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Government Allegedly Cutting £250 Million from Social Care Workforce Funding

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In a striking reversal of the December 2021 pledge to give £500 million for investment in health and social care workforce development, it has been reported that the Government will be cutting this amount in half. It also seems that plans for integrating housing into care strategies and focusing on supported housing options may also …

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How Immigration may Help Alleviate Staff Shortages in Adult Social Care

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Adult Social Care (“ASC”) has been facing staff shortage issues. Brexit and the pandemic only compounded workforce problems faced by ASC providers. The Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”), which is an independent, non-departmental public body, reviewed these issues and published a report (“Report”) in April 2022 with recommendations to the Government on how to tackle them. …

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Inquiry into the Government’s Pledges on the Health and Social Care Workforce

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The adult social care (“ASC”) sector has been experiencing a staffing crisis that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Not enough staff has meant that many providers are unable to deliver the high quality care that service users deserve. Despite continual pleas for help, the Government appears to be out of touch with the …

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Labour decries NHS Crisis

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The Labour Party has described the deepening NHS crisis as a “disaster”. Recent figures have shown there are over 100,000 job openings across the NHS. It has been brought to light by a freedom of information request by the Labour Party, that there is serious understaffing occurring across the NHS with over 40,000 nurses and …

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