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social workers should not assess ages of asylum seekers, professional body says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home Office is recruiting them for national assessment board, taking decision away from local authoritiesThe professional body for social workers has urged its members not to work with the Home Office to assess the ages of asylum seekers, saying that political pressures could undermine their professional judgment.The Home Office is recruiting social workers to join the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB), which was set up under the Nationality and Borders Act to take responsibility for determin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-should-not-assess-ages-of-asylum-seekers-professional-body-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-should-not-assess-ages-of-asylum-seekers-professional-body-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway review – Rani Mukerji goes dowdy in mama-drama ordeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adaptation of a nightmare true story about a woman whose children were removed by the Norwegian state gets passionate too lateThis epic Hindi-language testament to tenacious maternal love has been neatly timed for release over the UK Mother&rsquo;s Day weekend, although it&rsquo;s based on a true story which began over a decade earlier. Sagarika Chakraborty had already been living in Norway for four years when, in 2011, her two young children were taken by the state for no apparent reason. Rani]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mrs-chatterjee-vs-norway-review-rani-mukerji-goes-dowdy-in-mama-drama-ordeal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mrs-chatterjee-vs-norway-review-rani-mukerji-goes-dowdy-in-mama-drama-ordeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavender Hills resident researches the history of her care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brenda Flavell, a resident at Lavender Hills Care Home has produced a book based around the history of the home and its first origin.<br />
Lavender Hills in based in Ramsbottom and part of the Millennium Care group, an award-winning care provider with five homes across Greater Manchester and Lancashire.<br />
Over the past three months, Activity Coordinator Abi Dawson supported Brenda to cultivate an extra special homage to the home.<br />
After researching the homes origin as &rsquo;The Cliffe&rsquo;, a Manor H]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lavender-hills-resident-researches-the-history-of-her-care-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lavender-hills-resident-researches-the-history-of-her-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Significance of social work in England reflected in major new report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The role of social work in society is more significant than ever before, according to a major new report.Social Work England, which regulates around 100,000 social workers in England, has shared a unique insight into the state of social work today. Social work in England: State of the nation 2023 brings together data, research and first-hand accounts compiled by the organisation in its first 3 years.Social Work England has worked with social workers, and people with social workers in their lives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/significance-of-social-work-in-england-reflected-in-major-new-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/significance-of-social-work-in-england-reflected-in-major-new-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The exodus of social workers is harming young and old alike | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social care workforce has faced a decade of Tory neglect, writes Dr Phoebe Beedell. Those in need are paying the priceThe net loss of social workers from children and families services should rightly ring alarm bells in Westminster and across the country (Social workers in England quitting in record numbers, 23 February). Sadly, it remains unacknowledged that the largest group of people social workers work with are older people and their carers, the vast majority of whom are living with some]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-exodus-of-social-workers-is-harming-young-and-old-alike-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-exodus-of-social-workers-is-harming-young-and-old-alike-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkeley Home Health Somerset &amp; Wiltshire set to increase Care Assistants&rsquo; salaries to 40% above NLW]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berkeley Home Health Somerset &amp; Wiltshire set to increase Care Assistants&rsquo; salaries to 40% above the National Living Wage to service increased local demand.Berkeley Home Health Somerset and Wiltshire Branch have experienced an increased demand for high quality home care in the local area and are set to increase all their care assistants&rsquo; salaries to a minimum of &pound;15 per hour. The company is also starting a recruitment campaign which will see them hire between 30 and 60 care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/berkeley-home-health-somerset-amp-wiltshire-set-to-increase-care-assistantsrsquo-salaries-to-40-above-nlw/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/berkeley-home-health-somerset-amp-wiltshire-set-to-increase-care-assistantsrsquo-salaries-to-40-above-nlw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[99-year-old Joyce takes to the race track for latest ‘bucket list’ adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having already ticked-off horse riding and chocolate-making from her &lsquo;Bucket List&rsquo;, 99-year-old care home resident Joyce Ward switched it up a gear with some high-speed laps of of Goodwood Motor Circuit.<br />
Joyce, who is a wheelchair-user and lives at Colten Care&rsquo;s dedicated dementia home St Catherines View in Winchester, will celebrate her 100th birthday in May.To celebrate the milestone, she was helped to compile a list of 10 things she wants to do before her big birthday &ndash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/99-year-old-joyce-takes-to-the-race-track-for-latest-bucket-list-adventure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/99-year-old-joyce-takes-to-the-race-track-for-latest-bucket-list-adventure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We wouldn’t have sent Dad there’: CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bernard Chatting&rsquo;s family relied on &lsquo;good&rsquo; rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator&rsquo;s delay in exposing risks led to his deathEngland&rsquo;s care regulator has been accused of failing to keep private nursing home residents safe after a family alleged a delay in exposing serious risks led to a loved one&rsquo;s painful premature death.Relatives of Bernard Chatting, 89, said they relied on a &ldquo;good&rdquo; rating from the Care Quality Commission when t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-wouldnt-have-sent-dad-there-cqc-accused-of-failing-to-keep-care-homes-safe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-wouldnt-have-sent-dad-there-cqc-accused-of-failing-to-keep-care-homes-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trident Construction Services completes refurb of Nottinghamshire retirement village]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trident Construction Services has completed its largest refurbishment contract to date after a &pound;2.2m modernisation project at Lark Hill Retirement Village, near Nottingham.The company remodelled and upgraded a number of communal, staff and visitor areas at the site, which is the run by The ExtraCare Charitable Trust.The work included refurbishing and modernising the bar and bistro, village hall and stage, reception, and main thoroughfares, the Skylark Lounge, craft and multi-use rooms, the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/trident-construction-services-completes-refurb-of-nottinghamshire-retirement-village/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/trident-construction-services-completes-refurb-of-nottinghamshire-retirement-village/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hartford Care highlights staff on International Women’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[As people around the world celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women this International Women&rsquo;s Day, Hartford Care highlights the career successes of just some of its female employees.Lisa Sellens, Regional Operations Manager at Hartford Care, has been with the company for over 16 years and is testament to the career progression on offer, having started with Hartford as a kitchen assistant. She says: &ldquo;After being referred by a friend, I started work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hartford-care-highlights-staff-on-international-womens-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hartford-care-highlights-staff-on-international-womens-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DC Care announces sale of Colwyn Bay care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[On behalf of Jay Ashley,DC Care has announced the sale of Arden Towers, located in the coastal town of Colwyn Bay, North Wales.Arden Towers is a mental health care home that was established by Mr Ashley over 20 years ago and was originally set up in two of the three former properties it now occupies. The home is registered for 23, has always been very profitable, well-maintained throughout and has never had compliance or occupancy issues.Mr Ashley appointed DC Care to market the business which w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dc-care-announces-sale-of-colwyn-bay-care-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 11:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dc-care-announces-sale-of-colwyn-bay-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us your experiences of care for people residing in care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;d like to hear from family members about the quality of care for people residing in care homesWe&rsquo;d like to find out more about the quality of care for people residing in care homes.Do you have a family member who is in a home that has been rated inadequate or requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-your-experiences-of-care-for-people-residing-in-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-your-experiences-of-care-for-people-residing-in-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorset nursing home sold for the first time in over 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist business property adviser, Christie &amp; Co, has announced the sale of Bymead House Nursing Home in the village of Charmouth, west Dorset.Formally a two-storey residential property which has been extended, modified, and improved over the years, Bymead House Nursing Home now provides accommodation for up to 30 elderly residents with extensive, well-established gardens. The home is located in a residential area towards the outskirts of the west Dorset coastal village of Charmouth.Since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dorset-nursing-home-sold-for-the-first-time-in-over-30-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dorset-nursing-home-sold-for-the-first-time-in-over-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for government to invest more to fund gaps in social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair of Care Association Alliance and Lincolnshire Care Association calls out lack of funding in social care sectorMelanie Weatherley, MBE, chair of Care Association Alliance and Lincolnshire Care Association stands with The Care Provider Alliance who are calling on government officials to allocate more funding towards the social care sector.In a new letter published by The Care Provider Alliance, the government have been called upon to acknowledge that the Fair Cost of Care funding they have p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/calls-for-government-to-invest-more-to-fund-gaps-in-social-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/calls-for-government-to-invest-more-to-fund-gaps-in-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of disgraced operator tries to reopen children’s home closed by Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alison McGuinness has applied for regulator&rsquo;s approval of Bolton facility using new company with different nameThe mother of a disgraced children&rsquo;s home operator is attempting to reopen a home shut down by inspectors last year for &ldquo;serious and widespread failures&rdquo;, using a new company with a different name.Ofsted is deciding whether to allow the home in Bolton to reopen after the local council, which cannot legally block the move, raised concerns with the inspectorate. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-of-disgraced-operator-tries-to-reopen-childrens-home-closed-by-ofsted/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/mother-of-disgraced-operator-tries-to-reopen-childrens-home-closed-by-ofsted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older people in England dying without the care they need, says Age UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity urges Jeremy Hunt to boost social care resources, as director warns of &lsquo;tragedies behind closed doors&rsquo; Thousands of older people have died without getting the care they needed, a charity has said.Age UK said it is &ldquo;deeply concerned&rdquo; about the plight of elderly people whose needs are not being met and has urged the chancellor to direct more resources towards social care. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/older-people-in-england-dying-without-the-care-they-need-says-age-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/older-people-in-england-dying-without-the-care-they-need-says-age-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamus Jennings on Matt Hancock and care home dominoes – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seamus-jennings-on-matt-hancock-and-care-home-dominoes-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seamus-jennings-on-matt-hancock-and-care-home-dominoes-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamus Jennings on Matt Hancock and care home dominoes – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seamus-jennings-on-matt-hancock-and-care-home-dominoes-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/seamus-jennings-on-matt-hancock-and-care-home-dominoes-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social worker who abused ex-partner loses fight to keep details from regulator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior employee caused &lsquo;lasting disability&rsquo; to former partner, who appealed against decision not to disclose judgmentA senior social worker found to have abused his ex-partner and caused &ldquo;lasting disability&rdquo; has lost his fight to block details being shared with the regulator Social Work England (SWE).In a high court ruling, Mrs Justice Knowles said details of the case should be disclosed to the organisation, overturning a decision by a family court judge. Continue reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-worker-who-abused-ex-partner-loses-fight-to-keep-details-from-regulator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-worker-who-abused-ex-partner-loses-fight-to-keep-details-from-regulator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berkshire care home resident marks International Women’s Day with wartime]]></title><description><![CDATA[To honour International Women&rsquo;s Day on 8 March, a resident at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court, in Berkshire, recalls her own experience during the Second World War. Joan Parr (100) was a Royal Air Force driver back then. One of her tasks was to drive soldiers to assigned locations.&ldquo;I remember this one time when I thought I had picked up a German spy. The reason is that, whenever he spoke, he would say &lsquo;yah&rsquo;, not &lsquo;yes&rsquo;. Just to distract]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/berkshire-care-home-resident-marks-international-womens-day-with-wartime/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/berkshire-care-home-resident-marks-international-womens-day-with-wartime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Bell on Matt Hancock’s care for care homes – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/steve-bell-on-matt-hancocks-care-for-care-homes-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/steve-bell-on-matt-hancocks-care-for-care-homes-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch dismisses idea of trialling menopause leave because it was proposed ‘from a leftwing perspective’ – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister for women and equalities dismisses suggestiongovernment should pilot menopause leave for womenPMQs is about to start.Sammy Wilson, the DUP&rsquo;s chief whip, has said that he thinks the Stormont brake &ndash; the mechanism at the heart of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s deal to revise the Northern Ireland protocol &ndash; will turn out to be &ldquo;fairly ineffective&rdquo;.Let&rsquo;s not underestimate the fact that when the EU introduces new laws in the future, it will have an impact on Northern]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kemi-badenoch-dismisses-idea-of-trialling-menopause-leave-because-it-was-proposed-from-a-leftwing-perspective-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kemi-badenoch-dismisses-idea-of-trialling-menopause-leave-because-it-was-proposed-from-a-leftwing-perspective-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch dismisses idea of trialling menopause leave because it was proposed ‘from a leftwing perspective’ – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister for women and equalities dismisses suggestiongovernment should pilot menopause leave for womenPMQs is about to start.Sammy Wilson, the DUP&rsquo;s chief whip, has said that he thinks the Stormont brake &ndash; the mechanism at the heart of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s deal to revise the Northern Ireland protocol &ndash; will turn out to be &ldquo;fairly ineffective&rdquo;.Let&rsquo;s not underestimate the fact that when the EU introduces new laws in the future, it will have an impact on Northern]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kemi-badenoch-dismisses-idea-of-trialling-menopause-leave-because-it-was-proposed-from-a-leftwing-perspective-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/kemi-badenoch-dismisses-idea-of-trialling-menopause-leave-because-it-was-proposed-from-a-leftwing-perspective-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister rejects claim Matt Hancock ignored advice on Covid testing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Whately defends ex-colleague while answering urgent question in Commons after leak of messagesUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesA minister has dismissed claims that Matt Hancock ignored scientific advice over Covid tests for care homes.Helen Whately, the care minister, claimed &ldquo;selective snippets&rdquo; of leaked WhatsApp messages were misleading. She acknowledged there was a &ldquo;limited quantity&rdquo; of tests at the start of the coronavirus outbreak but said the gover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/minister-rejects-claim-matt-hancock-ignored-advice-on-covid-testing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/minister-rejects-claim-matt-hancock-ignored-advice-on-covid-testing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure to step up Covid testing capacity in England left care homes exposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[While tests existed, scientists couldn&rsquo;t track size of outbreak, leaving vulnerable people unprotectedUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesIn the early days of the pandemic, ministers believed and told the public the UK was at the forefront of Covid testing. The government&rsquo;s scientific advisers appeared to share the view and were perhaps even a factor in its widespread belief. At the first Sage meeting in January 2020, the assembled experts said a Covid test would be ready wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/failure-to-step-up-covid-testing-capacity-in-england-left-care-homes-exposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/failure-to-step-up-covid-testing-capacity-in-england-left-care-homes-exposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health minister plays down ‘selective’ leaked messages