83% drop in social care visas following crackdown
There has been an 83% drop in visa applications following the ban on overseas social care workers bringing family dependents, latest figures from the Home
Source: lgcplus.com
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Almost two thirds of social care users dissatisfied with service
Just 13% of people are satisfied with social care provision, with the level of dissatisfaction higher among those who have accessed services, according to
Source: lgcplus.com
Public satisfaction with social care hits all-time low
More than half of Britons (57 per cent) say they are quite or very dissatisfied with social care, with only 13 per cent quite or very satisfied.
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Social care in meltdown as shock report warns crippled system is busier than ever
Report reveals thousands of people are being left to struggle without the support they need that could mean they miss out on a care home place or getting washed, fed and dressed in their own home.
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Foreigners shoulder health and care work in the UK, but immigration crackdown could deter many
About 19% of the care workforce is foreign, with most coming from Nigeria, India, Romania, Poland, the Philippines and Zimbabwe
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New immigration measures create 'challenging environment' for social care | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)
The government’s new immigration measures will “make it harder to retain and recruit individuals” into social care roles, sector figures have warned.
Source: lgcplus.com
Tory civil war over migration risks fuelling a care home crisis
A rising dependency on overseas workers has put the PM in a political bind
Source: telegraph.co.uk
'Frustration' that hospital discharge funds cannot be spent averting admissions
Health and care leaders have expressed their “frustration” that they cannot spend last-minute winter cash injections for discharging hospital patients on preventing people being admitted in the first place.In recent years, it has become “normal...
Source: jerseyeveningpost.com
Nearly 250,000 people awaiting adult social care needs assessment – report
Two reports out on Thursday highlight the challenges facing the social care sector.
Source: royston-crow.co.uk
Use Autumn Statement to pump cash into crisis-hit social care, Jeremy Hunt told
Almost a quarter of a million people are waiting to have their social care needs assessed - prompting calls for Jeremy Hunt to tackle the crisis in next week's Autumn Statement
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