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Skills for Care's #RetainToGain initiative aims to address the issue of staff retention in the care sector. This is a key problem in social care, as the turnover rate in the sector is uniquely high, with an estimated 30.7% of care staff leaving their jobs each year. The initiative gives in … read more

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that affects 1 in 100 people in the UK alone. Epilepsy Awareness Day, also known as Purple Day, is celebrated annually on March 26th to increase public awareness of the condition and eliminate the fear and stigma associated with it. Epilepsy Awareness Day was founde … read more

Young Carers Action Day is an annual event that provides practical support and assistance to thousands of young carers throughout the UK.The day is organized by Carers Trust, a charity organization that was formed by the merger of two non-profit organizations, Crossroads Care and The Princess Roy … read more

The £2.3bn Shortfall England's residential care system is facing a major problem. A £2.3bn-a-year shortfall has recently been exposed that could put the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable individuals at risk. According to the Guardian, a government study to deter … read more

Skills for Care has published a new framework to support social care workers in providing care to older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) people. To create this, the University of Strathclyde, the Pride in Ageing programme and LGBT Foundation have all collaborated with Ski … read more

Following the successful trial of an artificial pancreas, now approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), more than 100,000 people in England and Wales with type 1 diabetes could soon be offered the new technology to manage their condition on the NHS. NICE recently … read more