suggesting Hancock rejected advice on care home Covid testing - live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Whatley responds to urgent question in the Commons following a leak of thousands of former health secretary&rsquo;s WhatsApp messagesPMQs is about to start.Sammy Wilson, the DUP&rsquo;s chief whip, has said that he thinks the Stormont brake &ndash; the mechanism at the heart of Rishi Sunak&rsquo;s deal to revise the Northern Ireland protocol &ndash; will turn out to be &ldquo;fairly ineffective&rdquo;.Let&rsquo;s not underestimate the fact that when the EU introduces new laws in the future]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-minister-plays-down-selective-leaked-messages-suggesting-hancock-rejected-advice-on-care-home-covid-testing-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-minister-plays-down-selective-leaked-messages-suggesting-hancock-rejected-advice-on-care-home-covid-testing-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock under pressure after claims he ignored Covid care home testing advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls for ex-health secretary to publish WhatsApp messages as he dismisses claims as &lsquo;distorted&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesMore than 100,000 private WhatsApp messages involving Matt Hancock at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic have been leaked, including claims he dismissed expert advice to test anyone entering a care home for coronavirus at the start of the pandemic.The former health secretary has issued a strong denial to the investigation by the Daily Telegraph,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-under-pressure-after-claims-he-ignored-covid-care-home-testing-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-under-pressure-after-claims-he-ignored-covid-care-home-testing-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock denies claims he rejected Covid care home testing advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-health minister dismisses claims he ignored expert advice as &lsquo;distorted&rsquo; and &lsquo;spun to fit anti-lockdown agenda&rsquo;UK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesMatt Hancock has firmly rejected claims he dismissed expert advice to test anyone entering a care home for coronavirus at the start of the pandemic, labelling the reports &ldquo;categorically untrue&rdquo;.An investigation by the Daily Telegraph claims England&rsquo;s chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, told Ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-denies-claims-he-rejected-covid-care-home-testing-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancock-denies-claims-he-rejected-covid-care-home-testing-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Funding hole directly affects elderly people whose bills are entirely or partly paid for by councils&lsquo;Not shoved miles away&rsquo;: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the communityA &pound;2.3bn-a-year hole has been exposed in England&rsquo;s elderly care home system, leading to warnings that living standards for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people could be at risk.A government exercise to define the true cost of care has uncovered a 20% shortfall in council funding needed to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shortfall-of-23bn-a-year-in-englands-care-homes-putting-people-at-risk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/shortfall-of-23bn-a-year-in-englands-care-homes-putting-people-at-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not shoved miles away’: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villagers of Staveley want to turn closed care home into new facility for older people but have run into council roadblockShortfall of &pound;2.3bn a year in England&rsquo;s care homes &lsquo;putting people at risk&rsquo;Hospitals are clogged with patients fit for discharge with nowhere to go; care workers are quitting for better pay; almost one in five people aged 70 and over are lonely. Amid reports of dismal care standards, the government&rsquo;s plan to &ldquo;fix social care&rdquo; has been]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-shoved-miles-away-cumbrian-fight-to-keep-care-in-the-community/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/not-shoved-miles-away-cumbrian-fight-to-keep-care-in-the-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Training expert boosts Balhousie Care’s senior team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Balhousie Care Group has taken another stride forward to further enhance their in-house training provision with the appointment of training expert, Kyle Manns.Kyle, who joined Balhousie in January as the company&rsquo;s Regional Learning and Development Facilitator, brings with him a vast understanding of the care sector regulatory environment in the UK and a wealth of knowledge from which to draw for training healthcare staff.A former police officer and member of the armed forces, he is also th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/training-expert-boosts-balhousie-cares-senior-team/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/training-expert-boosts-balhousie-cares-senior-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘High stress, high demand, high burnout’: life as a social worker in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[John says &lsquo;we can&rsquo;t do the work we trained for&rsquo; and tells of &lsquo;constantly firefighting&rsquo; in under-resourced jobSocial workers in England quitting in record numbersJohn* has a motto: &ldquo;You don&rsquo;t choose to be a social worker, social work chooses you.&rdquo; It reflects his experience giving up his first career to become a carer for a family member with mental health problems. After they died, he realised he wanted to help other vulnerable people.Yet despite t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/high-stress-high-demand-high-burnout-life-as-a-social-worker-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/high-stress-high-demand-high-burnout-life-as-a-social-worker-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social workers in England quitting in record numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numbers fall for first time since 2017 despite increased need due to cost of living crisisSocial workers are quitting in record numbers as they struggle to cope with more challenging caseloads stemming from austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.The scale of the crisis in children&rsquo;s social work is revealed in figures for 2022 published by the Department for Education, which show the number of professionals has fallen for the first time since data collection began in 2017 &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-in-england-quitting-in-record-numbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/social-workers-in-england-quitting-in-record-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homecare agency sold to Barnsley-based Optimo Care Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialist business property adviser, Christie &amp; Co, has announced the sale of North West homecare agency, Stepping Stones Services.Stepping Stones Services is a &lsquo;Good&rsquo; rated homecare agency and supported living business which provides high-quality specialist support services for people with learning disabilities, complex care, and supported living needs across Bury, Oldham, and Rochdale. The business was established in 2011 and has since grown into one of the region&rsquo;s lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/homecare-agency-sold-to-barnsley-based-optimo-care-group/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/homecare-agency-sold-to-barnsley-based-optimo-care-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South West’s BN Care set to double in size after £3.4-m BGF investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A care home group is set to more than double in size to meet the needs of an ageing population across the South West of England, following a &pound;3.4-million&nbsp;investment from BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland.BN Care has operated three care homes since 2017 &ndash; Hay House and The Dales in Exeter and St Vincent&rsquo;s in Sussex. BGF was introduced to the opportunity by HSBC, one of BGF&rsquo;s shareholder banks. BGF&rsquo;s inves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/south-wests-bn-care-set-to-double-in-size-after-34-m-bgf-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/south-wests-bn-care-set-to-double-in-size-after-34-m-bgf-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian child protection cases to consider past Aboriginal mistreatment under landmark bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Amendment will &lsquo;stop the cycle of higher rates of Aboriginal child removal&rsquo;, says childcare agency chiefFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorian judges and child protection workers will have to consider the past mistreatment of Aboriginal families when dealing with cases involving Indigenous children, under an Australian-first bill to be introduced to parliament.The children]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/victorian-child-protection-cases-to-consider-past-aboriginal-mistreatment-under-landmark-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/victorian-child-protection-cases-to-consider-past-aboriginal-mistreatment-under-landmark-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s worsening care shortages leave older people struggling – Age UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity&rsquo;s report highlights scale of unmet support need owing to huge shortfalls in workforceHundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the worsening shortage of social care staff and care home beds.Age UK has said older people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart failure are increasingly struggling with living in their own homes because of a lack of help with everyday tasks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-worsening-care-shortages-leave-older-people-struggling-age-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-worsening-care-shortages-leave-older-people-struggling-age-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Copley obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife, Margaret Copley, who has died aged 80, was a social worker who helped to introduce new models of caring for children into the UK.Born in Leeds to Agnes (nee Conboy) and Frank Quinn, a gardener, she was one of six children, the youngest of whom became the chef Michael Quinn. Margaret went to St Mary&rsquo;s Roman Catholic grammar school in Leeds, leaving at 16 so that she could work to help the family&rsquo;s finances. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/margaret-copley-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/margaret-copley-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare staff shortage main factor in near-record job vacancies]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONS analysis shows sector accounts for more than one in 10 of job ads posted online in DecemberJob vacancies in the UK have reached a near-record level, due largely to the shortage of nurses, carers and other healthcare staff.According to analysis by the Office for National Statistics, more than one in 10 job vacancies posted online in December were in healthcare &ndash; more than in any other sector. The statistics agency said healthcare was the job category with the highest share of adverts in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/healthcare-staff-shortage-main-factor-in-near-record-job-vacancies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/healthcare-staff-shortage-main-factor-in-near-record-job-vacancies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare staff shortages fuelling near-record job vacancies across UK economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[ONS analysis shows sector accounting for more than one in 10 of job ads posted online in DecemberShortages of healthcare workers are fuelling near-record numbers of job vacancies across the UK economy, with the lack of nurses, carers and other staff serving as the biggest recruitment challenge in almost every local authority area.According to analysis by the Office for National Statistics, more than one in 10 job vacancies posted online in December were in healthcare &ndash; more than any sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/healthcare-staff-shortages-fuelling-near-record-job-vacancies-across-uk-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/healthcare-staff-shortages-fuelling-near-record-job-vacancies-across-uk-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They haven’t the foggiest who we are’: the watchdog fighting to protect Britain’s exploited workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Margaret Beels, the UK&rsquo;s labour market tsar, is frustrated at the pace of legislative change in the face of egregious exploitationMargaret Beels struggles to hide her frustration. Shocking revelations about the exploitation of vulnerable workers emerge on an all-too-frequent basis, the latest being more than 50 Indian students working in Welsh care homes who had wages withheld or underpaid.Yet despite the depressing frequency of these occurrences, several initiatives intended to tackle suc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-havent-the-foggiest-who-we-are-the-watchdog-fighting-to-protect-britains-exploited-workers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-havent-the-foggiest-who-we-are-the-watchdog-fighting-to-protect-britains-exploited-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the future hold for social care?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does the future hold for social care?Our conference speakers this year will be taking a close look at the future of social care and examining some of the most important topics and new approaches that will help to shape its direction.George Appleton, Head of Policy at Care England comments:&ldquo;The integration agenda has been something of a national priority for a number of decades. Yet, limited success has been realised. We have been presented with a newfound opportunity through the intro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-does-the-future-hold-for-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-does-the-future-hold-for-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We fetishised being young – it’s just stupid!’: Judi Dench and Richard Eyre on ageing, Covid and saving the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shot in 2021, a film of Allelujah, Alan Bennett&rsquo;s 2018 play set on a geriatric ward, is released next month. How relevant does it remain? Its stars, including Jennifer Saunders and Bally Gill, share their thoughts during production &ndash; and more than a year laterI live 10 minutes&rsquo; walk from a disused psychiatric hospital in north London. Well, partly disused: 40% of St Ann&rsquo;s in Tottenham, with the glossy new assessment centre and low-rise 30s blocks, is still going strong. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-fetishised-being-young-its-just-stupid-judi-dench-and-richard-eyre-on-ageing-covid-and-saving-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/we-fetishised-being-young-its-just-stupid-judi-dench-and-richard-eyre-on-ageing-covid-and-saving-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was still dirty’: stroke survivor fights homecare bill over visit lengths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council threatened court action after North Yorkshire man alleged homecare visits lasted quarter of contracted timeA stroke survivor was threatened with court action after refusing to pay a &pound;3,185 homecare bill as he alleged he received as little as 10 minutes care on visits supposed to last 45 minutes.Adrian Robson, 55, from Knaresborough took a stand over the care arranged by North Yorkshire county council which he says left him uncleaned after using the toilet and has caused his wife to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/he-was-still-dirty-stroke-survivor-fights-homecare-bill-over-visit-lengths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/he-was-still-dirty-stroke-survivor-fights-homecare-bill-over-visit-lengths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the MacAlister review improve the lives of children in care? | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care services should be centred on children and their individual needs, writes Roy Grimwood, while Peter Riddle and Mel Wood say the government is evading its responsibilitiesI had first-hand experience of the residential care system for children in the 1960s and worked with children in care in a number of settings until I retired in 2007, witnessing changes including the privatisation started in the Thatcher era. Initially, good childcare workers set up homes to provide needs-led services witho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/will-the-macalister-review-improve-the-lives-of-children-in-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/will-the-macalister-review-improve-the-lives-of-children-in-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Apprenticeship Week at Royal Star &amp; Garter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apprentices at Royal Star &amp; Garter have spoken about the impact studying is having on them and their career.Lina Largo-Mejia and Karen Jakeman are among several apprentices at the charity&rsquo;s Surbiton Home, and were speaking during National Apprenticeship Week, which runs from 6 -12 February.Royal Star &amp; Garter provides loving, compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, and also has Homes in Solihull and High Wycombe.Their qualifications are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-apprenticeship-week-at-royal-star-amp-garter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/national-apprenticeship-week-at-royal-star-amp-garter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lemn Sissay accuses children’s commissioner for England of failing children in care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poet and broadcaster says Rachel de Souza should be pushing ministers to do much moreLemn Sissay, the poet and broadcaster, has launched a bruising attack on the children&rsquo;s commissioner for England, accusing her of failing to champion children in care at a crucial time and &ldquo;smothering the voice of her own office&rdquo;.Sissay, whose bestselling memoir My Name is Why was a reflection on his own childhood in care, tweeted that Rachel de Souza, a former headteacher and advocate of acade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lemn-sissay-accuses-childrens-commissioner-for-england-of-failing-children-in-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/lemn-sissay-accuses-childrens-commissioner-for-england-of-failing-children-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I helped set up the NHS’s dystopian-sounding ‘virtual wards’. They aren’t the panacea Rishi Sunak thinks | Brian Bostock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Digital monitoring of patients at home eases the pressure on hospitals. But it has some serious drawbacksVirtual wards may sound like something out of a dystopian sci-fi book, but they&rsquo;re a very real policy initiative being expanded by the government to ease demands on critical care in UK hospitals.In 2012, I was responsible for setting up one of these &ldquo;wards&rdquo; in the Midlands. The idea was that an algorithm would use available patient data &ndash; such as age, medications, long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-helped-set-up-the-nhss-dystopian-sounding-virtual-wards-they-arent-the-panacea-rishi-sunak-thinks-brian-bostock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-helped-set-up-the-nhss-dystopian-sounding-virtual-wards-they-arent-the-panacea-rishi-sunak-thinks-brian-bostock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the care home sector: trouble looms as rents rise | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inflationary environment makes care home collapses more probable, given the way they&rsquo;re financing themselvesSocial policy/The care home sector risks sleepwalking into a crisis of rising costsWhen Britain&rsquo;s largest care home operator, Southern Cross, collapsed in 2011, it heaped anxiety on elderly residents and ignited a debate about the role of private finance in the sector. The company had sold off most of its freehold properties to landlords, leaving it with a &pound;230m