Changes To Care Home Sector As Immigration Rules Scrapped New rules have been announced, giving carers a visa that allows them to stay in the UK with their families, as well as applying for permanent residence. The latest changes come as care homes face increasing struggles to attract and keep staff. Key points: Care workers […]
Care home residents across the UK to only be allowed only three visitors this Christmas. With new guidelines in place to limit the spread of Omicron, care home residents in the UK will now be allowed just three visitors and one essential caregiver. This new guideline, as well as an extra £300m made available to
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With over 1.49 million people working in the care sector, starting a job as a care assistant is an incredibly popular career choice. Working in the care industry can be very rewarding, offering opportunities every day to help raise people’s standards of living. Care assistants assist patients in overcoming the challenges they encounter on a daily basis
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What is an umbrella company? Umbrella companies are generally speaking companies that employ temporary workers (agency worker or contractors) commonly on behalf of and employment agency. Agencies will then usually provide the services of the worker to their clients. Umbrella companies do not find work for the workers that they employ. There is some variety
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Complete guide to the 10 Rights of Medication Administration to help reduce medication errors. When we talk about the safe administration of medications, there is no such thing as being too careful. Nurses are taught the ‘5 rights of Medication Administration’ however, to ensure safety, experts advise we should make it ’10 Rights’. This simplified
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The complete guide to maintaining a recruitment PSL. The recruitment process is becoming more important than ever. Usually, when evaluating recruitment options, a company will look at improving quality and then reducing costs. However, by using a preferred supplier list, you are ensured that agencies will provide a service-centric, high quality and value-driven recruitment model.
A discussion and guidance document for the nursing workforce from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). This guidance was created to assist nurses and care staff in working effectively with people in care homes who are dealing with issues of sexuality, intimate relationships, sexual expression, and sex. Its goal is to help nurses and care
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The NHS needs international nurses The latest research for NHS England revealed that recruiting nurses from overseas is becoming increasingly important. The UK is facing a severe shortage of nurses with almost 40,000 vacant positions for registered nurses and more than 90,000 available openings across the NHS in England. The government is committed to decreasing
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If you or someone you know has concerns with care either from a practicing point of view, or as a recipient of care – it is advisable to raise this concern as early as possible so a solution can be found. In this article, we will outline some of the common questions when raising concerns
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With constant changes to the world of work, companies are forced to rethink their processes to keep up. One of these processes is recruitment. As of June 2021, there are 38,952 vacancies in the Registered Nursing staff group, as well as the NHS having a vacancy rate of 10.3%, Healthcare recruitment is more important than
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