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Insights for the UK care sector

Practical guidance on healthcare staffing, compliance, GDPR, and workforce management — written by the CareShift team.

Compliance 5 min read

The 2025 DBS Update: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know

Recent changes to DBS check categories and processing times are affecting how quickly workers can be placed. Here's a clear breakdown of what's changed and how CareShift helps you stay ahead.

10 April 2025Read more
Industry Insight 7 min read

Why UK Care Homes Are Turning to Digital Staffing Platforms

Manual rota management is costing care providers thousands of hours annually. We look at the operational and financial case for digitising your workforce management.

2 April 2025Read more
Workforce 6 min read

Flexible Working in Healthcare: The Rights Every Care Worker Should Know

From the right to request flexible working to agency worker regulations, we break down the key employment rights healthcare professionals need to understand in 2025.

24 March 2025Read more
Platform Update 3 min read

Introducing Audit Logs: Complete Visibility for Your Organisation

CareShift's new audit log feature gives compliance managers a complete, timestamped record of every platform action — ready for CQC inspections.

18 March 2025Read more
Agency Management 4 min read

5 Ways CareShift Reduces Agency Administration by 60%

From automated invoicing to real-time availability matching, here are the five features that care agency coordinators say save them the most time each week.

10 March 2025Read more
GDPR & Data 8 min read

Data Protection in Healthcare Staffing: A Practical Guide for UK Operators

Handling worker data, consent, and right-to-erasure requests in a staffing context can be complex. Here's how CareShift makes GDPR compliance manageable.

3 March 2025Read more

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