COVID-19 Inquiry Continues to Examine Care Sector Impact
The inquiry has continued this week examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people. Healthcare professionals working in residential…
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Adult Social Care
Social Care Safeguarding In Crisis, Warns Legal Rights Charity
On 4th July 2024, the Labour Government was elected on a mandate of change. One year on, Access Social Care’s annual State of the Nation report reveals a…
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Sector Responds to Governments 10-Year Health Plan
The unveiling of the government’s long-awaited 10-year Health Plan today has prompted immediate and varied reactions from across the health, residential and nursing care sector,…
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Innovative Care Solutions Ready – Leadership And Investment Now Needed To Scale Them
Urgent action is needed to scale up innovation in adult social care and meet the growing demands on services, particularly for unpaid carers, according to…
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ICG Welcomes COVID Inquiry Focus on Care Homes – But Urges Faster Action on Lessons Learned
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has welcomed the next phase of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, which begins on 30 June and will scrutinise how the…
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Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Passes With Cross Party Support
Plans to transform social care across Scotland will be progressed after the Scottish Parliament approved the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill. Thousands of people with experience…
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Historic Vote Approves Assisted Dying Legislation for England and Wales
Members of Parliament have passed groundbreaking legislation that would permit assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales. The Terminally Ill Adults (End…
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Social Care Reorganisation Offers ‘Chance To Reset’ Services’’
District councils’ local connection gives them a “prevention superpower” which must be harnessed when new unitary authorities are formed, a new report has said. The…
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Croner-i Navigate-Care is the UK’s leading provider of information, guidance, and documentation for professionals within the social care sector. Readers of The Carer can access…
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CQC appoints Chris Badger as Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care
Chris Badger has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) new Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care and Integrated Care. Chris will be joining…
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Care Providers are ‘Working in the Dark’ According to a Sector Trends Report
The third annual Care Trends Report 2025 from OneAdvanced, in partnership with Care England, shines a light on the realities facing the care sector today….
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UNISON Calls On Government To Deliver Its Promise Of A National Care Service
A motion for the government to meet its pledge for a national care service, rather than “kicking the promise back into the long grass”, was…
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National Care Group Opens New Supported Living Scheme in Sheffield
A new adult supported living scheme, developed by leading social care provider National Care Group in response to local demand, has opened its doors in…
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Social Care Institute For Excellence Trustee, Isaac Samuels, Awarded An Order Of The British Empire (OBE)
On 13 June 2025, Isaac Samuels, Trustee at the Social Care Institute for Excellence, was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire…
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Care Sector Reacts To Chancellors Spending Review
Care sector leaders and key organisations across the UK have voiced a mixed but largely cautious response to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first spending review, unveiled…
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