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Care England Rates the Last government “Requires Improvement” on Social Care

Care England has today published Two Years of Promises, a scorecard grading the government’s delivery against every commitment in Labour’s 2024 manifesto that bears on…

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ADI Launches the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas

Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas (AD Atlas), a first of its kind platform highlighting how countries diagnose, treat and support…

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PM Warns of NHS “Collapse” Without Social Care Overhaul, but Stops Short of Setting a Timetable

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned that the NHS could ultimately “collapse” unless adult social care in England is fundamentally reformed, while declining to…

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New Union Access Rules Could Add Hundreds of Millions of Pounds A Year to the Cost of Homecare, Providers Warn

The Homecare Association has written to the Minister for Employment Rights warning that a late change to the Government’s new Code of Practice on trade union access to workplaces could add hundreds of millions of pounds a year to the cost of delivering homecare in England – with no funding to pay for it.

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Care About Care Launches New Campaign Tools to Hold New Prime Minister To Account

The Care About Care campaign, run by the grassroots coalition Providers Unite, has launched two new campaign tools today to help maintain political pressure on new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, to honour his promises to reform social care.

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Adult Social Care “Must be Priority” for New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

  Yvette Cooper has replaced James Murray as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The new health secretary was previously foreign secretary and…

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New WHO Guidelines: Up to 45% of Dementia Risk Could be Prevented or Delayed

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated guidelines on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, providing countries with evidence-based recommendations to help prevent…

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“Social Care Needs Funding, Not Fixing” as Burnham Urged to Act on Reform

The National Care Association (NCA) has renewed its call for urgent, funded reform of adult social care, warning that repeated commitments from politicians – including new Prime Minister Andy Burnham – will count for little unless backed by genuine investment.

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NIHR Annual Report Reveals £1.7 Billion Investment in Health and Care Research, Marking Two Decades of Impact

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has published its Annual Report for 2025/26, marking two decades of transforming the health and social care research landscape in the UK.

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HRH The Princess Royal Hosts Palace Reception Celebrating 30-year partnership Between Carers Trust and the National Garden Scheme

Carers Trust celebrated 30 years of its partnership with the National Garden Scheme this month at a special reception hosted by Carers Trust President, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal…

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