annual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-care-home-sector-trouble-looms-as-rents-rise-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 19:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-care-home-sector-trouble-looms-as-rents-rise-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can’t raise children on the cheap, so why is this government set on doing so? | Rebekah Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a care leaver-turned-social worker, I&rsquo;m appalled by the Tories&rsquo; paltry plans for the care sectorUnder normal circumstances, I would do anything for this government to stop lying. But on this occasion, following its response to the &ldquo;once in a generation&rdquo; review of children&rsquo;s social care, I find myself hoping it has lied.We cannot wait another generation for the meaningful change we were promised. This strategy offers a pittance &ndash; just &pound;200m split among]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/you-cant-raise-children-on-the-cheap-so-why-is-this-government-set-on-doing-so-rebekah-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/you-cant-raise-children-on-the-cheap-so-why-is-this-government-set-on-doing-so-rebekah-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I knew I wanted to stay here for the rest of my life’: how London got its first LGBTQ+ retirement community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea is nothing new in other countries, but the UK has been slow to develop housing schemes for older LGBTQ+ people. Now it&rsquo;s becoming apparent how many people want or need itWhen the clocks struck midnight on new year&rsquo;s eve and rang in 2023, Steve Busby was on the rooftop of a fancy apartment block in central London watching fireworks light up the Thames. The weeks leading up to Christmas had been a heady mix of meals, drinks, celebrations and friends, most of whom live in the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-knew-i-wanted-to-stay-here-for-the-rest-of-my-life-how-london-got-its-first-lgbtq-retirement-community/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-knew-i-wanted-to-stay-here-for-the-rest-of-my-life-how-london-got-its-first-lgbtq-retirement-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children to be housed closer to family in overhaul of England’s social care system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes in children&rsquo;s social care, including earlier help for families, fall short of &lsquo;full reset&rsquo; called for by adviserMinisters are to pledge that children taken into care in England will be placed close to their family and friends rather than being housed hundreds of miles away, under what is described as an ambitious overhaul of the struggling social services system.The commitment on care placements is one of a series of proposals aimed at reforming what the government has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-to-be-housed-closer-to-family-in-overhaul-of-englands-social-care-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/children-to-be-housed-closer-to-family-in-overhaul-of-englands-social-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK dementia care agency’s half-hour home visits ‘lasted as little as three minutes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff filed records claiming far more care was given to patient Susan Beswick in Hampshire, evidence suggestsA dementia home care agency spent as little as three and a half minutes on taxpayer-funded care visits and filed records claiming far more care was given, according to evidence seen by the Guardian.The hasty care was exposed by Susan Beswick&rsquo;s family, who called it &ldquo;totally inadequate&rdquo;. They say they had been told visits to 78-year-old Beswick, who has Alzheimer&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-dementia-care-agencys-half-hour-home-visits-lasted-as-little-as-three-minutes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-dementia-care-agencys-half-hour-home-visits-lasted-as-little-as-three-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage reveals three-minute visit for dementia patient by homecare staff – video report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A homecare agency paid to look after people with dementia has been spending as little as three minutes on care visits which are supposed to last half an hour - and cheating records to exaggerate the amount of care given. Staff employed by the Pathways of Hope company in Hampshire made it appear they spent far longer looking after 78-year-old Susan Beswick, who has Alzheimer&rsquo;s. Video and documentary evidence from 1 to 10 January reviewed by the Guardian showed carers spent less than 90 minu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/footage-reveals-three-minute-visit-for-dementia-patient-by-homecare-staff-video-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 18:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/footage-reveals-three-minute-visit-for-dementia-patient-by-homecare-staff-video-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak set to unveil emergency care plan to slash NHS waiting times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts warn plan does not address staff vacancies and &pound;1bn fund pledged is not new money Rishi Sunak will vow to rapidly slash long waiting times for urgent NHS care with a promise of thousands more beds, 800 new ambulances and an expansion of community care backed by a dedicated fund of &pound;1bn.The health service is engulfed in its worst-ever crisis, with urgent and emergency care in particular under unprecedented pressure in recent months. The prime minister will describe his bluepri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-set-to-unveil-emergency-care-plan-to-slash-nhs-waiting-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-set-to-unveil-emergency-care-plan-to-slash-nhs-waiting-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Risk of future deaths’: coroner issues rare warning to health secretary over hospitals crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquest into case of a 61-year-old Norfolk woman left in an ambulance queue triggers challenge to Steve BarclayA coroner has urged the health secretary to take action to prevent needless deaths after a woman died of heart failure following a four-hour wait in the back of an ambulance.Lyn Brind, 61, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King&rsquo;s Lynn, Norfolk, with chest pains and low blood oxygen levels but could not be admitted because the hospital had &ldquo;no space&rdquo;. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/risk-of-future-deaths-coroner-issues-rare-warning-to-health-secretary-over-hospitals-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/risk-of-future-deaths-coroner-issues-rare-warning-to-health-secretary-over-hospitals-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The car drew up. The children got in: UK child asylum-seekers’ narrow escape from kidnap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged traffickers abducted three children from outside a Home Office-run hotel in Brighton last May. They were lucky to evade capture &ndash; many don&rsquo;t&bull; Read more: the government should hang its head in shame The apparent audacity of the abduction appears to have been its undoing. On 25 May last year, a car pulled up outside a Brighton hotel holding 58 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.Three of those young occupants got into the back seat. That might have been that &ndash; seve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-car-drew-up-the-children-got-in-uk-child-asylum-seekers-narrow-escape-from-kidnap/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-car-drew-up-the-children-got-in-uk-child-asylum-seekers-narrow-escape-from-kidnap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable woman lay dead in Surrey flat for more than three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Winham, 38, had severe mental illnesses and was &lsquo;abandoned&rsquo; by NHS and social services, family allegeA severely mentally ill woman whose dead body lay in her home unnoticed for more than three years was effectively &ldquo;abandoned and left to die&rdquo; by NHS and social services who missed repeated chances to save her, her family has alleged.Laura Winham, 38, had schizophrenia, struggled to look after herself, and had become estranged from her family. She was found in a &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman lay dead in Surrey flat for more than three years, hearing told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Winham, 38, had severe mental illnesses and was &lsquo;abandoned&rsquo; by NHS and social services, family allegeA severely mentally ill woman whose dead body lay in her home unnoticed for more than three years was effectively &ldquo;abandoned and left to die&rdquo; by NHS and social services who missed repeated chances to save her, her family has alleged.Laura Winham, 38, had schizophrenia, struggled to look after herself, and had become estranged from her family. She was found in a &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years-hearing-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years-hearing-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable woman lay dead in Surrey flat for more than three years, hearing told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Winham, 38, had severe mental illnesses and was &lsquo;abandoned&rsquo; by NHS and social services, family allegeA severely mentally ill woman whose dead body lay in her home unnoticed for more than three years was effectively &ldquo;abandoned and left to die&rdquo; by NHS and social services who missed repeated chances to save her, her family has alleged.Laura Winham, 38, had schizophrenia, struggled to look after herself, and had become estranged from her family. She was found in a &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years-hearing-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/vulnerable-woman-lay-dead-in-surrey-flat-for-more-than-three-years-hearing-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Office accused of ‘dereliction of duty’ over missing child asylum seekers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unclear who has legal responsibility for children placed in hotels, after dozens abducted from street in BrightonMinisters have been accused of a &ldquo;dereliction of duty&rdquo; over their failure to find 76 child asylum seekers who have gone missing from a Brighton hotel managed by the Home Office.The accusation came during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday after an Observer investigation that cited child protection sources and a whistleblower working for a Home Office contractor, who describ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-accused-of-dereliction-of-duty-over-missing-child-asylum-seekers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/home-office-accused-of-dereliction-of-duty-over-missing-child-asylum-seekers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishops call for checks to prevent social care profiteering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Cottrell and Justin Welby launch sweeping plan to reform how vulnerable people are looked afterUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesThe archbishop of York has called for checks on &ldquo;unscrupulous people making profit inappropriately&rdquo; from social care as the Church of England launched a sweeping plan to reform how vulnerable people are looked after.Stephen Cottrell told the Guardian he was &ldquo;really concerned&rdquo; about care company owners taking multimillion pound]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishops-call-for-checks-to-prevent-social-care-profiteering/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishops-call-for-checks-to-prevent-social-care-profiteering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday briefing: The shocking kidnapping of unaccompanied children]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: Dozens of children who arrived on small boats have been abducted outside Home Office-run hotels. How did this happen &ndash; and is anyone actually looking for them?Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning. Two days ago, the Observer reported a story that seemed to set a new low for the authorities&rsquo; handling of asylum seekers who come to the UK by small boats: dozens of vulnerable children, with no parent in the country, being abducted f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tuesday-briefing-the-shocking-kidnapping-of-unaccompanied-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tuesday-briefing-the-shocking-kidnapping-of-unaccompanied-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[C of E leaders call for tax rises to fund NHS-style social care system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Archbishops of Canterbury and York say &lsquo;national care covenant&rsquo; needed with stronger role for stateEngland&rsquo;s most senior church leaders want tax rises to fund a new NHS-style universal social care system that could cost an extra &pound;15bn a year.In a challenge to the government to overhaul support for 1 million elderly and disabled people, the archbishops of Canterbury and York have called for a &ldquo;national care covenant&rdquo; with a stronger role for the state and citiz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/c-of-e-leaders-call-for-tax-rises-to-fund-nhs-style-social-care-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/c-of-e-leaders-call-for-tax-rises-to-fund-nhs-style-social-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Geraldine Strathdee to investigate care units after series of scandals involving abuse or neglect of vulnerable patientsMinisters have ordered an inquiry into the quality of care in mental health inpatient units in England after a series of scandals in which vulnerable patients were abused or neglected.Maria Caulfield, the mental health minister, announced the establishment of a &ldquo;rapid review&rdquo; in a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons on Monday. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-order-rapid-review-into-mental-health-inpatient-care-in-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/ministers-order-rapid-review-into-mental-health-inpatient-care-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester to open two homes for vulnerable children who get stuck in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council aims to undercut private operators and house children with complex needs rejected by other homesManchester city council is setting up two special children&rsquo;s homes to house the increasing number of vulnerable young people who end up stuck in hospital because no residential providers will take them.The homes, believed to be the first of their kind, aim to undercut private operators who sometimes demand tens of thousands of pounds each week to look after children with the most co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/manchester-to-open-two-homes-for-vulnerable-children-who-get-stuck-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/manchester-to-open-two-homes-for-vulnerable-children-who-get-stuck-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester to open two homes for vulnerable children stuck in hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[City council aims to undercut private operators and house children with complex needs rejected by other homesManchester city council is setting up two special children&rsquo;s homes to house the increasing number of vulnerable young people who end up stuck in hospital because no residential providers will take them.The homes, believed to be the first of their kind, aim to undercut private operators who sometimes demand tens of thousands of pounds each week to look after children with the most co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/manchester-to-open-two-homes-for-vulnerable-children-stuck-in-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/manchester-to-open-two-homes-for-vulnerable-children-stuck-in-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NHS crisis is an existential risk for the government | Robert Ford]]></title><description><![CDATA[The searing memories of this winter will endure and any action ministers take now will come too late to improve their standing at the next electionCrisis, conflict and collapse have driven the NHS to the top of the political agenda. Every day brings new horror stories from the frontlines of a health service on its knees. Yet there is no evidence of urgency from the government, which seems determined to weather the winter struggle while handing out as little cash as possible to hospitals and staf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-nhs-crisis-is-an-existential-risk-for-the-government-robert-ford/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-nhs-crisis-is-an-existential-risk-for-the-government-robert-ford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The NHS crisis is an existential risk for the government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The searing memories of this winter will endure and any action ministers take now will come too late to improve their standing at the next electionCrisis, conflict and collapse have driven the NHS to the top of the political agenda. Every day brings new horror stories from the frontlines of a health service on its knees. Yet there is no evidence of urgency from the government, which seems determined to weather the winter struggle while handing out as little cash as possible to hospitals and staf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-nhs-crisis-is-an-existential-risk-for-the-government/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-nhs-crisis-is-an-existential-risk-for-the-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They just vanish’: whistleblowers met by wall of complacency over missing migrant children]]></title><description><![CDATA[As scores of youngsters are disappearing from hotels run by the Home Office and being trafficked across the country, sources claims warnings over their safety were ignoredOn the first day of April, 17-year-old Wassim Hamam* disappeared near the bustling centre of Hove. He was never seen again. Days later another teenager, Burim Markaj, 16, vanished nearby. Within hours, a 15-year-old was also reported missing.The disappearances continued. Four days later Alban Berisha, a 17-year-old whose portra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-just-vanish-whistleblowers-met-by-wall-of-complacency-over-missing-migrant-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/they-just-vanish-whistleblowers-met-by-wall-of-complacency-over-missing-migrant-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: scores of child asylum seekers kidnapped from Home Office hotel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for inquiry after Observer investigation uncovers scale of trafficking by criminal gangsDozens of asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs from a Brighton hotel run by the Home Office in a pattern apparently being repeated across the south coast, an Observer investigation can reveal.A whistleblower, who works for Home Office contractor Mitie, and child protection sources describe children being abducted off the street outside the hotel and bundled into cars. