Future of the NHS: Health Officials Out Of Ideas and Remarkably Complacent, PAC Finds
The Government’s NHS ambitions run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change, according to a report published today. In the context of…
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Highlights
Nutrition and Hydration Week: Celebrating Quality Food and Drink in Health and Social Care
Nutrition and Hydration Week 2025 will run from Monday, 17th March, to Sunday, 23rd March, spotlighting the critical role of proper nutrition and hydration in…
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CQC Backlog Raises Concerns Over Safeguarding and Credibility
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is facing scrutiny after admitting a substantial backlog in addressing serious concerns raised about NHS providers. The revelation came as…
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Caring Homes Launch Campaign to Shine a Spotlight On Nurses And Nursing Care
Caring Homes begin 2025 with a campaign focused on nursing, bringing to life the work of nurses across the Caring Homes group and highlighting the…
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Social Care On The Brink: Urgent Multi-Year Funding Called For To Avert Collapse
The UK’s adult social care sector is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to the latest Sector Pulse Check Report by learning disability charity Hft…
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Study Highlights Life Expectancy After Dementia Diagnosis
A recent study has provided insights into how long individuals diagnosed with dementia can expect to live. Findings suggest that survival rates vary widely, averaging…
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Sector Responds to Government’s Plans for Social Care Reform
Leading associations and spokespersons in the adult social care sector have has responded to the announcement today by the Department of Health and Social Care…
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Derby’s Oldest Nursing Home Ends 2024 on a High After Winning a String of Awards
Brookfields is Derby’s longest-running private nursing home having been converted from a house by Joan and Peter Turner who bought it in 1968. The first…
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Sector Responds to Publication of the Local Government Finance Settlement
Sector leaders and organisations have responded this weeks provisional local government finance settlement, which will provide £69 billion for councils across the country, a real-terms…
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£69 Billion To Support Councils And Help Deliver Plan For Change
The government has now published its finance settlement, which is the annual determination of funding to local government from central government. This briefing covers the…
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Break the Cycle Of ‘Crisis-Cash-Repeat’ In Adult Social Care, CIPFA Urges
Decades of inaction and short-term fixes have left adult social care in crisis. Without urgent reform, we risk perpetuating a vicious cycle of poor value…
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Campaigner Warns Lords Over State Of Care Sector
A North Yorkshire campaigner told a House of Lord meeting that the country cannot wait any longer for an end to the crisis in the…
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Care And Support Sector Is At A Tipping Point Report Reveals
A new care market report by LaingBuisson, leading industry analysts, reveals a sector in a precarious financial state. Rising costs from Autumn Budget measures are threatening the…
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In Loving Memory of Sylvia Mawson
It is with the deepest sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear colleague and friend, Sylvia Mawson, Sales Manager of…
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Social Care ‘Endangered’ By ‘Catastrophic’ National Insurance Increases, Warns ADASS President
The Government’s Budget decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) will have “catastrophic consequences for millions of people drawing on care and support” will…
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