Call for National Campaign to Tackle Dementia Awareness Gap
A leading UK charity has urged the Government to introduce a nationwide campaign to improve public understanding of brain health and reduce the risk of…
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Home Secretary Must Drop Plans To Restrict Rights Of Essential Migrant Workers, Says UNISON
Frontline care workers have taken their fight against proposed immigration changes directly to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Birmingham constituency, warning that the reforms could devastate…
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Government Refuses To Set Targets For Health Visitor Recruitment
The Government has ruled out developing a new national vaccinations strategy, despite the Committee urging Ministers to brand the current one a failure as vaccination…
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New Data Shows Scale and Shifting Demand in England’s Adult Social Care System
The latest quarterly figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) provide a detailed snapshot of adult social care activity in England, highlighting…
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Councils are Raiding Financial Reserves to Fund the Costs of Increasing Social Care Support, Report Finds
An increase in adult social care spending on provider fees and people receiving support has come at the cost of weakening financial health of English…
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CQC Unveils Draft Sector-Specific Assessment Frameworks in Major Regulatory Overhaul
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published four draft sector-specific assessment frameworks as part of its most significant regulatory reform in recent years, replacing the…
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Social Care Ombudsman Launches Best Practice Guidance For Handling Self-Funder Complaints
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has launched best practice guidance to help adult social care providers deliver fair, transparent and accountable complaints…
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Impact of COVID-19 on Health and Social Care Reflected in Latest Inquiry Publication
Health and social care workers across Scotland have had their pandemic experiences formally recorded by the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, with publication of its first Narrative…
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Healthcare Systems “Close to Collapse” Inquiry Finds
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has published her third report which concludes that the UK’s healthcare systems “came close to…
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Visiting Rights Set For Overhaul As Government Acts On Care Home Access Concerns
The Government has pledged to fundamentally strengthen the visiting rights of residents and patients in care homes, hospitals and hospices across England, promising that people…
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Social Care Support Workers Still Take Home £7,048 Less A Year Than NHS Counterparts, New Research Reveals
The national social care charity, Community Integrated Care, has today published the fifth edition of its landmark Unfair To Care report, providing the most comprehensive…
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Better Community Care Thanks To Nursing Funding Boost
Care homes providing tailored nursing care to patients in the community will benefit from a funding rise of more than 5% to provide specialist care…
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Councils Call for Spring Funding Boost to Break Cycle of “Managing Crisis” in Social Care
Social care, along with schools should be at the front of the queue for any additional funding flowing to Wales following the UK Government’s Spring…
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Sector Dismay at Chancellor’s Spring Statement
The UK adult social care sector has expressed significant dismay and disappointment following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement on March 3, 2026, with leaders warning…
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Care Sector Faces Deepening Workforce Challenge As Visa Numbers Plummet
The number of overseas workers arriving in Britain on health and social care visas has declined dramatically over the past two years government data reveals….
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