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stated in 2023/24, local authorities in England spent £23.3bn on adult social care, which was the second biggest area of council spending after education.The sector's reliance on workers from overseas is another big issue.
showed 27,000 visas were issued to people coming to the UK to work in health and social care, in the 12 months to December 2024.This was a fall of 81% compared with the previous 12 months. The number coming to work in the sector had increased significantly after"We're reliant on migrant workers to keep social care going at the moment," says Lee-Ann Fenge, professor of social care at Bournemouth University.
She said she does not believe new technology should be used as a way of filling the gaps in the sector.She said "It needs to be seen as a tool that enhances the work that is already happening."
She added time needed to be taken to "think about some of the ethical challenges" that monitoring people could have.
"We need to prepare people better to protect themselves, so this isn't just about saying AI is wonderful, let's use it. We need to look at both the potentials of AI but also the risks that it could pose," she said..
Inquest proceedings in the UK are looking at the deaths of Mr Lynch and his daughter, as well as Morgan Stanley International bank chairman Jonathan Bloomer and his wife, Judy Bloomer, who were all British nationals.US lawyer Chris Morvillo and his wife Neda Morvillo also died in the sinking, along with Canadian-Antiguan national Recaldo Thomas, who was working as the yacht's chef.
Fifteen people managed to escape on a lifeboat, including Mr Lynch's wife, Angela Bacares.to follow the world's top tech stories and trends.