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Scotland

Social care improvements needed well before National Care Service, MSPs told

Social care staff need to have better pay and working conditions if the Scottish Government is to establish a National Care Service, Scotland’s Auditor General has said. Holyrood’s Audit Committee heard there are “major problems with recruitment and ...

03 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Scotland

Sturgeon warned of ‘serious risks’ without urgent action to improve social care

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to take quick action to increase pay in the social care workforce, after a report said the system needs urgent improvements. During First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said there are ...

27 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Scotland

Care bosses hope to take on new worker for each day of 2022

A company that provides care at home is aiming to more than double its staff this year by recruiting one new worker for each day of 2022. Scottish firm HRM Homecare Services already employs 300 staff, but wants to take on an additional 365 ...

24 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

Action needed now to improve social care services, Government warned

Social care services in Scotland are in crisis and need urgent improvements, the Scottish Government has been told. The Auditor General for Scotland has warned there are “huge challenges facing the sustainability of social care” and ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

More than 10,000 people waiting for care at home or to be assessed for help

Campaigners have called for urgent action to tackle “shockingly high” waiting lists for social care as new figures show more than 10,000 Scots are either waiting for a package of help to be put in place or to be assessed. Data from ...

25 Jul 2023 at 21:24

Woman was ‘shadow of former self’ after being stuck in hospital for nine months

A woman “lost the ability to talk and became a shadow her former self” after she spent nine months in hospital waiting for a place in a suitable care home, according to her mother. Jocelyn Ullmer, from West Sussex, was admitted to ...

08 Nov 2023 at 16:19

Derry Now

County Derry care worker picks up top award for her dedication

A carer from County Derry has won a top award at the recent Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI) Home Care awards. Louise Bell, who works for Connected Health, Limavady has been named as Scheduler of the Year. The Feeny native ...

20 Oct 2023 at 13:33

Health and care leaders ‘must recruit equivalent of population of Newcastle’

Health and care leaders need to recruit the equivalent of the population of Newcastle, the care regulator said, as it warned of a gridlock that is paralysing services and risking people’s health. It is getting “tougher and ...

21 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Tory group stress loyalty to PM as they promote migration-cutting plans

MPs who came up with a blueprint for reducing the number of migrants arriving lawfully into the UK have insisted they are loyal to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The New Conservatives group, made up of Tory MPs from the 2017 ...

03 Jul 2023 at 16:24

Local News

‘Significant focus and effort’ needed at Ramelton Community Hospital - HIQA

A Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) report has highlighted failings in patient safety, comfort and social engagement at Ramelton Community Hospital. The report noted: “Overall, the inspector found ...

01 Dec 2022 at 21:33

Scotland

Cost of free personal and nursing care in Scotland tops £900m

The cost for providing free personal and nursing care has increased to more £900 million, new figures from the Scottish Government revealed. The amount spent on both providing care for people living at at home ...

12 Nov 2024 at 13:36

Life

How to build a care home savings pot

Talking about how to pay for care later in life isn’t always easy, which is why planning ahead is so important. Whether it’s for yourself, a partner, or a parent, care home fees can become a major financial ...

01 Aug 2025 at 09:58

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