The coronavirus outbreak has presented recruitment challenges to care providers, with precautionary self-isolating causing sudden shortages of staff and the...
Archive - November 2020
There is a lot of talk about the ‘new normal’ and what leaders need to do and focus on in the developing pandemic. In leadership, the successful...
Sarah Ormston, Health, Dementia and Wellbeing Manager, MacIntyre
MacIntyre was established in 1966 by Kenneth Newton Wright, the parent of a disabled...
The UK care sector is massively understaffed. According to a recent Skills for Care report,[1] there were approximately 1.16 million full-time jobs available...
Jo Smith, Correspondent, Immigration Advice Service.
The UK government’s attempts to reduce transmission and protect vulnerable individuals and public...
David* came to Wings School Cumbria when he was 10 years old. He had no aspirations, was stubborn and didn’t care about anything at all. He certainly had no...
The UK population is ageing – fast. The number of people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and other social needs requiring care...
This year has further highlighted the crucial role technology plays in everyone’s lives. The ability to stay connected has never been so important...
To say social care has its challenges is an understatement. The Department of Health and Social Care have thrust care providers into situations they could...
The extent of job opportunity and apprenticeships in the health and social care sector, which specifically targets disadvantaged and unemployed young people...






