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Transparency data: Birthday Honours 2024: Ambulance Service list

14-06-2024 23:30 via gov.uk

Recipients of the King's Ambulance Service Medal 2024.

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UK election manifestos: views of those in education, health and social care

14-06-2024 18:20

From Labour’s free school breakfast clubs to the Lib Dems’ focus on social care, what do those who work in these areas think of what’s promised?UK general election live – 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’s political parties. Contin

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No funded social care commitments in Labour manifesto

14-06-2024 17:51

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.The Labour Party has made no funded commitments on social care in its general election manifesto, published yesterday.
While the party said it would introduce a fair pay agreement for adult social care workers and indicated it would implement the current government’s adult social care charging reforms, it did not allocate any resources to either, prompting criticism that the policies w

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A social work student celebrates her ‘unsung heroes’

14-06-2024 16:28

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.For Community Care’s 50th anniversary, our My Brilliant Colleague series invites you to celebrate anyone who has inspired you in your career.
In the latest entry, community care worker and social work student Androula B celebrates social workers Tina and Richard, who work in adult safeguarding teams and have become a point of inspiration and support as she begins her career in the sect

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Making a difference: why Hampshire County Council should be your next career move

14-06-2024 12:12

At Hampshire County Council, it’s the people who make the difference. That’s why Hampshire’s Heads of Service are committed to creating the right conditions for practitioners in their community teams to thrive.
From providing supportive environments to considered training opportunities, Hampshire offers practitioners the chance to make a real difference to the lives of those needing support to live as independently as possible.
Inspired by kindness
Sarah, a senior social worker

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