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today's report from the regulator, the care quality commission, warns of the serious impact staffing land. job vacancies in care homes have risen from 6% to 10% in five months. and nursing homes are de—registering because they can't get nurses. it concludes urgent action is needed. we're calling for, in our report, increased funding to stabilise the adult social care workforce. and that benefits everybody, it has a positive ripple effect right across health and social care. and without that stability, without that stable, adult social care workforce, there's the real risk of a tsunami of unmet need causing instability right across the system. the government has said it is putting £162 million into boosting the recruitment and retention of care staff and that it appreciates their dedication and tireless work. for many years, this has been a workforce that is under incredible pressure. but, of course, that is intensified at this time, particularly as we have 1.1 million vacancies, there is a lot of competition for labour, so it is a worry, and that's why we've announced this £162.5 mill

today's report from the regulator, the care quality commission, warns of the serious impact staffing to 10% in five months. nursing homes are de—registering because they can't get nurses. it concludes urgent action is needed. we're calling for, in our report, increased funding to stabilise the adult social care workforce. and that benefits everybody, has a ripple effect, a positive ripple effect right across health and social care. and without that stability, without that stable, adult social care workforce, there's the real risk of a tsunami of unmet need causing instability right across the system. the government has said it is putting £162 million into boosting the recruitment and retention of care staff and that it appreciates their dedication and tireless work. for many years, this has been a workforce that is under incredible pressure. but, of course, that is intensified at this time, particularly as we have 1.1 million vacancies, there is a lot of competition for labour, so it is a worry, and that is why we have announced this £162.5 million today which is there to effectively

the care quality commission's report says the workforce is exhausted and depleted and urges immediateimpact look like on the ground in the sector you look at? in impact look like on the ground in the sector you look at?— the sector you look at? in our re iort the sector you look at? in our report we _ the sector you look at? in our report we flagged _ the sector you look at? in our report we flagged the - the sector you look at? in our. report we flagged the exhaustion the sector you look at? in our- report we flagged the exhaustion of all health and social care workers but particularly we focus on concerns about the social care workforce. we see increased vacancy rates, particularly in care homes. in april it was 6%, in september 10.2%. we see people leave social care and vc a growing number of vacancies providers are struggling to recruit two. people are not getting access to social care in a timely way because of that and we see a risk in the health system where people are often unable to leave hospital when fit to do so because there is not the social care workforce, there is not

the care quality commission says exhausted care workers are leaving for otherjobs.he regulator says is also having serious knock—on effects on nhs services. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, reports from one hospital feeling the impact of the problems in the care sector. another new arrival at northampton general hospital, one of more than 400 people who emergency services will see during the day, a number that keeps rising. and according to the regulator, one of the signs of the huge pressure on the health and care system. it's five in the afternoon, and accident and emergency has been packed all day. they're also seeing an increase in the number of people arriving with covid. 0n the wards, when one patient moves out, there's just enough time to clean the bed before a phone call confirms the next is on the way. yeah, then i'll work on a room for... many are elderly, and with more community support might not have ended up here. 0n the assessment area, extremely busy. we are faced with the pressures of really not having many beds at the moment. if a patient has

the trust is already the subject of an independent investigation but the care quality commission saidmer highlighted significant new concerns. since 2011, 15 babies have died in the trust's care. shoppers can now make contactless payments of up to £100 per transaction — the single—tap limit has risen from £45. but retailers are warning it could take months to update all terminals — and there are also concerns about the risk of fraud. ben thompson reports. what was once a novelty... that's good. is that it? that's it, and then the receipt will come out here. ..is now routine. more than 60% of all credit and debit card transactions a re now co nta ctless. before the pandemic, i'd say we were 70% cash, 30% card, and now it has flipped. right now we are doing about 70%, maybe even pushing up to 80% card and the rest is cash. anything which enables people to be more willing to come onto the high street is a benefit for a commercial outlet like ourselves. 18 months ago, i could have bought and paid for these on my contactless card, up to £30. but from today, i can buy this much, up to £100,

the care quality commission has called for immediate measures to fill job vacancies.uckingham palace says the queen is "in good spirits" and back at windsor castle after spending wednesday night in hospital. the queen, who is 95, was taken in for tests after being forced to cancel a trip to northern ireland. she returned home yesterday lunchtime and was said to have resumed light paperwork duties last night. the prime minister has said today that "everybody sends her majesty our very, very best wishes". at 7:30pm, it's dateline london, but first a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. here's lizzie greenwood—hughes. hello, i will mostly be discussing cricket to start with. ireland have been knocked out of the men's t20 world cup as namibia pulled off a shock eight—wicket win to reach the super 12s. that is the main draw in a tournament. namibia the lowest ranked side there. drew savage watch the action for us. it doesn't get any better than this for namibia. through to the super 12 for the first time. a day for ireland to forget. they'd begun well enough — paul sti

today's report from the regulator, the care quality commission, warns of the serious impact staffing it is putting £162 million into boosting the recruitment and retention of care staff and that it appreciates their dedication and tireless work. for many years, this has been a workforce that is under incredible pressure. but, of course, that is intensified at this time, particularly as we have 1.1 million vacancies, there is a lot of competition for labour, so it is a worry, and that's why we've announced this £162.5 million today, which is there to effectively retain and to build extra capacity, and also to bring in thousands of new people. whilst welcoming the money, councils and care organisations say it won't be enough. alison holt. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. we have ended on a fine note thanks to high pressure building on from the south—west bringing sunshine. still a few showers, pretty well scattered, most places should stay dry. we are in between weather systems. there is no frontal system will be arriving across western areas as we start the weekend. i

the care quality commission has called for immediate measures to fill job vacancies.ibutes are being paid to cinematographer, halyna hutchins, who�*s died after actor alec baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his latest film. a man with alleged links to the manchester arena bombing has had his british citizenship restored by the home secretary. the mother of one of those murdered says bereaved families "need answers". now on bbc news, it�*s time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up — as he leaves the bbc, rory cellan—jones tells us how reporting on technology has changed in his 40 years at corporation. and in covering the death of sir david amess, how relevant is the ethnicity of the man charged with his murder? the death of sir david amess at his constituency surgery last friday has led to a lot of soul—searching in commentary and analysis of the possible reasons behind the attack, and what can be done to prevent similar incidents is in the future. alan lomax sent his thoughts on this... as for the bbc�*s reporting of the