Social care
Ed Davey: ‘We need a cross-party agreement on social care’
Speaking ahead of the party’s spring conference, the Liberal Democrat leader challenges the Tories and Labour to find consensus on financial package for the NHS
Michael Savage
16, Mar, 2024 @4:51 PM
Aged care workers to get 23% average pay rise as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achieved
Health Services Union says new benchmark pay rate will make sector competitive with public health system
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent
15, Mar, 2024 @12:08 PM
UK home care workers cannot work as visa regime tightened, says employer
Grosvenor says it is prevented from making 3,000 visits a week as it pays migrant workers to sit at home because permits not renewed
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
13, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
Australia’s aged care fees are under review. Will wealthy people have to pay more?
An expert panel has recommended people with a lot of super contribute more to aged care – but the government may not respond any time soon
Josh Butler
12, Mar, 2024 @7:41 AM
Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK
Multiple cases of abuse and exploitation have been documented, but many staff feel ‘powerless to complain’ for fear of losing the right to work in the country
Rosie Swash Emiliano Mellino, Vicky Gayle and Hajar Meddah
12, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
A Medicare-style levy would guarantee all Australians the right to aged care when we need it | Sarah Holland-Batt
The government-appointed taskforce has failed to mount a convincing argument why a modest financial contribution across a lifetime shouldn’t extend to aged care
Sarah Holland-Batt
12, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
Warning over use in UK of unregulated AI chatbots to create social care plans
University of Oxford study shows benefits and risks of technology to healthcare, but ethical issues remain
James Tapper
10, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
Revealed: homeless children spending entire lives in temporary housing in England
Thousands of families have not found permanent accommodation for more than a decade, according to alarming new research
Michael Savage Policy Editor
09, Mar, 2024 @3:35 PM
We must end the callous disregard for child refugees | Letter
Letter: News that child asylum seekers were told to guess who would be placed in foster care is distressing and dystopian, say a group of organisations including the Refugee Council
04, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts
Proposals on services ranging from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries have left many worried for the future
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
04, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM
‘Pretty dodgy’: alarm over suspect care agencies granted Home Office licence to act as visa sponsors
Campaigners against labour exploitation urge government to conduct more stringent checks before awarding powers
Shanti Das, Marjan Kalanaki and Zeke Hunter-Green
03, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
‘Profiteering off children’: care firms in England accused of squeezing cash from councils
A local authority leader claims private equity groups are exploiting vulnerable youngsters in care homes in the pursuit of profit
Tom Wall
02, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM
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