Increased pay for 1,800 social care workers in North West
Health and social care charity Alternative Futures Group (AFG) invests £4.6m in frontline health and social care staff in areas including Cheshire, Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester.
Scotland rolls out reduced working week for NHS staff
NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland – including nurses, midwives, paramedics, allied health professionals, porters and others – will see a reduction of 30 minutes in their working week from 1st April this year.