Baroness Kay Andrews appointed President of The Care Workers’ Charity. Peer and social policy expert to champion the care workforce as CWC marks Professional Care Workers’ Week. The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has announced the appointment of Baroness Kay Andrews OBE as its new President. Baroness Andrews takes up the role during Professional Care Workers’ …
Care England Chair Angela Boxall joins The Care Workers’ Charity as Trustee The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has announced the appointment of Angela Boxall, Chair of Care England and CEO of Majesticare, to its Board of Trustees. Angela brings more than two decades of social care leadership to the role. As Chair of Care England, …
London, 29 July 2026 A Prime Minister has put care workers at the heart of the National Care Service, and we are ready to help The Care Workers’ Charity is genuinely excited by the Prime Minister’s speech on adult social care, and above all by his decision to build a National Care Service that starts with the …
The Care Workers’ Charity helps the Care Quality Commission produce a new guide made for care workers, by care workers London, 22nd July 2026. A new resource on the CQC website, co-produced with CWC’s Care Worker Advisory Board and Champions members, explains in plain terms who the CQC is, how inspections work, and what is expected of …
Care Show Birmingham has unveiled its 2026 conference programme, featuring 7 theatres, brand-new content for senior decision-makers and some of the biggest names in care. Taking place at the NEC Birmingham on 7–8 October, the event will welcome more than 4,500 professionals from across the sector. Designed to help providers navigate the evolving social care …
The expanded Care Workforce Pathway is welcome, and now it needs legal backing and a place for senior care workers London, 21 July 2026. The Care Workers’ Charity welcomes Part 3 of the Care Workforce Pathway, alongside the new Fair Pay Agreement Negotiating Body, and urges government to back the pathway in law, support employers …
A National Care Service is within reach, and care workers are ready to help build it The Care Workers’ Charity responds to the appointment of Yvette Cooper as Health Secretary The Care Workers’ Charity warmly welcomes the appointment of Yvette Cooper as Health Secretary, and the Prime Minister’s commitment to building a National Care Service. Cooper returns …
No care service without care workers Andy Burnham takes office today as the Prime Minister who first proposed a National Care Service, over fifteen years ago. In his first speech he named social care among the big things politics has neglected and said he will not flinch from fixing it. The Care Workers’ Charity welcomes that seriousness. …
A Fair Pay Agreement for care workers is welcome, and now it needs the funding and pace to change lives The Care Workers’ Charity welcomes the first adult social care Fair Pay Agreement and the hope it brings, and urges government to match it with enough funding and a faster timeline so care workers feel the difference sooner. …
Variation in social care cannot be fixed without investing in the workforce The Care Workers’ Charity responds to the CQC’s first national review of local authority adult social care London, 14th July 2026. The Care Workers’ Charity (CWC) has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s first national report drawing together assessments of all 153 local authorities in England with adult …