Chancellor Announces £2.8bn Social Care Funding Increase Next Year
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in today’s Autumn budget that he is to increase the NHS budget over the next two years by an extra £3.3…
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Only 1 in 5 of England’s Largest Councils Confident of Setting a 2023 Balanced Budget
Only one in five of England’s largest councils are confident they can meet their legal obligation of setting a balanced budget next year, with a…
Read more...Rishi Sunak Expected to Delay Social Care Costs Cap’ in Autumn Statement
The government will delay the introduction of the cap on care costs for two years, in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement next week, according to…
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Brampton Manor Donates Generously to Community Food Bank
Newmarket based, Brampton Manor Care Home, made a special visit to the Newmarket Community Day Centre to take along much needed food donations for the…
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Concerns Raised About Changes to Registration Requirements for Internationally Trained Healthcare Staff?
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee raised this concern in its 15th Report after considering the Draft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing…
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CQC State of Care Report Highlights Immediate Need to Get a Grip on Staff Retention, says BMA
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the state of heath and social care in England, released earlier this month, which found…
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Researchers Win Award for Study on Supporting Care Home Residents
A study led by researchers at the University of Manchester has been selected by the Mather Institute as the Gold Award recipient of their 2022…
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Care Home Colleagues Sleep Rough to Help Homeless Charity
A pair of community-minded colleagues slept out in the garden of the Chichester care home where they work to raise funds to help homeless people….
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Further Raids on the NHS Budget “Will Plunge it into its Deepest Crisis in Decades”
Patient services, safety and the NHS’s ability to drive down waiting lists are now at real and present risk if the government does not abandon…
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Thousands of Over 50s to Receive Covid Booster and Flu Jabs
Thousands of people aged 50 and over are now receiving covid autumn booster and flu jabs (From October 15) , with hundreds of thousands more…
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New Initiative to Reduce the Impact of Infection in Care Homes
Care England, UCL (University College London), and The Outstanding Society (OS) have established a new partnership to tackle the problem of infections in care homes…
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NCF Calls on Government to Tackle Deepening Workforce Crisis
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling for urgent government intervention to tackle the deepening workforce crisis that engulfs adult social care. The call comes…
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LGA Launches Guide to Support Disabled Residents to Stand as Councillors
The Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, has launched a new guide as part of its flagship Be…
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Government to Consider Unfreezing Personal Tax Allowances and Thresholds?
After an astonishing U-turn the Government may be looking at other tax cutting measures say leading tax and advisory firm, Blick Rothenberg. Robert Pullen, a…
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Care Show Brings Together the Who’s Who of the Care Sector
Care Show brings together the who’s who of the care sector NEXT WEEK, 12-13 October 2022 at the NEC Birmingham. Expect to meet key thought…
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