An international recruitment taskforce has been set up to consider ways to boost staffing numbers within health and adult social care.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is carrying out an engagement exercise to consider whether this would help with overseas recruitment. Discussions are at an early stage and no final decisions have been made on size, scale or whether to proceed.
We all recognise that the risk of developing dementia increases with age. At age 65, one in 700 will be diagnosed while at age 80, the number increases to 1 in 6. By the age of 95, the risk increases
Ian Trenholm, chief executive of the care regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that the profitability of care homes remained at ‘historically low levels’ in 2022/23. Using information from i
The government has increased funding for adult social care to help tackle NHS pressures this winter by £10m. Councils will be able to bid from a pot of £40m – up from £30m – for cash to help prevent h