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-scores-of-child-asylum-seekers-kidnapped-from-home-office-hotel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2023 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-scores-of-child-asylum-seekers-kidnapped-from-home-office-hotel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on unpaid carers: labour, even if it is for love | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A growing number of people spend more than 20 hours a week caring for relatives or friends. They deserve more supportThe support for unpaid carers, of whom there are 5 million in England and Wales, is not good enough. The latest census release, showing that about 1.5 million carers spend more than 50 hours each week caring for elderly or disabled relatives, is an opportunity to address this. While the total number of unpaid carers has fallen by 600,000 since the last census &ndash; the pandemic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-unpaid-carers-labour-even-if-it-is-for-love-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-unpaid-carers-labour-even-if-it-is-for-love-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five million people in England and Wales are unpaid carers, census shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures show 1.5m give more than 50 hours a week, as care system struggles with rising demandFive million people &ndash; including children as young as five &ndash; provide unpaid care to people with long-term health conditions or problems related to old age, census data for England and Wales has revealed.With the social care system struggling with rising unmet care demand and about half a million people in England waiting for help, there has been an increase over the past decade in the proporti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-million-people-in-england-and-wales-are-unpaid-carers-census-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/five-million-people-in-england-and-wales-are-unpaid-carers-census-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner of UK care home group paid himself £21m despite safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Eye-watering&rsquo; pay for Gordon Sanders comes despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of rules at his firm&rsquo;s homesA multimillionaire dementia home boss paid himself at least &pound;21m in five years despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of staffing, safety and leadership rules, with residents left in dirty incontinence pads and staff accused of rough handling.Gordon Sanders owns Runwood Homes, the UK&rsquo;s sixth largest for-profit care home group, which c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/owner-of-uk-care-home-group-paid-himself-21m-despite-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/owner-of-uk-care-home-group-paid-himself-21m-despite-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families still being charged thousands in care home fees after relative’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bereaved billed up to month&rsquo;s worth of care, despite UK regulator saying such charges are likely to be illegalBereaved families are being charged thousands of pounds in care home fees after the death of a relative in residential care, despite the competition watchdog saying such arrangements are likely to be unlawful.Some providers are billing next of kin sums equivalent to up to a month&rsquo;s worth of care after the death of a resident, four years after the Competition and Markets Autho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-still-being-charged-thousands-in-care-home-fees-after-relatives-death/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-still-being-charged-thousands-in-care-home-fees-after-relatives-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families still be charged care homes fees even after death of relative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bereaved billed up to month&rsquo;s worth of care, despite UK regulator saying such charges are likely to be illegalBereaved families are being charged thousands of pounds in care home fees after the death of a relative in residential care, despite the competition watchdog saying such arrangements are likely to be unlawful.Some providers are billing next of kin sums equivalent to up to a month&rsquo;s worth of care after the death of a resident, four years after the Competition and Markets Autho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-still-be-charged-care-homes-fees-even-after-death-of-relative/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/families-still-be-charged-care-homes-fees-even-after-death-of-relative/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private brokers earn millions finding care homes for NHS patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lib Dems condemn &lsquo;scandalous situation&rsquo; as local authorities turn to agencies amid shortage of care spaces for people leaving hospitalPrivate brokers are making millions of pounds a year finding care home beds for NHS patients who are fit to leave hospital.Agencies are being hired to provide &ldquo;discharge services&rdquo;, finding suitable places for elderly patients amid pressures on the health system, Observer analysis shows. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-brokers-earn-millions-finding-care-homes-for-nhs-patients/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/private-brokers-earn-millions-finding-care-homes-for-nhs-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has the NHS collapsed? – Politics Weekly UK podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health officials are reporting that the NHS is on its knees. John Harris talks to the Guardian&rsquo;s health policy editor, Denis Campbell, about what he has seen. Plus, Conservative peer Gavin Barwell and Gaby Hinsliff talk about why NHS reform is such a tricky conversation Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-has-the-nhs-collapsed-politics-weekly-uk-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-has-the-nhs-collapsed-politics-weekly-uk-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu season in England is worst for a decade, says health secretary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Barclay acknowledges NHS is under &lsquo;severe pressure&rsquo; and expresses regret over instances of poor careUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesEngland is suffering its worst flu season for a decade, the health secretary has said, as he sought to acknowledge &ldquo;severe pressures&rdquo; in the NHS and expressed &ldquo;regret&rdquo; for some patients receiving poor care.Steve Barclay said 5,100 people were in hospital with flu &ndash; a huge rise compared with the figure of 50]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flu-season-in-england-is-worst-for-a-decade-says-health-secretary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flu-season-in-england-is-worst-for-a-decade-says-health-secretary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care providers ask for doubled fees to care for people discharged from hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care England says current funding is &lsquo;inadequate&rsquo; if homes are to pay staff more and manage rehabilitationCare providers are demanding double the usual fees to look after thousands of people who need to be discharged from hospitals to ease the crisis in the NHS.Care England, which represents the largest private care home providers, said on Sunday it wanted the government to pay them &pound;1,500 a week per person, citing the need to pay care workers more and hire rehabilitation speci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-providers-ask-for-doubled-fees-to-care-for-people-discharged-from-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 19:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-providers-ask-for-doubled-fees-to-care-for-people-discharged-from-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweeping social care reforms can wait – homes need money and workers right now | John Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospitals can&rsquo;t discharge patients because councils don&rsquo;t have the funds to facilitate care afterwards. It&rsquo;s a perfect storm of neglectLast Thursday, I spoke to a hospital doctor based in north-east England working in acute medicine, a catch-all term that takes in most conditions that present as emergencies, from heart attacks to kidney failure. I was put in touch with her by EveryDoctor, the advocacy group for medical professionals set up just before the pandemic. &ldquo;I&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sweeping-social-care-reforms-can-wait-homes-need-money-and-workers-right-now-john-harris/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sweeping-social-care-reforms-can-wait-homes-need-money-and-workers-right-now-john-harris/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three reasons why politicians can’t solve our social care crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political disagreement about the role of the state, the expense of reform and our unwillingness to confront ageing are at the root of the problemA confidential No 10 memo on (not) reforming social care reads: &ldquo;The prime minister agreed that this seemed the right course, but noted that careful thought needed to be given to the presentation in order to avoid charges that the government had pulled back from its original commitments on long-term care.&rdquo;That&rsquo;s not a recent leak: it w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/three-reasons-why-politicians-cant-solve-our-social-care-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/three-reasons-why-politicians-cant-solve-our-social-care-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sick man of Europe: why the crisis-ridden NHS is falling apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other countries are looking on appalled as the UK&rsquo;s failure to reform social care has left its health service struggling to survive It is 6am and a dozen ambulances are waiting to offload their patients, but the local NHS hospital is already full. Every bed in the emergency department is occupied. As well as the patients in ambulances, others lie inside on trolleys in corridors, some even on trolleys in cleared-out cupboards. In the waiting rooms, dozens more are in the long queues still t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sick-man-of-europe-why-the-crisis-ridden-nhs-is-falling-apart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sick-man-of-europe-why-the-crisis-ridden-nhs-is-falling-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child neglect is built into the care system | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the child abuse scandals of 80s and 90s, many said they did not know what was being done to children, but nobody can make that claim today, says Carolyne WillowOur work with advocates who directly support children in care echoes Become&rsquo;s research (England&rsquo;s care crisis forces 1,200 children to move over Christmas, 2 January). Children are moved across the Christmas period, as they approach significant birthdays and during important school and college years. Just before Christma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-neglect-is-built-into-the-care-system-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-neglect-is-built-into-the-care-system-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals in England discharging patients into ‘care hotels’]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS trusts in south-west using hotels to free up beds to help them cope with winter crisisUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesHospitals in several parts of England are discharging patients into &ldquo;care hotels&rdquo; in an effort to free up desperately needed beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis.NHS trusts providing acute care in Devon, Cornwall and Bristol and surrounding areas have begun moving patients who are medically fit to be discharged into hotels. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospitals-in-england-discharging-patients-into-care-hotels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospitals-in-england-discharging-patients-into-care-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council providing three-minute care visits to vulnerable - ombudsman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overworked staff allocated extremely short care calls by local authority struggling to meet users&rsquo; needsCare workers are taking as little as three minutes to help vulnerable people in their own homes, the social care ombudsman has found, after discovering a council was allocating extremely short visits to hundreds of people.Amid chronic staff shortages and rising unmet care needs nationwide, a homecare worker commissioned by Warrington metropolitan borough council sometimes stayed for just]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/council-providing-three-minute-care-visits-to-vulnerable-ombudsman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/council-providing-three-minute-care-visits-to-vulnerable-ombudsman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to sort out the crisis engulfing dementia care | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah McClinton, Les Bright and Jeremy Seymour on the pressures facing the care home sectorHeads of adult social services share concern at the poor quality of some care and support for people living with dementia (Dementia patients in England facing &lsquo;national crisis&rsquo; in care safety, 28 December). But as your report makes clear, the underlying cause is inadequate funding of our social care system. We must take issue with the claim by a Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-sort-out-the-crisis-engulfing-dementia-care-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-to-sort-out-the-crisis-engulfing-dementia-care-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish councils urge Sturgeon to suspend plans for national care service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Umbrella body for country&rsquo;s 32 councils says plans would be too costly and disruptive at time of financial crisisScottish council leaders have called for Nicola Sturgeon&rsquo;s government to suspend its plans for a new national care service, in a growing battle over funding.The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the umbrella body for the country&rsquo;s 32 councils, said setting up the service would be unjustifiably costly and disruptive during a time of financial crisis. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/scottish-councils-urge-sturgeon-to-suspend-plans-for-national-care-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/scottish-councils-urge-sturgeon-to-suspend-plans-for-national-care-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s care crisis forces 1,200 children to move over Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity Become says &lsquo;shocking&rsquo; numbers highlight need for stability and more funding for foster carersMore than 1,200 children in care were uprooted and had to move placements over Christmas last year, figures from councils in England show.The &ldquo;shocking and upsetting&rdquo; numbers, collated by the national care charity Become, showed that an average of 79 looked-after children had to change foster carer or children&rsquo;s home each day over the 2021-22 festive period. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-care-crisis-forces-1200-children-to-move-over-christmas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/englands-care-crisis-forces-1200-children-to-move-over-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Observer view on how Britain’s crises can be fixed by a shift in political culture | Observer editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only generous-spirited, long-term approach can tackle the catastrophes of poor growth, a crumbling NHS and a dysfunctional housing marketLast year will be remembered as the most turbulent for the global economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine drove an enormous increase in global energy prices, which led to inflation spiking across the world. And 2023 will be tougher still for many Britons; it will be a year of falling real pay at a time when the cost of essent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-how-britains-crises-can-be-fixed-by-a-shift-in-political-culture-observer-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-observer-view-on-how-britains-crises-can-be-fixed-by-a-shift-in-political-culture-observer-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishop of Canterbury to urge UK government to fix ‘broken’ care system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Justin Welby will highlight importance of supporting unpaid carers in new year message on BBCThe archbishop of Canterbury will urge the government to take action to fix the country&rsquo;s &ldquo;broken&rdquo; social care system in his new year address.In a message broadcast on Sunday afternoon, Justin Welby will say care homes are &ldquo;struggling&rdquo; to deal with rising bills while trying to find and retain the staff they need to keep going. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishop-of-canterbury-to-urge-uk-government-to-fix-broken-care-system/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 01:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishop-of-canterbury-to-urge-uk-government-to-fix-broken-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia village in Warwick is a pioneer in person-centred care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodside is modelled on a Dutch facility that connects residents to normal life and improves wellbeingIt is the dementia care complex with the air of The Truman Show. Residents shop in a mini mart, hang out at the Cup Above cafe, get spruced up at Cutters Hair and Beauty. There is even a crazy golf course.Woodside Care Village in Warwick is staged like a town centre in miniature, with benches and a fountain, cafe tables and front doors to homes styled as either &ldquo;town&rdquo;, &ldquo;country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-village-in-warwick-is-a-pioneer-in-person-centred-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-village-in-warwick-is-a-pioneer-in-person-centred-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishops’ inquiry to call for better dementia support in community]]></title><description><![CDATA[The church leaders&rsquo; commission will recommend more resources to make society &lsquo;welcoming and safe&rsquo; for those affectedSociety must stop treating people with dementia as a burden and provide better care for them in the community, an inquiry into social care commissioned by the archbishops of Canterbury and York will say in the new year.The church leaders&rsquo; Reimagining Care Commission will argue: &ldquo;We are too quick to dismiss people who have dementia as burdens to be mana]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishops-inquiry-to-call-for-better-dementia-support-in-community/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/archbishops-inquiry-to-call-for-better-dementia-support-in-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the NHS in peril: the risks are multiplying | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising pressures on staff could further weaken a depleted workforce. The government&rsquo;s obduracy over pay is irresponsibleHospitals are crammed full of patients, the staffing crisis in adult social care continues to escalate, and alarming numbers of junior doctors report that they are planning to quit their NHS posts to work abroad. The multiple problems confronting the UK&rsquo;s health and care system are interconnected and have been years in the making. While the pandemic exacerbated many]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-in-peril-the-risks-are-multiplying-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-in-peril-the-risks-are-multiplying-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complained about neglect in a care home and faced a visiting ban? This is the new normal | Helen Wildbore]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have worked in the care sector for 20 years and I have never seen it this bad. Many families are too scared to complainHelen Wildbore is the director of the Relatives &amp; Residents AssociationDementia patients in England facing &lsquo;national crisis&rsquo; in care safetyThe crisis in dementia care reported by the Guardian this week is deeply upsetting. The fact that half of all residential care homes in England inspected this year were rated inadequate or requiring improvement confirms the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/complained-about-neglect-in-a-care-home-and-faced-a-visiting-ban-this-is-the-new-normal-helen-wildbore/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2022 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/complained-about-neglect-in-a-care-home-and-faced-a-visiting-ban-this-is-the-new-normal-helen-wildbore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Means testing and lack of staff shape how England’s dementia patients are treated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Low pay, limited training, temporary staff and cross-subsidising creating worse conditions, after government&rsquo;s failure to &lsquo;fix social care&rsquo;Dementia patients in England facing &lsquo;national crisis&rsquo; in care safetyThe distressing mistreatment of people with dementia in some care homes is nothing if not a structural problem. Care Quality Commission reports reveal workers can&rsquo;t respond to bells being rung and desperate shouts from bedrooms because they are over-run. Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/means-testing-and-lack-of-staff-shape-how-englands-dementia-patients-are-treated/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/means-testing-and-lack-of-staff-shape-how-englands-dementia-patients-are-treated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very grim’: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home where Robert spent his last months was one of hundreds in England whose ratings fell after inspection this yearRobert Dunn* had been living with dementia at home for seven years when, after one fall too many, his son and daughter took the decision to move him. The 92-year-old former accountant moved into Limegrove, a &pound;1,100-a-week care home in Surrey whose operator, Anchor, promised customers &ldquo;care encompassing every aspect of wellbeing&rdquo;.After he died five months later, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/very-grim-daughter-criticises-surrey-care-home-over-fathers-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/very-grim-daughter-criticises-surrey-care-home-over-fathers-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dementia patients in England facing ‘national crisis’ in care safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Nearly one in 10 care homes that offer dementia support reported on by inspectors in 2022 were given worst rating&lsquo;Very grim&rsquo;: daughter criticises Surrey care home over father&rsquo;s deathFamilies of people with dementia have said there is a national crisis in care safety as it emerged that more than half of residential homes reported on by inspectors this year were rated &ldquo;inadequate&rdquo; or requiring improvement &ndash; up from less than a third pre-pandemic.Serio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-patients-in-england-facing-national-crisis-in-care-safety/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/dementia-patients-in-england-facing-national-crisis-in-care-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of murdered six-year-old call for ‘total reform of social services’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arthur Labinjo-Hughes&rsquo; relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuseThe family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is &ldquo;total reform of social services&rdquo;.Relatives added they were disappointed at the scale of intervention taken since Arthur&rsquo;s death, particularly after a national review found failures i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-of-murdered-six-year-old-call-for-total-reform-of-social-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2022 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/family-of-murdered-six-year-old-call-for-total-reform-of-social-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age-old advice for living a fuller life at 95 | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not object to support that can help you live without anxiety, says Joan CarterAt 95, I live on my own without any organised caring for support, and I disagree somewhat with your article (&lsquo;I don&rsquo;t fall, I slide&rsquo;: older people rebel to keep sense of control, research finds, 21 December). I wear a call button, but this prevents me being anxious when I am in the garden. I love my garden and work out there, but my call button is to my family to let them know I need help.I also go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/age-old-advice-for-living-a-fuller-life-at-95-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2022 18:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/age-old-advice-for-living-a-fuller-life-at-95-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK hospices warn of bed closures and staff cuts as energy bills soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising costs, increased demand and a collapse in public fundraising mean palliative care providers face &lsquo;very difficult decisions&rsquo;Hospice charities providing end-of-life services in partnership with the NHS have warned they will have to shut beds and sack staff because of the catastrophic impact of rising energy bills on their day-to-day running costs.The UK&rsquo;s network of independent, mainly voluntary-run palliative care providers said hospices were experiencing a perfect storm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-hospices-warn-of-bed-closures-and-staff-cuts-as-energy-bills-soar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-hospices-warn-of-bed-closures-and-staff-cuts-as-energy-bills-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t fall, I slide’: older people rebel to keep sense of control, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of people born in 1921 shows happiness is linked to independence, with many using &lsquo;subversive tactics&rsquo; to maintain thisIt is the age of rebellion. They may be frail, but 95-year-olds engage in miniature campaigns of &ldquo;resistance and subversion&rdquo; to foster a sense of control over their lives, a study has confirmed.From refusing to wear emergency call buttons to casting aside walking sticks, many members of a cohort born in 1921 studied by health scientists at the Unive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-dont-fall-i-slide-older-people-rebel-to-keep-sense-of-control-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-dont-fall-i-slide-older-people-rebel-to-keep-sense-of-control-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t fall, I slide’: older people rebel to keep sense of control, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of people born in 1921 shows happiness linked to independence, with many using &lsquo;subversive tactics&rsquo; to maintain itIt is the age of rebellion. They may be frail, but 95-year-olds engage in miniature campaigns of &ldquo;resistance and subversion&rdquo; to foster a sense of control over their lives, a study has confirmed.From refusing to wear emergency call buttons to casting aside walking sticks, many members of a cohort born in 1921 studied by health scientists at the Universiti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-dont-fall-i-slide-older-people-rebel-to-keep-sense-of-control-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-dont-fall-i-slide-older-people-rebel-to-keep-sense-of-control-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers and social workers suffer most from ‘lost decade’ for pay growth in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research shows public sector salaries have fallen significantly behind those in the private sectorTeachers and social workers have experienced the worst pay growth in the UK in the past decade, while public sector salaries have fallen significantly behind those in the private sector, according to research.The years between 2010-11 and 2020-21 have been a &ldquo;lost decade&rdquo; for pay growth in the UK labour market, but new analysis tracking workers in different sectors over the period reveal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teachers-and-social-workers-suffer-most-from-lost-decade-for-pay-growth-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/teachers-and-social-workers-suffer-most-from-lost-decade-for-pay-growth-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People living in care homes and caravans offered £400 energy payment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces help for 900,000 households in Great Britain and &pound;600 Northern Ireland paymentPeople living in care homes and on caravan parks can receive &pound;400 to help with their fuel bills as part of a government drive to support all UK households with energy costs this winter.The government said on Monday that 900,000 households in England, Scotland and Wales without a direct relationship to an energy supplier would be able to apply online for the &pound;400. Continue reading.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/people-living-in-care-homes-and-caravans-offered-400-energy-payment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/people-living-in-care-homes-and-caravans-offered-400-energy-payment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS announces Covid booster jab teams have visited every care home in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teams visited 15,019 care homes, also offering flu jabs, and boosted 88.6% of eligible residentsNHS vaccination teams have visited every care home across the country to offer Covid boosters and flu jabs.A total of 15,019 care homes have been visited by vaccination teams &ndash; with 88.6% of eligible residents boosted, NHS England said. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-announces-covid-booster-jab-teams-have-visited-every-care-home-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-announces-covid-booster-jab-teams-have-visited-every-care-home-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland to spend extra £1bn on health by raising taxes on higher earners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish government promises to tackle health and social care crisis to protect weakest and poorestUK politics live &ndash; latest news updatesThe Scottish government has promised to spend another &pound;1bn on tackling the crisis in health and social care by raising taxes on higher earners and holiday homes.John Swinney, Scotland&rsquo;s acting finance secretary, said the burden of increasing NHS funding would fall heavily on everyone earning more than &pound;43,663 in Scotland as part of a &ld]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/scotland-to-spend-extra-1bn-on-health-by-raising-taxes-on-higher-earners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/scotland-to-spend-extra-1bn-on-health-by-raising-taxes-on-higher-earners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health expert Jeremy Hunt knew how to fix social care. Why is chancellor Jeremy Hunt not doing so? | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[As chair of the health select committee he wrote a bold and sensible report. He now seems to have forgotten what was in itStrikes add to the crisis the NHS faces. It&rsquo;s been the nurses today, ambulance staff next week. Of course they can be resolved, as can all public pay claims, in this case for the cost of some &pound;13bn to match the full 11.1% peak inflation, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies&rsquo; (IFS) Ben Zaranko (though unions don&rsquo;t really expect this amount). Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-expert-jeremy-hunt-knew-how-to-fix-social-care-why-is-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-not-doing-so-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/health-expert-jeremy-hunt-knew-how-to-fix-social-care-why-is-chancellor-jeremy-hunt-not-doing-so-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in custody cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears an increase in allegations, particularly against mothers, of deliberately alienating a child against the other parent in domestic abuse cases may put victims at further riskThe UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls is to investigate how family courts around the world approach &ldquo;parental alienation&rdquo; (PA) and how this may lead to the double victimisation of those who have suffered domestic abuse.There is no single agreed definition of parental alienation but a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/un-to-investigate-use-of-parental-alienation-tactic-in-custody-cases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/un-to-investigate-use-of-parental-alienation-tactic-in-custody-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delays to mental health treatment in England ‘putting more children in care’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Association of Directors of Children&rsquo;s Services says delays mean parents can no longer cope with children&rsquo;s behaviourIncreasing numbers of emotionally troubled children have been taken into care while waiting long periods for NHS treatment because their condition deteriorated to the point where their parents could no longer cope with their behaviour, child protection bosses have revealed.Association of Directors of Children&rsquo;s Services (ADCS) president Steve Crocker said that si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/delays-to-mental-health-treatment-in-england-putting-more-children-in-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/delays-to-mental-health-treatment-in-england-putting-more-children-in-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff crisis hampering children’s pandemic recovery, says Ofsted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children who have special education needs among those worst affected, says watchdog&rsquo;s chief inspector Children&rsquo;s recovery from the pandemic is being held back by a workforce crisis in schools, colleges and early years, with children who have special education needs among those worst affected, according to England&rsquo;s schools inspectorate, Ofsted.Publishing her annual report on Tuesday, Ofsted&rsquo;s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, said the Covid pandemic continued to &ldquo;ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/staff-crisis-hampering-childrens-pandemic-recovery-says-ofsted/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/staff-crisis-hampering-childrens-pandemic-recovery-says-ofsted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill aims to stop care homes in UK preventing visits due to Covid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private members bill paves way for law to end a minority of providers limiting access to relatives, two and a half years after first lockdownPeople would be given a legal right to visit their relatives in care homes and stop providers threatening those who complain with eviction under new legislation proposed last week.The private members bill, introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in an effort to spur ministers into action, is designed to stop a small minority of care hom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bill-aims-to-stop-care-homes-in-uk-preventing-visits-due-to-covid/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bill-aims-to-stop-care-homes-in-uk-preventing-visits-due-to-covid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flu and other viruses pile pressure on NHS as waiting lists hit new high]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSV and norovirus also on rise, while charity says patient care at risk with 7.2m awaiting treatment in EnglandViruses including flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the winter vomiting bug are putting extra pressure on the NHS in England in the first week of winter while waiting lists reached another record high in October.With 7.2 million patients awaiting treatment, the Health Foundation charity said the health and care systems were &ldquo;gridlocked&rdquo; and put the safety and qualit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flu-and-other-viruses-pile-pressure-on-nhs-as-waiting-lists-hit-new-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/flu-and-other-viruses-pile-pressure-on-nhs-as-waiting-lists-hit-new-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK woman whose children were removed against their wishes loses appeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[High court case represents landmark test of use of unregulated experts in family justice proceedingsA mother whose children were removed from her care against their wishes after an unregulated psychologist said she had &ldquo;alienated&rdquo; them from their father has lost a high court appeal to have her case reopened.The landmark test case came before the president of the family division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, who has said he will reinforce the need for the courts to follow guidance on appoint]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-woman-whose-children-were-removed-against-their-wishes-loses-appeal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-woman-whose-children-were-removed-against-their-wishes-loses-appeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care workers hit back at Matt Hancock’s claim staff brought Covid to care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most cases not caused by decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing, says former health secretaryCare workers have hit back at claims by the former health secretary Matt Hancock that the Covid virus was brought into homes by infected staff.In his book, the Pandemic Diaries, which is being serialised in the Daily Mail, Hancock said only a small proportion of cases were caused by his decision to discharge patients from hospital without testing. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-workers-hit-back-at-matt-hancocks-claim-staff-brought-covid-to-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 21:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-workers-hit-back-at-matt-hancocks-claim-staff-brought-covid-to-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care crisis left my brother relying on the kindness of friends and volunteers | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shelagh Young writes about her brother being left without care, and says that trying to hold local councils or the NHS to account feels futileYour excellent reporting on the social care funding crisis is sorely needed (Disabled care home residents evicted in charity&rsquo;s dispute with councils, 25 November). Your article states correctly that council or NHS funders have a legal duty to provide care. But with care homes closing beds and care workers driven out by chronic low pay, this duty is a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-crisis-left-my-brother-relying-on-the-kindness-of-friends-and-volunteers-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-crisis-left-my-brother-relying-on-the-kindness-of-friends-and-volunteers-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Jenrick says migrants with diphtheria symptoms will no longer be dispersed around country – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodationA House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of the measures in the autumn statement for adult social care.Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced a further &pound;4.7bn for adult social care by 2024-25. But, in an open letter to Hunt and Steve Barclay, the health secretary, the Lords adult social care committee chair, Lady Andrews, said that this was less than the &pound;7bn that Hunt hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robert-jenrick-says-migrants-with-diphtheria-symptoms-will-no-longer-be-dispersed-around-country-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robert-jenrick-says-migrants-with-diphtheria-symptoms-will-no-longer-be-dispersed-around-country-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Jenrick says migrants with diphtheria symptoms will no longer be dispersed around country – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immigration minister confirms 50 cases of diphtheria linked to Manston asylum accommodation. This live blog is closedA House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of the measures in the autumn statement for adult social care.Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced a further &pound;4.7bn for adult social care by 2024-25. But, in an open letter to Hunt and Steve Barclay, the health secretary, the Lords adult social care committee chair, Lady Andrews, said that this was less than t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robert-jenrick-says-migrants-with-diphtheria-symptoms-will-no-longer-be-dispersed-around-country-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/robert-jenrick-says-migrants-with-diphtheria-symptoms-will-no-longer-be-dispersed-around-country-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No 10 signals Rishi Sunak no longer committed to blocking all new onshore windfarm developments – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM&rsquo;s spokesperson suggests Rishi Sunak no longer blocking new onshore windfarms but did not accept government had already U-turnedA House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of the measures in the autumn statement for adult social care.Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced a further &pound;4.7bn for adult social care by 2024-25. But, in an open letter to Hunt and Steve Barclay, the health secretary, the Lords adult social care committee chair, Lady Andrews, said that t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-signals-rishi-sunak-no-longer-committed-to-blocking-all-new-onshore-windfarm-developments-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/no-10-signals-rishi-sunak-no-longer-committed-to-blocking-all-new-onshore-windfarm-developments-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak faces fresh revolt from Tory MPs over small boats as No 10 hints at climbdown over onshore windfarms – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest updates: business secretary hints that government may avoid rebellion over windfarms by giving in while row grows over Albanian asylum seekersA House of Lords committee has delivered a withering assessment of the measures in the autumn statement for adult social care.Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, announced a further &pound;4.7bn for adult social care by 2024-25. But, in an open letter to Hunt and Steve Barclay, the health secretary, the Lords adult social care committee chair, Lady Andrews]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-faces-fresh-revolt-from-tory-mps-over-small-boats-as-no-10-hints-at-climbdown-over-onshore-windfarms-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-faces-fresh-revolt-from-tory-mps-over-small-boats-as-no-10-hints-at-climbdown-over-onshore-windfarms-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child asylum seekers detained as adults after UK Home Office ‘alters birth dates’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unaccompanied child refugees describe attacks in notorious Manston camp after officials &lsquo;ignore or discount&rsquo; ID documentsThe Home Office is routinely changing the dates of birth of unaccompanied child asylum seekers to classify them as adults, according to experts who say the practice is now happening on a &ldquo;horrifying scale&rdquo;.As a result, many children are being wrongly sent to the notorious Home Office site at Manston in Kent, the experts warn, and detained in unsafe cond]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-asylum-seekers-detained-as-adults-after-uk-home-office-alters-birth-dates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-asylum-seekers-detained-as-adults-after-uk-home-office-alters-birth-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled care home residents evicted in charity’s dispute with councils]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Leonard Cheshire says it can no longer afford to subsidise care services inadequately funded by councilsSeverely disabled care home residents are being evicted in a series of disputes between one of the UK&rsquo;s best-known care charities and a number of local authorities that the charity has accused of refusing to meet the soaring costs of care.In the latest sign of the UK&rsquo;s deepening social care crisis, Leonard Cheshire said it had taken the drastic step of evicting vulnerabl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disabled-care-home-residents-evicted-in-charitys-dispute-with-councils/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/disabled-care-home-residents-evicted-in-charitys-dispute-with-councils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care for UK’s most vulnerable faces ‘collapse’ as providers count cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increasing numbers of providers, such as Leonard Cheshire, are &lsquo;handing back&rsquo; contracts not viable at current funding levelsFor several years now, as austerity sucked billions out of social care, the highly specialised UK social care system for adults with complex physical disability, learning disability and autism has been quietly held together by the benevolence of charities.Charities and not-for-profit firms have poured millions of pounds of reserves into propping up the supposedl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-for-uks-most-vulnerable-faces-collapse-as-providers-count-cost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-for-uks-most-vulnerable-faces-collapse-as-providers-count-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are fairer ways to fund social care for all | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Hill, John Harvey and Tim Johnson on the reforms needed to create a social care system that doesn&rsquo;t fail people when they&rsquo;re most vulnerableOnce again, Polly Toynbee deploys her deep knowledge of the deficiencies of social services to good effect (People are dying waiting for social care. Wealthy people&rsquo;s inheritance issues are not a priority, 22 November). Policy reform needs to focus first on the weakness of the care sector, where poor pay, staffing problems and inade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/there-are-fairer-ways-to-fund-social-care-for-all-letters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/there-are-fairer-ways-to-fund-social-care-for-all-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are dying waiting for social care. Wealthy people's inheritance issues are not a priority | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cap on the amount individuals pay ignores the much greater needs of those who get no care at allNot absolutely everything in last week&rsquo;s budget was wrong. But one thing it got right was met with an avalanche of anger. The government abandoned a decade-long promise to preserve the assets of better-off people who have to pay for their own social care in England. The pledge to set a cap of &pound;86,000 as the maximum anyone should pay has been delayed yet again, notionally until after the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/people-are-dying-waiting-for-social-care-wealthy-peoples-inheritance-issues-are-not-a-priority-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/people-are-dying-waiting-for-social-care-wealthy-peoples-inheritance-issues-are-not-a-priority-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How you can help elderly relatives escape from hospital | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Davis was grateful she had registered with the Office of the Public Guardian for her mother&rsquo;s care, while Dale Thomson had to resort to taking her aunt out without doctors&rsquo; permissionI was so saddened to read of elderly people being kept in hospital when they could be at home (Letters, 17 November). Almost three years ago, the same thing happened to my beloved mother. Everything was in place for her return &ndash; family care as before, warm home, hospital bed etc, yet as the d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-you-can-help-elderly-relatives-escape-from-hospital-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/how-you-can-help-elderly-relatives-escape-from-hospital-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget for 40 new NHS hospitals faces real-terms cut of £700m, say Lib Dems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital budget of &pound;12bn a year to shrink to &pound;11.7bn, putting Tories&rsquo; claim 40 hospitals in England will be built or renovated in doubtPlans by the government to construct and renovate 40 hospitals in England could be delayed because of new analysis suggesting the health and social care department&rsquo;s capital spending budget faces a real-terms cut of &pound;700m next year, according to the Liberal Democrats.With some hospitals said to be in dire need of repair, the health se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/budget-for-40-new-nhs-hospitals-faces-real-terms-cut-of-700m-say-lib-dems/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 19:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/budget-for-40-new-nhs-hospitals-faces-real-terms-cut-of-700m-say-lib-dems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Barclay refuses to say NHS in England is functioning properly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health secretary defends two-year delay to social care reforms, saying he is focused on backlogsThe health secretary has twice refused to say that the NHS is functioning properly, as he defended delays to capping the cost of social care, stressing he was focusing on the &ldquo;immediate issue&rdquo; of an operations backlog and ambulance delays.Steve Barclay said it had been a difficult decision to push back by two years plans put in place by Boris Johnson to &ldquo;fix social care&rdquo;, and a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/steve-barclay-refuses-to-say-nhs-in-england-is-functioning-properly/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 14:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/steve-barclay-refuses-to-say-nhs-in-england-is-functioning-properly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman groomed and abused in care gets apology after 30 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leeds city council letter accepting responsibility believed to be the first of its kindCarrie* is no stranger to a legal challenge. In 2018, alongside other women, she won a landmark case against the Home Office when she challenged a requirement that prostitution offences, including those acquired below the age of 18, be disclosed under criminal record checks.While Carrie, now 49, was giving a detailed statement to her lawyer dealing with this case, she described her time in care. Her childhood]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-groomed-and-abused-in-care-gets-apology-after-30-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/woman-groomed-and-abused-in-care-gets-apology-after-30-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising council tax to fund social care will deepen inequality in UK, experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt&rsquo;s plans criticised for delay to reform, shifting burden to local authorities and &lsquo;skewing the system&rsquo;Jeremy Hunt&rsquo;s decision to fund more social care through increases in council tax will deepen inequality and undermine the cause of &ldquo;levelling up&rdquo;, the architect of the government&rsquo;s planned reforms said last night.The criticism from Andrew Dilnot, the economist whose blueprint for reform was delayed by another two years in Hunt&rsquo;s first bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/raising-council-tax-to-fund-social-care-will-deepen-inequality-in-uk-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/raising-council-tax-to-fund-social-care-will-deepen-inequality-in-uk-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The promised community mental healthcare that never came | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Cosgrove and Elizabeth Sarah describe how, in the 1980s under Thatcher&rsquo;s government, residential mental health units were closed with the false assurance they would be replaced with care in the communityI applaud Jay Watts for illuminating the emotional, therapeutic and practical shortfalls in England&rsquo;s mental healthcare delivery (England&rsquo;s mental healthcare lacks money, yes &ndash; but it also lacks compassion, 10 November). Having worked as a therapist in a community ment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-promised-community-mental-healthcare-that-never-came-letters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-promised-community-mental-healthcare-that-never-came-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British people ‘just got a lot poorer’, says IFS thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK has scored &lsquo;a series of economic own goals&rsquo;, Institute for Fiscal Studies says after autumn statementAutumn statement: key points at a glanceAutumn statement 2022: all our coverageThe British people &ldquo;just got a lot poorer&rdquo; after a series of &ldquo;economic own goals&rdquo; that have made a recovery much harder than it might have been, a leading thinktank has said.In his verdict on the chancellor&rsquo;s autumn statement, Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-british-people-just-got-a-lot-poorer-says-ifs-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-british-people-just-got-a-lot-poorer-says-ifs-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The British people ‘just got a lot poorer’, says IFS thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK has scored &lsquo;a series of economic own goals&rsquo;, Institute for Fiscal Studies says after autumn statementAutumn statement: key points at a glanceAutumn statement 2022: all our coverageThe British people &ldquo;just got a lot poorer&rdquo; after a series of &ldquo;economic own goals&rdquo; that have made a recovery much harder than it might have been, a leading thinktank has said.In his verdict on the chancellor&rsquo;s autumn statement, Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-british-people-just-got-a-lot-poorer-says-ifs-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-british-people-just-got-a-lot-poorer-says-ifs-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bigger council tax rises will not prevent more cuts to services, councils say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor relaxes cap on raising rates to part-finance planned cash injection for adult social care Increasing council tax bills next April will hit struggling residents, fail to lift the pressure on cash-strapped local authorities and will not prevent more cuts to key services, from social care to waste collection and libraries, local government leaders have said.Average council tax bills could rise by as much as &pound;100, to more than &pound;2,000 for households in band D, from April, after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bigger-council-tax-rises-will-not-prevent-more-cuts-to-services-councils-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/bigger-council-tax-rises-will-not-prevent-more-cuts-to-services-councils-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt says he has not ‘ducked difficult decisions’ as OBR says living standards growth wiped out – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog&rsquo;s figures show eight years of income growth wiped out. This blog is now closedIn the Commons Rishi Sunak is making a statement about the G20 summit. These statements are normally routine, and just summarise what was said or decided at the meeting. They don&rsquo;t normally include fresh announcements.Sunak started by talking about the missile incident in Poland. He said Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles on the day that he &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-says-he-has-not-ducked-difficult-decisions-as-obr-says-living-standards-growth-wiped-out-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-says-he-has-not-ducked-difficult-decisions-as-obr-says-living-standards-growth-wiped-out-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt says he has not ‘ducked difficult decisions’ as OBR says living standards growth wiped out – autumn statement live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor denies postponing financial pain as fiscal watchdog&rsquo;s figures show eight years of income growth wiped outIn the Commons Rishi Sunak is making a statement about the G20 summit. These statements are normally routine, and just summarise what was said or decided at the meeting. They don&rsquo;t normally include fresh announcements.Sunak started by talking about the missile incident in Poland. He said Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles on the day that he &ldquo;confronted the Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-says-he-has-not-ducked-difficult-decisions-as-obr-says-living-standards-growth-wiped-out-autumn-statement-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-says-he-has-not-ducked-difficult-decisions-as-obr-says-living-standards-growth-wiped-out-autumn-statement-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extra funding announced for NHS only half of what is needed, experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thinktanks warn new &pound;3.3bn in each of next two years won&rsquo;t account for the &pound;2.5bn inflation and other unexpected cost pressuresThe NHS will receive an extra &pound;3.3bn in each of the next two years, the chancellor has announced, but experts warned the cash is likely only half of what is needed to keep the health service afloat.Jeremy Hunt told the Commons during his autumn statement he had been assured the funding would mean the NHS can hit its &ldquo;key priorities&rdquo;. I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/extra-funding-announced-for-nhs-only-half-of-what-is-needed-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/extra-funding-announced-for-nhs-only-half-of-what-is-needed-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt put vital social care reforms on hold – and failed Britain’s most vulnerable people | Andrew Dilnot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to defer the improved funding system will leave individuals and families who need social care entirely on their ownAndrew Dilnot was chair of the Commission on the Funding of Care and SupportDementia. Chronic lung disease or arthritis. Loss of mobility, sight, hearing. These are all things that could hit any of us, make us vulnerable and require compassion and social care. The chancellor said his statement on Thursday was about protecting vulnerable people and displaying the value o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-put-vital-social-care-reforms-on-hold-and-failed-britains-most-vulnerable-people-andrew-dilnot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-put-vital-social-care-reforms-on-hold-and-failed-britains-most-vulnerable-people-andrew-dilnot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Hunt put my social care reforms on hold – and failed Britain’s most vulnerable people | Andrew Dilnot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to defer the improved funding system will leave individuals and families who need social care entirely on their ownAndrew Dilnot was chair of the Commission on the Funding of Care and SupportDementia. Chronic lung disease or arthritis. Loss of mobility, sight, hearing. These are all things that could hit any of us, make us vulnerable and require compassion and social care. The chancellor said his statement on Thursday was about protecting vulnerable people and displaying the value o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-put-my-social-care-reforms-on-hold-and-failed-britains-most-vulnerable-people-andrew-dilnot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/jeremy-hunt-put-my-social-care-reforms-on-hold-and-failed-britains-most-vulnerable-people-andrew-dilnot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn statement 2022 live: OBR says living standards to fall 7% as Hunt confirms millions to pay more taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiscal watchdog&rsquo;s figures show eight years of growth wiped out; chancellor announces higher taxes and some cost of living support In the Commons Rishi Sunak is making a statement about the G20 summit. These statements are normally routine, and just summarise what was said or decided at the meeting. They don&rsquo;t normally include fresh announcements.Sunak started by talking about the missile incident in Poland. He said Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles on the day that he &ldquo;confr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/autumn-statement-2022-live-obr-says-living-standards-to-fall-7-as-hunt-confirms-millions-to-pay-more-taxes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/autumn-statement-2022-live-obr-says-living-standards-to-fall-7-as-hunt-confirms-millions-to-pay-more-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect of Tory social care cap plans ‘puzzled’ by Hunt’s two-year delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Dilnot says chancellor has broken 2019 manifesto promise to &lsquo;fix social care&rsquo; and implement changes finalised year agoAutumn statement 2022: key points at a glancePolitics live: latest news and reaction on UK budget plansThe economist behind the government&rsquo;s plan to cap social care costs has said he is &ldquo;astonished, puzzled and deeply disappointed&rdquo; at the delay until October 2025 of proposed reforms announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.Sir Andrew Dilnot, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/architect-of-tory-social-care-cap-plans-puzzled-by-hunts-two-year-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/architect-of-tory-social-care-cap-plans-puzzled-by-hunts-two-year-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 98-year-old mum is fit to be discharged but trapped in hospital | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[One reader on their elderly mother being made to stay in hospital when she wants to be at home with family support Re patients stuck in hospital, (&lsquo;A doctor told me I could be here for months&rsquo;: patients stuck in England&rsquo;s hospitals, 13 November), my 98-year-old mother was admitted to treat an infection. She has dementia, but on the day she was admitted she walked downstairs, got into the car, and then into a hospital bed. She was declared medically fit to be discharged a week l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-98-year-old-mum-is-fit-to-be-discharged-but-trapped-in-hospital-letter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/my-98-year-old-mum-is-fit-to-be-discharged-but-trapped-in-hospital-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect of Tory care cap plans ‘puzzled’ by Hunt’s two-year delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Dilnot says chancellor has broken 2019 manifesto promise to &lsquo;fix social care&rsquo; and implement changes finalised year agoAutumn statement 2022: key points at a glancePolitics live: latest news and reaction on UK budget plansThe economist behind the government&rsquo;s plan to cap social care costs has said he is &ldquo;astonished, puzzled and deeply disappointed&rdquo; at the delay until October 2025 of proposed reforms has been announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.Sir Andrew]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/architect-of-tory-care-cap-plans-puzzled-by-hunts-two-year-delay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/architect-of-tory-care-cap-plans-puzzled-by-hunts-two-year-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigners demand action as London workers struggle for real living wage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outer borough of Haringey tops UK league for low-paid jobs relative to local cost of living Campaigners have demanded higher pay for social care workers in the capital, as new analysis put the outer London borough of Haringey at the top of the UK league for jobs paying below the real living wage.As inflation hit its highest level for 41 years, protesters from the community campaign group Citizens UK gathered outside a Haringey care home, run by the private chain Barchester Healthcare, to call fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/campaigners-demand-action-as-london-workers-struggle-for-real-living-wage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/campaigners-demand-action-as-london-workers-struggle-for-real-living-wage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy firms accused of profiteering with ‘horrendous rates’ for care homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Care England calls for Ofgem investigation into suppliers&rsquo; practices in letter seen by the GuardianEnergy suppliers have been accused of profiteering by charging &ldquo;horrendous and financially crippling rates&rdquo; to care homes facing huge bills this winter.The chief executive of Care England, the largest body representing independent providers of adult care, has accused gas suppliers of being &ldquo;unduly onerous&rdquo; in their practices. