Families Face Dementia Care Postcode Lottery, Warns Carehome.co.uk
Families across the UK are facing a dementia care “postcode lottery”, with the availability of advanced dementia support ranging from 57% of care homes in…
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Prime Minister Must Make Social Care Reform the Legacy of This Government, Says ICG
A leading social care figure has demanded urgent Government action on sector reform, warning that decades of political failure have left the system on the…
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Care England Calls For Councillors To Make Adult Social Care A Top Priority Following Local Elections
Care England responds to the local election results of 7th May 2025, in which 88 care commissioning English local authorities went to the polls. Reacting…
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100,000 Volunteers Join Dementia Research Effort as Calls Grow for Greater Participation
A major milestone has been reached in the fight against dementia, with 100,000 people across the UK now signed up to participate in dementia research…
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New Report Urges Government to Make Social Care a National Priority
Care England, in partnership with PLMR, has today published a new report calling for a fundamental shift in how adult social care is understood, funded…
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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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