16 August 2022
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has launched a taskforce to bring in more staff from overseas to both the social care and health sectors in time for a “challenging winter”.
16 August 2022
The Government has confirmed that the Workforce Development Fund will run for an additional year (2022 to 2023) to offer the social care sector stability ahead of new and improved training opportunities.
16 August 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a national mission to tackle dementia and double research funding to £160 million a year by 2024.
16 August 2022
The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) — the only national charity that exists to support care workers in financial hardship — has warned that the amount of crisis grants given to cover daily living costs has been increasing every month, with a 27% increase over the last year.
16 August 2022
Commitments for gender equality in trade agreements are seen by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as cardinal to advancing development objectives given that they ensure that women and men can equally benefit from trade opportunities.
15 August 2022
Launching the latest stage of its “Making Recruitment Safer” campaign, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) explained that it was aimed at the early years and education sector and highlighted the range of free advice and training available to organisations of all sizes.
15 August 2022
Two months of stronger growth in goods exports came to a halt in June as overseas sales fell and the trade deficit widened according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
15 August 2022
Businesses across parts of the South and East of England are facing possible water restrictions as drought orders are officially declared across eight areas.
15 August 2022
According to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), more leaseholders in high-rise homes will be spared unfair bills for building safety costs as the Government’s £4.5 billion Building Safety Fund (BSF) has reopened for new applications.
15 August 2022
The persistent, bioaccumulation and toxicity (PBT) properties of long chain chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs) are of increasing international environmental concern.