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/energy-firms-accused-of-profiteering-with-horrendous-rates-for-care-homes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/energy-firms-accused-of-profiteering-with-horrendous-rates-for-care-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the NHS: set up to fail by being underresourced to meet demand | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a symptom of the social care crisis that hospitals find it so hard to discharge people who are well enough to leaveThe NHS and social care systems need more money. If there is anything else that they need as much, it is honesty from the government. Post-Covid, the UK&rsquo;s health systems are in a perilously fragile state. As analysis by the Guardian showed this week, logjams created by delayed discharges appear to be getting worse. An average of 13,600 hospital beds in England are occupi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-set-up-to-fail-by-being-underresourced-to-meet-demand-editorial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-nhs-set-up-to-fail-by-being-underresourced-to-meet-demand-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital patients are paying the price for social care crisis | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Griffiths says he was cured in three weeks, but stuck in hospital for 16, while another reader says the hard-working carers for their disabled son deserve to be paid more. Plus letters from Dr Peter Levin and Les BrightRegarding your article on patients stuck in hospital, I was cured in three weeks, but not discharged for 16 (Up to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for discharge, 13 November). After three weeks, the nurses who had cared for me when I needed to be c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospital-patients-are-paying-the-price-for-social-care-crisis-letters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hospital-patients-are-paying-the-price-for-social-care-crisis-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS staff ‘petrified’ of how bad winter will be at hospitals in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors and nurses fear they will be unable to cope with flu, Covid and cost of living crisis, bosses say Doctors and nurses are &ldquo;absolutely frightened and petrified&rdquo; about how bad this winter will be for the NHS in England, hospital bosses have revealed.Staff fear services will not be able to cope with a combination of flu, resurgent Covid, winter and the cost of living crisis damaging people&rsquo;s health, and also the wave of looming strikes over pay. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-staff-petrified-of-how-bad-winter-will-be-at-hospitals-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2022 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-staff-petrified-of-how-bad-winter-will-be-at-hospitals-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Lewis advert’s focus on fostering is inspiring | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqui Shurlock of the Fostering Network applauds the retailer&rsquo;s Christmas ad for highlighting the importance of kindness and human connection. Plus letters from Sue Edwards and Brian Ronson Stuart Heritage has totally missed the mark with his cynical article (John Lewis Christmas advert: the most unapologetically depressing thing in human history, 10 November). I spent last Thursday at the national Fostering Excellence Awards with foster carers, care-experienced young people, social worke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/john-lewis-adverts-focus-on-fostering-is-inspiring-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/john-lewis-adverts-focus-on-fostering-is-inspiring-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell us how you are being affected by UK social care shortages]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;d like to speak to social care staff and patients and their loved ones about how they are being affectedPatients who are fit to be discharged occupy up to one in three hospital beds in some parts of England due to chronic shortages in social care provision.There are about 165,000 care job vacancies, according to figures from Skills for Care published last month, which also showed that the social care workforce had shrunk for the first time in close to a decade despite rising demand. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-how-you-are-being-affected-by-uk-social-care-shortages/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/tell-us-how-you-are-being-affected-by-uk-social-care-shortages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joan Bailey obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My aunt, Joan Bailey, who has died aged 91, was a hugely generous character, committed to helping improve the lives of people less fortunate than herself.She worked as a nurse for many years, then moved into social work at Springfield hospital in Tooting, south-west London, which specialises in mental health. She finished her career as a social worker in Wandsworth, but continued to volunteer in healthcare, firstly as an HIV buddy for the Terrence Higgins Trust and more recently as a healer.Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joan-bailey-obituary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/joan-bailey-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for discharge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Acute lack of social care means people are not able to leave, often causing their health to worsen&lsquo;A doctor told me I could be here for months&rsquo;: patients stuck in England&rsquo;s hospitalsAs many as one in three hospital beds in parts of England are occupied by patients who are well enough to be discharged, with a chronic lack of social care meaning many do not have suitable places to go.Guardian analysis of official data shows that on average 13,600 beds across NHS Englan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-one-in-three-english-hospital-beds-occupied-by-patients-fit-for-discharge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/up-to-one-in-three-english-hospital-beds-occupied-by-patients-fit-for-discharge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A doctor told me I could be here for months’: patients stuck in England’s hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[With up to one in three beds occupied by people fit to leave, we spoke to some of those kept in wards, and their frustrated carersUp to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for dischargeA Guardian analysis has found that as many as one in three hospital beds in parts of England are occupied by patients who are well enough to be discharged, with a chronic lack of social care meaning many do not have suitable places to go. We spoke to some of those stuck in hospital. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-doctor-told-me-i-could-be-here-for-months-patients-stuck-in-englands-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/a-doctor-told-me-i-could-be-here-for-months-patients-stuck-in-englands-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care homes in England ‘risk being vilified’ if forced to allow visitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sector hit by staff and funding shortages warns against giving residents legal right to see guestsCare homes face being &ldquo;vilified&rdquo; if they are forced to allow in visitors under new plans being considered by the government, ministers have been told. The care minister Helen Whately said stopping relatives from visiting loved ones in care homes as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 showed &ldquo;a lack of humanity&rdquo;. Legislation is being planned to give care home residents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-risk-being-vilified-if-forced-to-allow-visitors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/care-homes-in-england-risk-being-vilified-if-forced-to-allow-visitors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK set for new wave of strikes as civil servants and train drivers vote for action – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereAccording to Pat Leahy, political editor of the Irish Times, the Irish government is doubtful about the prospect of a breakthrough in the coming weeks in the talks on the Northern Ireland protocol.In his Sky News interview Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, also suggested that large number of politicians in parliament are voting for Matt Hancock to perform &ldquo;grim&rdquo; tasks on I&rsquo;m A Celebrity. My co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-set-for-new-wave-of-strikes-as-civil-servants-and-train-drivers-vote-for-action-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-set-for-new-wave-of-strikes-as-civil-servants-and-train-drivers-vote-for-action-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK set for new wave of strikes as civil servants and train drivers vote for action – politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 100,000 civil servants, working in multiple government agencies, have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs.According to Pat Leahy, political editor of the Irish Times, the Irish government is doubtful about the prospect of a breakthrough in the coming weeks in the talks on the Northern Ireland protocol.In his Sky News interview Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, also suggested that large number of politicians in parliament are voting for Matt Hancock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-set-for-new-wave-of-strikes-as-civil-servants-and-train-drivers-vote-for-action-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-set-for-new-wave-of-strikes-as-civil-servants-and-train-drivers-vote-for-action-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the 2022 John Lewis Christmas advert – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Lewis has kicked off the festive season, breaking with tradition in its annual campaign with a simple but moving ad to raise awareness of the challenges faced by children in care. This year the department store's Christmas ad shows the touching but bruising efforts of a foster dad to learn how to skateboard so he can share the passion with his foster daughter. Claire Pointon, customer director&nbsp;at&nbsp;John Lewis, said the ad was a 'very different story to what we have done before' and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watch-the-2022-john-lewis-christmas-advert-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/watch-the-2022-john-lewis-christmas-advert-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunak warned UK public services will need £43bn a year to ‘stand still’]]></title><description><![CDATA[TUC says vital services had been left short-staffed and overwhelmed after over a decade of austerityRishi Sunak&rsquo;s government has been warned that Britain&rsquo;s creaking public services will require at least &pound;43bn a year in additional funding just to &ldquo;stand still&rdquo; amid the fallout from soaring inflation.The Trades Union Congress said next week&rsquo;s autumn statement needed to protect both public services and workers&rsquo; pay from the highest rates of inflation since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-warned-uk-public-services-will-need-43bn-a-year-to-stand-still/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/sunak-warned-uk-public-services-will-need-43bn-a-year-to-stand-still/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in UK state pension age ‘could stop women caring for older relatives’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New report says increase in work time by 30 hours a week due to raising SPA will lead to a drop in care time of 6.3 hours a weekThe increase in women&rsquo;s state pension age could force mothers and daughters to withdraw the free, informal care they give the UK&rsquo;s rapidly ageing population, a paper has warned. The report, entitled Should I Care or Should I Work? The Impact of Work on Informal Care, says this family care must be urgently replaced by significant increases in state spending o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rise-in-uk-state-pension-age-could-stop-women-caring-for-older-relatives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rise-in-uk-state-pension-age-could-stop-women-caring-for-older-relatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Hancock’s I’m a Celeb appearance ‘insulting’, says bereaved daughter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Cathy Gardner, whose father died from Covid in a care home, called on viewers to boycott the ITV show A bereaved daughter who won a high court ruling that Matt Hancock&rsquo;s policy on care home discharges at the start of the Covid pandemic was unlawful, has urged TV viewers to boycott his appearance on I&rsquo;m a Celebrity &hellip; Get Me Out of Here!Dr Cathy Gardner, whose father was among over 11,000 care home residents in England whose deaths involved Covid in March and April 2020, said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancocks-im-a-celeb-appearance-insulting-says-bereaved-daughter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/matt-hancocks-im-a-celeb-appearance-insulting-says-bereaved-daughter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over immigration centre scandal at PMQs – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This live blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereThis is from Bloomberg&rsquo;s Alex Wickham, who has been engaging in the time-honoured lobby practice of U-turn counting.Alok Sharma, the Cop26 president, said he was &ldquo;delighted&rdquo; Rishi Sunak will now be attending the Cop27 summit in Egypt. And he said he completely agreed with Sunak&rsquo;s comment that &ldquo;there is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change&rdquo;.It&rsquo;s extremely good news that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-clash-over-immigration-centre-scandal-at-pmqs-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-clash-over-immigration-centre-scandal-at-pmqs-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over immigration centre scandal at PMQs – UK politics live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour leader questions PM over small boat arrivals and overcrowding at Dover site; Sunak to attend Cop27 after earlier refusal to goThis is from Bloomberg&rsquo;s Alex Wickham, who has been engaging in the time-honoured lobby practice of U-turn counting.Alok Sharma, the Cop26 president, said he was &ldquo;delighted&rdquo; Rishi Sunak will now be attending the Cop27 summit in Egypt. And he said he completely agreed with Sunak&rsquo;s comment that &ldquo;there is no long-term prosperity without a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-clash-over-immigration-centre-scandal-at-pmqs-uk-politics-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/rishi-sunak-and-keir-starmer-clash-over-immigration-centre-scandal-at-pmqs-uk-politics-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of social care in England ‘never been so bad’, social services boss warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils receiving 5,400 new requests for help each day while capacity has reduced significantlyThe state of social care in England has &ldquo;never been so bad&rdquo;, the country&rsquo;s leading social services chief has said, with half a million people now waiting for help.Sarah McClinton, president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), told a conference of council care bosses in Manchester: &ldquo;The shocking situation is that we have more people requesting help]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/state-of-social-care-in-england-never-been-so-bad-social-services-boss-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/state-of-social-care-in-england-never-been-so-bad-social-services-boss-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in four children of UK care workers living in poverty, TUC finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure represents 220,000 children, with union adding many families of nurses and public transport workers also in crisisMore than one in four children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty, according to a report by Trades Union Congress, with the union warning of &ldquo;rampant&rdquo; hardship in households with key workers.The TUC said that 220,000 children &ndash; 28.4% &ndash; with at least one social care worker as a parent were in poverty, and said the number was on course to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-four-children-of-uk-care-workers-living-in-poverty-tuc-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/one-in-four-children-of-uk-care-workers-living-in-poverty-tuc-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The care system failed me, now it’s failing other children. That’s why I’m still fighting | Daniel Lavelle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too many young people are doomed to criminality, addiction and homelessness as provision is stripped to the boneI grew up in care, and spent some time homeless, but I eventually made it to university and became a journalist and author. Why is it that so few people in care share a similar journey? Instead, too many are in the criminal justice system, lost to addiction or off the map. It&rsquo;s something I set out to explore in a video for the Guardian looking at the system and what&rsquo;s chang]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-system-failed-me-now-its-failing-other-children-thats-why-im-still-fighting-daniel-lavelle/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-system-failed-me-now-its-failing-other-children-thats-why-im-still-fighting-daniel-lavelle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The care system failed me. What is it like for kids today?