It’s long been reported that the social care sector is facing a crisis in recruitment and retention. Earlier this year the Guardian reported on a number of cases of care homes closing and even an incident where residents were providing care to each other due to staff shortages. Now, recruiters, reed.co.uk has released statistics that show no signs of improvement, saying that 10,747 roles in social care were advertised on its……

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Organ Donations Blocked by Families Prompts Plan for Opt-out Scheme A proposed government plan for presumed organ donation has been met with praise from transplant doctors and health charities accross the UK. News of the plan, where people will be required to pro-actively opt-out of organ donation if they don’t want their body parts removed and reused for transplants after their death, coincides with NHS statistics that show over 500 families have blocked donations over……

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