The Health and Social Care Secretary’s statement on his key priorities this winter pays little attention to the challenges facing social care. It is incredibly disappointing to see that today’s announcement from Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who shared his key priorities as we head into winter, is focused on …
What happens if somebody doesn’t have the mental capacity when writing their will? In order for a will to be considered valid, the testator (i.e. the person making the will) must have sufficient mental capacity at the time of making or altering their will. The problem is, the term ‘mental capacity’ can often be challenged. …
Two reports published today paint another bleak picture of the workforce crisis in social care. Skills for Care are reporting yet another rise in the vacancy rates for social care, making them the highest on record. Meanwhile, new analysis by the Health Foundation shows that even before the pandemic, over a quarter of residential care …
PCWW 2022: A week for celebrating care workers Professional Care Workers’ Week is back for 2022! The Care Workers Charity is proud to host this event for the fifth year running. What is Professional Care Worker’s Week? It is a celebration of care workers and the essential work they do, created to promote awareness and …
CEO of home care technology firm Unique IQ, David Lynes, has handed The Care Workers’ Charity a bumper £2,000 cheque following his success in an epic two-day cycle challenge. Competing against a host of other solo, self-supported riders, each competitor was tasked with planning their own route and deciding on when they should stop to rest and recuperate …
The Care Worker’s Charity have supported the COVID-19 vaccination programme from the beginning. We appreciate being in a position where vaccines are readily and freely available to protect us from viruses such as COVID-19. Since July last year the social care workforce has been singled out as the one area of society who have had …
In November we held a Writing Competition for our friends and followers with the theme “community”. We had so many amazing entries and after a lot of deliberation we have chosen our winner and 2 runner ups. Our Winner is…. Nicola Gornall – a Care Worker at Betsy Clara Nursing Homeading And here is her …
The Care Workers’ Charity is here to champion care workers and ensure they never face financial hardship alone and to advance the financial, professional, and mental wellbeing of social care workers by making grants, signposting to resources, and providing access to services. We are pleased that the government recognises the need for reform but after reading the “People at the Heart of Care” …
THE CWC COLLABORATES WITH ROAR B2B ON NATIONAL CARE AWARENESS SURVEY The Care Workers’ Charity have teamed up with ROAR B2B (organisers of the Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo and The Home Care Expo), the National Care Association, and National Care Forum to release the National Care Awareness Survey. The survey aims to gather …
Black History Month The Care Workers’ Charity recognises and celebrates Black History Month but recognises that the BAME community are not only Black, Asian or minority groups during the month of October but every day. The number of people working in adult social care was estimated at 1.54m as at 2020/21 – it is estimated …