The Migration Advisory Committee published its annual report in December, it highlights growing concern about increasing reports of exploitation & abuse of migrant #careworkers: gov.uk/government/pub…

Tune into ITV Tonight, 8.30pm for this important episode about unpaid carers - featuring Lindsey and Rob Burrow & Centre for Care researchers Matt Bennett & Prof. Sue Yeandle Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield The University of Sheffield Uni of Birmingham Birmingham School of Social Policy Carers UK #ITVTonight Rob Burrow CBE

1. ‘Banning’ in this case simply means stopping one part of a scheme the government itself initiated barely two years ago. 2. This has nothing whatsoever to do with ‘stopping the boats’: ‘careworkers’ are arriving legally at the government’s invitation. #socialcare

1/ 🧵 I’m proud to publish our report on how migrant care workers are being trapped in exploitative jobs by their visa. We’re adding our voice - and evidence from more than 150 cases - to the chorus of people calling out this injustice. t.ly/Z4-sK

I’m really looking forward to this event and meeting colleagues at CHSS.

Join us in Sheffield this June for the QAR-Net Care: inaugural workshop! 🚨The call for papers is open until 3rd April! Please share with your networks and get your abstracts in! centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2023/1…

New policy brief from the Transnational Families in Europe project

My The Guardian story: Ministers agree to publish long-buried internal research into the emotional and financial impact on unpaid carers of care allowance fines and prosecutions theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Hello #ILPN2024! So happy to be in Bilbao and see that the ILPN conference continues to bring together so many excellent researchers on #LongTermCare from all over the world, and such lovely people too! Thanks for hosting us Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia/Diputación Foral de Bizkaia BizkaiaSocial

Erika Kispeter from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine presenting on the topic of professionalization of the long-term care workforce in the UK. #ilpn2024 #longtermcare

Simon Bottery’s written a useful summary of the Darzi report

A motion was passed at the Liberal Democrats party conference on ‘A Fair Deal for Family Carers’. We’re delighted to see this become party policy @daisycoopermp libdems.org.uk/conference/mot… Wendy Chamberlain

Good read on Hungarian illiberalism and how it is gendered. illiberalism.org/eva-fodor-on-t…

📢 Read about and watch the trailers of the wonderful documentary films on #TransnationalFamilies made by the French team of the CareWell project. Beautifully filmed & full of insight! #Ethnography #Documentaries #ParticipatoryResearch #Migration #Care Geography at Leeds @LeedsUniLLC

"Social care reform is urgent. We need funding to tide over the current system, a proper public and political debate, and tangible action—but in a much tighter timeframe than currently suggested." Jon Glasby and colleagues discuss reforming social care bmj.com/content/388/bm…

'For the Labour Government, developing a National Care Service in England should be built on a clear rationale demonstrating how the changes lead to better outcomes.' read the latest commentary by Emily Burn and Prof Catherine Needham here: centreforcare.ac.uk/commentary/202…

Engage with this fascinating new work on unpaid labor Valeria Pulignano Markieta Domecka European Research Council (ERC) OUP Social and Behavioural Sciences that was featured in our book review forum. A book presentation at King's College London follows on 29th January. blog.oup.com/2025/01/beyond…

With 8.5 million adults lacking the most basic digital skills, how can we create digital services that are truly inclusive? Our new long read, supported by The Health Foundation, argues that it's essential to listen to the voices of people & communities. Read more 👉 kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

The Committee has drawn on evidence submitted by Centre for Care and Maria Petrillo in their report to warn the Government it will not achieve its ambitions to support more people into work without a functioning social care system.

An interesting read - to keep in mind when reflecting on the new NHS ten-year plan.