Category: Care workers

Services for most-vulnerable people at risk after NICs rise, charities say

Care providers, GPs and pharmacists warn increased costs will cause cuts and job lossesServices that support some of England’s most vulnerable people have warned that tax increases in the budget will lead to cuts and...

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Patients cannot trust CQC’s hospital safety ratings, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary’s comments follow damning findings of interim report into state of English healthcare regulatorThe healthcare regulator is so badly run that patients in England cannot trust the safety ratings it issues...

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Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say

Authorities say attempts to clear NHS backlogs sucking up scant funds at expense of preventive careVulnerable people face being denied basic preventive social care at home due to a wave of rapid discharges from hospitals that is...

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Labour has ‘no plans’ to allow health worker visas to include family members

Rules were changed this year in effort to cut immigration, but experts warn bar on dependents will have significant impact on health serviceUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has “no plans” to change rules...

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UK policy denying visas to children of care workers faces legal challenge

Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatoryAn organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers...

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