Lords vote to exempt social care from NIC hike

Lords vote to exempt social care from NIC hike

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

The House of Lords voted yesterday to exempt social care providers from a National Insurance hike set to come into force in April.

Government condemned for scrapping dementia targets

By Lee Peart 19 February 2025

The Government’s decision to drop dementia targets from its operational planning guidance has been condemned as ‘unacceptable and offensive’ by Care England.

Semper eadem

27 January 2025

The Labour Government is following a well-trodden path by neglecting social care, writes Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England

Care providers to face 'greater financial strain' as Home Office proposes fee hike

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Care England has raised serious concerns over the Home Office’s proposed fee increase for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), warning it will exacerbate the intense financial pressures already cripp...

Social care on the brink and cannot wait for 2028 reform, report warns

By Lee Peart 14 January 2025

Social care is on the brink of collapse and cannot wait for Government reform in 2028, a report has warned.

Plummeting visa numbers leave social care sector 'in crisis'

By Liz Wells 02 December 2024

Care England is ‘gravely concerned’ by new figures showing a 65% drop in health and care worker visa grants over the past year.

Leaders call for action on social care ahead of Autumn Budget

By Lee Peart 30 October 2024

Leaders have called on the chancellor to provide urgent action on social care in today’s Autumn Budget.

ICB

ICBs: Theory versus reality

28 October 2024

There’s little evidence ICSs have been the game-changer that they were supposed to be.

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Team Co-ordinator

£29,314 - £34,997 per annum

Hybrid working – allocated to offices in Coventry or York£29,314 - £34,997 per annum

RECRUITER: Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman

Social worker Level 1

£41,442 - £44,331

Greenwich, London (Greater)£41,442 - £44,331

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Social Worker

Band G SCP 32-37 (£41,511 - £46,731 per annum)

Sandwell, West MidlandsBand G SCP 32-37 (£41,511 - £46,731 per annum)

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council