The UK adult social care sector is facing a severe workforce development crisis driven by outdated, ‘transactional’ training models, a national sector specialist has warned. Social Care Sector’s ‘Transactional’ Training Is Fuelling Retention Crisis, Warns Expert appeared first on The Carer.

Ed Breckin highlights why healthcare systems must adequately account for the labour, expertise and support required to ensure patient safety and effective care in the home. ‘Care closer to home: empowerment or transfer of responsibility?’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Waterhaven Place, a luxury care home in Chichester, recently arranged a special visit to Goodwood Motor Circuit for resident Keith... 83-year-old Care Home Resident Rides Shotgun in High-Speed Supercar at Goodwood Motor Circuit appeared first on The Carer.

A trust used the Index of Professional Nursing Governance to evaluate its shared governance culture, surveying staff and assessing the tool’s reliability. Shared governance: using the Index of Professional Nursing Governance appeared first on Nursing Times.

Hundreds of thousands of students heading to university this autumn are being urged by the NHS to book a potentially lifesaving MenB vaccine from today before term starts. Appointments to get the jab can now be booked at high street pharmacies across England, offering vital protection for 17 and 18-year-olds currently in the last year […]

Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Patient Safety Improvement category at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards. Nursing Times Awards 2025: Patient Safety Improvement winner and shortlist appeared first on Nursing Times.

The NHS is urging millions of people in their 50s to complete lifesaving bowel cancer screening tests, as new figures show this age group is less likely to take part. The latest annual bowel screening figures show that just over half (56.2%) of 54-year-olds took part in screening in the year April 2024 to March […]

Find out more about the winner and shortlisted entries in the Public Health Nursing category at the 2025 Nursing Times Awards. Nursing Times Awards 2025: Public Health Nursing winner and shortlist appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Duke of Sussex celebrated the work of children’s nurses this week during a visit to wards at a specialist hospital trust in Birmingham. Prince Harry highlights ‘extraordinary impact’ of specialist children’s nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.

A growing ‘supervision gap’ is facing advanced practitioners (APs) working in the health service, according to researchers who have developed a new framework. New framework aims to fix emerging ‘supervision gap’ facing APs appeared first on Nursing Times.

Adult social care providers and local authorities should not wait for the outcome of the Casey Commission or for long-term funding reform before acting to address the sector's deepening workforce crisis, according to a new report from the think tank Re:State. New Report Urges Local Action To Tackle Social Care Workforce Crisis “Today” appeared first on The Carer.

Myriad Group, which owns Caring Homes has acquired Parklands Care Homes, one of the largest independent care providers in the north of Scotland with 13 care homes across the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire. Myriad Group Acquires Scottish Care Provider Parklands Care Homes appeared first on The Carer.