Thousands Rally in Liverpool as Care Providers Demand Urgent Sector Reform
Care home operators and social care providers marched through Liverpool city centre on 29 September, calling on government to address what they describe as a…
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Plan to Deport Legal Migrants “Potentially Catastrophic” Warns Social Care Champion
A social care champion says Reform UK’s “potentially catastrophic” plan to threaten legal immigrants with deportation would put vulnerable people at risk in Wales. Mario…
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‘More Than A Parent’: New Short Film Highlights Suicide Risk for Parents Caring For Disabled Children
A new short film, based on University of Birmingham research, is sharing the voices of, and crisis facing, parent carers in the UK. More than…
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Mental Health Act Detention Data Continues to Show Worrying Disparities Based on Ethnicity
NHS Confederation mental health director Rebecca Gray has expressed concern over the disparity in detention rates of mental patients, based on ethnicity, in the recent…
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Number of Full-Time Unpaid Carers Soars by 70 Per Cent- Now at “Breaking Point”
England’s social care system is at breaking point, with rising demand, shrinking supply, and growing reliance on unpaid carers, according to a new paper for…
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CQC’S Homecare Regulation Deteriorates Further As Inspection Backlog Grows
A new Homecare Association report warns that the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) regulation of homecare has worsened in the past 12 months. The new analysis…
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Care Home Leaders Need Further Support To Achieve Heat Decarbonisation Goals Survey Reveals
A new survey by heating manufacturer BAXI has revealed that while an overwhelming 94% of care home managers expect to have a budget for decarbonisation…
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Cross Party Social Care Talks “Positive Step”
Baroness Casey of Blackstock chaired a cross-party roundtable to discuss the work of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, The meeting, held in the…
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NHS Supporting Record Numbers of People Living with Dementia
A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, as the health service ramps up support for the country’s biggest…
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Care England Responds to Government’s “Cost of Inaction”
Care England has welcomed the government’s formal response to the Health and Social Care Committee report Adult social care reform: The Cost of Inaction.. The response…
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Hidden Quarter Trillion: Councils’ £276bn Untapped Economic Potential
Councils across England could unleash £276 billion of untapped economic potential – equivalent to more than a 10th of national output – with government support…
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Camille Leavold, CEO Of Abbots Care, Awarded MBE In King’s Honours List For Services To Homecare
Camille Leavold, CEO of Abbots Care, has been awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours List,…
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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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A new hard-hitting report from the Homecare Association reveals government cuts have caused widespread exploitative commissioning by cash-strapped councils, crippling state-funded homecare, and renews calls…
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Assisted Dying: Kim Leadbeater Confirms Support For Marie Curie Amendment
Kim Leadbeater MP has confirmed she will support an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill which would require an assessment of…
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