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Lavelle is a journalist who spent some of his teenage years in the care system. He is also somewhat of an&nbsp;anomaly. Statistics show one in four people who leave care in the UK&nbsp;end up homeless. They are also likely to end up in a prison. In a special Guardian video Lavelle&nbsp;reflects on his experiences, and meets others who've been through the system to find out what is going wrong for some of the country's most vulnerable children. He also talks to those who've made it out the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-system-failed-me-what-is-it-like-for-kids-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-care-system-failed-me-what-is-it-like-for-kids-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS yet to see ‘a single penny’ of promised £500m emergency fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: discharge funding to relieve hospital delays promised by Th&eacute;r&egrave;se Coffey in September has not materialisedHospitals and care homes have not received a single penny of a &pound;500m emergency fund promised by the government to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed this winter, the Guardian has learned.Ministers announced they were injecting the cash into the health and social care system last month, to help get thousands of medically fit patients out of hospital into either]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-yet-to-see-a-single-penny-of-promised-500m-emergency-fund/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/nhs-yet-to-see-a-single-penny-of-promised-500m-emergency-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is how a teacher abused me. And why I’m speaking out to help other victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[I lived with the shame for years until the Truth Project let me tell my story, and empowered me to call for healing and justiceThe abuse I experienced as a child has reverberated throughout my life. I didn&rsquo;t allow anybody to touch me, beyond a handshake or a peck on the cheek, for 15 years. It planted in me the sense that everything to do with sex or my body was wrong. I was an aberration, not a proper man. I put off speaking openly about the abuse because I was paralysed by this shame. Bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/this-is-how-a-teacher-abused-me-and-why-im-speaking-out-to-help-other-victims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/this-is-how-a-teacher-abused-me-and-why-im-speaking-out-to-help-other-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The child sexual abuse inquiry did not go far enough | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boarding schools have escaped real reform, says one victim of abuse, while Dr Bernard Gallagher calls out the austerity-driven crisis in child protection, and Emily Aklan calls for a ban on harmful handcuffingI am a boarding school survivor and, after more than 50 years of silence, a witness to the Truth Project that was set up as part of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA). It&rsquo;s good to see the inquiry&rsquo;s recommendations, especially on mandatory reporting and a re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-did-not-go-far-enough-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-did-not-go-far-enough-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Ofsted asks staff from private care firms to inspect children’s homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recruits in pilot scheme have been taken from chains in charge of facilities deemed unsatisfactoryManagers from some of the largest private children&rsquo;s home chains in the UK have been asked to carry out inspections for Ofsted, despite those groups owning numerous homes that are deemed unsatisfactory.The Observer has discovered that Ofsted, which oversees standards in children&rsquo;s social care, has recruited staff from the Outcomes First Group and the Keys Group to inspect homes as part o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-ofsted-asks-staff-from-private-care-firms-to-inspect-childrens-homes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/revealed-ofsted-asks-staff-from-private-care-firms-to-inspect-childrens-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Break the silence on child abuse | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, society has turned a deaf ear to the suffering of children at the hands of abusive adults. Enough is enoughI read with deep sadness Sonia Sodha&rsquo;s article (Comment), in particular her notion that we &ldquo;live in a society where there is so much guilt, shame and fear around child sexual abuse that there are powerful collective instincts to try to minimise it&rdquo;. Attitudes, it seems, have changed little since I was brought up in &ldquo;care&rdquo; in Scotland (Falkirk) and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/break-the-silence-on-child-abuse-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/break-the-silence-on-child-abuse-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If this chaos does not make us rethink our idea of the good society, whatever will? | Kenan Malik]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighty years after the Beveridge report, time to ask again what are the essentials that allow us to thrive&lsquo;Out of intermittent labour spring our gravest woes. It produces in the labourer intermittent energy; the off-days become habitual; with indolence comes intemperance; with uncertainty of employment comes recklessness about the future; from these result pauperism and the whole series of mental and physical infirmities that are the creatures of pauperism.&rdquo;So wrote Charles Stewart L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-this-chaos-does-not-make-us-rethink-our-idea-of-the-good-society-whatever-will-kenan-malik/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/if-this-chaos-does-not-make-us-rethink-our-idea-of-the-good-society-whatever-will-kenan-malik/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the child sexual abuse inquiry: unbearable truths | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings of a seven and a half year process must lead to rapid action. The price of past mistakes has been huge sufferingSeven and a half years after it began, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has delivered its final report. The testimony of victims, said Prof Alexis Jay, was &ldquo;almost unbearable&rdquo; to witness. The stories uncovered have been of limitless cruelty, deviousness and negligence. The inquiry&rsquo;s course has been rough. When she was appointed in 2015, Pro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-unbearable-truths-editorial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/the-guardian-view-on-the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-unbearable-truths-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child sexual abuse inquiry’s findings fall short for many victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Questions over call for mandatory reporting in England and Wales, as lawyers criticise &lsquo;loopholes&rsquo;What is the inquiry and why did it take so long?Managing the seven-year inquiry into child sexual abuse to a set of conclusions will itself be seen as a triumph for Prof Alexis Jay. Its findings, however, have not gone far enough for many victims.Lady Jay took over in November 2016 amid concerns the inquiry would have to be abandoned. She joined after three high-profile resignations of p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-inquirys-findings-fall-short-for-many-victims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-inquirys-findings-fall-short-for-many-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child sexual abuse inquiry: key recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Centrepiece&rsquo; finding is failure by person in position of trust to report abuse allegations should be criminal offenceWhat is the inquiry and why did it take so long?After seven years, 325 days of public hearings and evidence from 725 victims, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) in England and Wales has published its final report. It makes 20 recommendations for change, the first three of which are described as the &ldquo;centrepiece&rdquo; recommendations:A statu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-key-recommendations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-key-recommendations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the child sexual abuse inquiry and why did it take seven years?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent inquiry for England and Wales set up in 2015 after Jimmy Savile and Rolf Harris scandals dogged by controversyInquiry calls for offence of failing to report child abuseThe independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA) in England and Wales published its final report on Thursday. We explain how the inquiry came about and what its work entailed. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-is-the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-and-why-did-it-take-seven-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/what-is-the-child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-and-why-did-it-take-seven-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquiry calls for new offence in England and Wales of failing to report child abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final report of independent inquiry into child sexual abuse also urges creation of scheme to compensate victimsWhat is the inquiry and why did it take so long?A new criminal offence should be created for people working in positions of trust who fail to report allegations of child sexual abuse, according to a landmark report that also calls for the creation of a national scheme to compensate victims for the &ldquo;incalculable&rdquo; harm inflicted on them.The final report of the independent inqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inquiry-calls-for-new-offence-in-england-and-wales-of-failing-to-report-child-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/inquiry-calls-for-new-offence-in-england-and-wales-of-failing-to-report-child-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunt’s expected austerity drive – where will the axe fall?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebellious backbenchers, underfunding and previous pledges mean there are no easy options for the new chancellorJeremy Hunt has warned that decisions of &ldquo;eye-watering difficulty&rdquo;, including cuts to public spending, will be required to repair the damage to the government&rsquo;s finances after the failed mini-budget.After his screeching U-turn to scrap the unfunded tax promises made by his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, expectations are rising that the chancellor will kickstart a renewe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-expected-austerity-drive-where-will-the-axe-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hunts-expected-austerity-drive-where-will-the-axe-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken care system is putting our loved ones at risk | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angela Crabtree says staff in care settings should have nurse training, while Helen Clutton says the nature of people employed is key. Plus letters from Sheila Preston and Tony LeatherI agree with most of Jenny Morrison&rsquo;s article regarding pay, training and lack of an effective complaints procedure in private care homes, but there is also a lack of acknowledgment of how competent staff need to be to take on a role where direct contact with people is vital (Britain&rsquo;s care system is br]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/broken-care-system-is-putting-our-loved-ones-at-risk-letters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/broken-care-system-is-putting-our-loved-ones-at-risk-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brother, do you love me? The cry for help that sparked a care-home rescue mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Manni Coe received a disconcerting text from his brother Reuben, who has Down&rsquo;s syndrome, he decided to remove him from the care system. Now the two tell their story in a new book They were just five words, separated by four tiny full stops and four spaces: &ldquo;brother. do. you. love. me.&rdquo; But when, in November 2020, that text from Reuben Coe, who was alone in his room in a care home in Dorset, arrived on the phone of his brother Manni in Andalusia there was little else he co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/brother-do-you-love-me-the-cry-for-help-that-sparked-a-care-home-rescue-mission/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/brother-do-you-love-me-the-cry-for-help-that-sparked-a-care-home-rescue-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK care home where workers abused resident may face criminal action]]></title><description><![CDATA[CQC &lsquo;reviewing evidence&rsquo; after footage shows 88-year-old Ann King&rsquo;s treatment at Reigate Grange&lsquo;I will always hear her screams&rsquo;: family tell of heartbreak over care home abuseThe provider of a luxury care home where a 88-year-old woman with dementia was abused is facing possible criminal action as a government minister said he was &ldquo;shocked and saddened&rdquo; at her mistreatment.After the Guardian published secret camera footage showing Ann King being abused a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-where-workers-abused-resident-may-face-criminal-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/uk-care-home-where-workers-abused-resident-may-face-criminal-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s care system is broken from the top down. It’s people like Ann King who suffer | Jenny Morrison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until social care is properly funded and its workers adequately paid, neglect will continue to occurFamilies have been left feeling distressed and anxious after witnessing the video of 88-year-old Ann King being tormented and abused by those meant to be caring for her. This is a realisation of the worst nightmares of all those who have loved ones in care.This sadly, is not a case of a few bad apples, but indicative of a broken system. The sector is facing a staffing crisis due to low pay and poo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-system-is-broken-from-the-top-down-its-people-like-ann-king-who-suffer-jenny-morrison/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/britains-care-system-is-broken-from-the-top-down-its-people-like-ann-king-who-suffer-jenny-morrison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why global investors are piling into the UK’s luxury care home sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[With people aged 65 and over controlling 51% of Britain&rsquo;s wealth, the logic for investors is simple&bull; Canadian owners of care homes avoided UK taxes, researchers claimWith a spa, cinema and wood-panelled hall, Reigate Grange in Surrey, where Ann King was abused, is part of a growing trend for luxury care homes. Fuelled by global investors&rsquo; desire to capitalise on older people&rsquo;s property wealth, luxury care applies a cruise-ship sheen to the grittier reality of dementia and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-global-investors-are-piling-into-the-uks-luxury-care-home-sector/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/why-global-investors-are-piling-into-the-uks-luxury-care-home-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian owners of Signature care homes avoid UK taxes, researchers claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm owning chain where workers at one of its 36 homes were fired over abuse reportedly shifts profits offshoreSignature Senior Lifestyle may be Britain&rsquo;s most expensive care home chain, say industry analysts. It operates 36 homes, mostly in the south-east of England around London, and is one of several UK private care chains bought in recent years by Revera Inc, a Canadian care company. Revera is, in turn, wholly owned by the pension fund for Canadian federal government workers, a C$230bn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/canadian-owners-of-signature-care-homes-avoid-uk-taxes-researchers-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/canadian-owners-of-signature-care-homes-avoid-uk-taxes-researchers-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will always hear her screams’: family tell of heartbreak over care home abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reigate Grange promised a &lsquo;cruise ship&rsquo; lifestyle. Instead, a family&rsquo;s hidden camera recorded harrowing abuseInstalling a hidden spy camera by their mother&rsquo;s care home bed was not something Ann King&rsquo;s children ever imagined would be necessary.When their 88-year-old mother faced worsening dementia, they considered a dozen care home options and carefully picked Reigate Grange, part of the Signature Senior Lifestyle chain. The Surrey property reminded King&rsquo;s son,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-will-always-hear-her-screams-family-tell-of-heartbreak-over-care-home-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/i-will-always-hear-her-screams-family-tell-of-heartbreak-over-care-home-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Abuse, no other word for it’: a nurse analyses Reigate care home footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abuse of Ann King, an elderly resident, flies in face of every care work standard, expert saysHidden camera reveals abuse in luxury care homeJayne Easterbrook, a nurse for 42 years who specialises in training care workers, examined the footage of Ann King&rsquo;s care at Reigate Grange in Surrey, and gave her reaction to the Guardian.King, 88, has dementia, and secret filming showed she was physically and mentally abused at the luxury care home that charged residents close to &pound;100,000 a ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/abuse-no-other-word-for-it-a-nurse-analyses-reigate-care-home-footage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/abuse-no-other-word-for-it-a-nurse-analyses-reigate-care-home-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret footage reveals abuse of woman with dementia at luxury UK care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Family of Ann King, 88, hid camera in room at Reigate Grange in Surrey amid concerns about her welfare&bull; &lsquo;Abuse, no other word for it&rsquo;: nurse analyses footageAn 88-year-old woman with dementia was physically and mentally abused at a luxury care home charging residents close to &pound;100,000 a year, the Guardian can reveal.Staff misconduct was exposed by secret filming inside the home run by Signature Senior Lifestyle, which operates 36 luxury facilities mostly in the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/secret-footage-reveals-abuse-of-woman-with-dementia-at-luxury-uk-care-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/secret-footage-reveals-abuse-of-woman-with-dementia-at-luxury-uk-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden camera reveals abuse by care home staff of dementia patient Ann King – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Ann King, 88, faced worsening dementia, her children considered a dozen care homes and carefully picked Reigate Grange, part of the Signature Senior Lifestyle chain, with annual fees close to &pound;100,000.Within months, however, they began to worry their mother was being neglected as she began asking them if they were going to throw her out of bed, or the window. The family installed a covert camera on King's bedside table that revealed harrowing abuse. They have shared some of the footag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hidden-camera-reveals-abuse-by-care-home-staff-of-dementia-patient-ann-king-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/hidden-camera-reveals-abuse-by-care-home-staff-of-dementia-patient-ann-king-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge approves unlawful placement for girl, 13, at risk of suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mr Justice Poole says lack of therapeutic homes for children is &lsquo;scandalous&rsquo; as he sanctions unregulated accommodationA 13-year-old girl at risk of suicide and in the care of Manchester city council has languished in hospital for more than three months due to a lack of suitable placements anywhere in the country.In a family court hearing which a high court judge unusually directed should be held in public, Mr Justice Poole on Wednesday sanctioned the use of an unregulated, unlawful p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-approves-unlawful-placement-for-girl-13-at-risk-of-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/care/judge-approves-unlawful-placement-for-girl-13-at-risk-of-suicide/</guid></item></channel></rss>