Plans to encourage more British workers into the sector have been described as under-funded and ‘years away from delivery’.

The UK government has banned international recruitment for social care roles and announced a dramatic cutback on so-called “low-skilled migration,” declaring that “skilled must mean skilled.” ...

A partnership of the country's leading social ... end-of-life care for the many thousands that need it each year and we must elevate the voice of the three million frontline health and care ...

The new measures will only ban the sale of disposable vapes - it's actually still legal to import them. In March, the government announced an extra £10m funding for Trading Standards in England to ...

She remarked Mr Marston “owed a duty of care” to those who were swimming ... national or international standards or any specific health and safety legislation” which would enable the coroner ...

The government’s decision to stop adult social ... to the UK, from March 2024 onwards, triggering a sharp fall in international recruitment. According to Home Office figures, there were 23,200 ...

He had been suffering severe mental health problems and his out-of-work ... why Ms Winham had not responded. A statutory duty of care would be a “significant undertaking for the DWP”, the ...

Health commissioners failed to properly assess risk when closing a homeless GP practice, an independent whistleblowing review ...

Applications for the health and care worker visa have ... without addressing deep-rooted problems in social care. But charities such as Age UK warned that foreign workers have been “keeping ...

ANALYSIS: Read about what this decision means for adult social care Cooper ... Existing staff on health and care worker visas, whose visas will continue to be extendable; People from abroad who are in ...

Eileen Mullan, Chair of the Southern Trust welcomed Mr Spoerry: “We are delighted that Steve will be joining the Southern Health and Social Care Trust ... mindful of our duty to deliver value ...