The Scottish government has announced the UK’s first integrated health and social care workforce plan.
The funding from the Department of Health and Social Care has been made available to help employers with the cost of developing their workforce.
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The Nuffield Trust argues that politicians must urgently put in place plans to expand and retain the home care workforce.
The Caring for Carers Pledge, which sets out how the business values its carers and provides a rewarding working environment, has been redeveloped.
The increase means that a full-time worker paid the Living Wage will receive more than £2,000 in additional wages compared to the current government minimum.
Andrea Sutcliffe said she wanted to bust the myth that social care nurses are less skilled than those working in the health sector.
The winter care packages are designed to support the safety and wellbeing of care professionals working on the frontline.
The provider is striving to look after the wellbeing of its staff by paying a competitive wage and offering full-time hours.
Some 55 people from the social care sector gathered on the Yorkshire coast last week to celebrate social care workers.
Front-line care professionals account for 13% of all night shift workers in the country, according to the Trades Union Congress.