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More care homes urged to open onsite pubs after they were found to boost morale in lockdown
More care homes are being urged to open onsite pubs after staff revealed they boosted residents’ morale during lockdowns. Source: Care Feeds
Social care chiefs and CEO of a disability charity recognised in Queen's New Year's Honours List
A chief executive of a care home group and the head of a disability charity are amongst the many people recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2022. Source: Care Feeds
Care leader welcomes extra £60m for social care but warns it has come 'too little, too late'
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will provide an extra £60 million to protect the sector in the new year as cases of Omicron rise, but is “dismayed” the government did not act sooner when it was “warned of a staff crisis” earlier this year. Source: Care Feeds
'Glimmer of hope for New Year' as foreign care workers become eligible for fast-track UK visas
The government has expanded the Health and Care Visa scheme in a bid to stem the care sector recruitment crisis, making foreign care workers eligible for fast-track UK visas. Source: Care Feeds