Social Care

Vic Rayner, Executive Director of the National Care Forum responds to the Chancellor’s spending review.

“The Spending Review is a catastrophe for social care. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has consistently talked

A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed that adult social care providers were not adequately supported by government in obtaining PPE and came very close to running out during the pandemic.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review has been described as a ‘catastrophe’ for the social care sector.

Addressing the House of Commons, the Chancellor said that local authorities access to an extra £1 million next year, however councils would be unlikely

New standards for integrating key health and social care information will ensure services can work together better to provide more personalised care.

Leading industry figures from the field of social care have set out the key reforms needed to reinvent the sector, as they look to improve its funding, efficiency, working conditions and public image.

The National Care Forum – the leading member association for not-for-profit social care providers – responds to the newly released guidance

Two national care bodies have joined forces to make recommendations to government, the health, care and housing sectors and the technology enabled care (TEC) industry

Action needed over visits and indemnity

Care providers have accused the Government of endless delays over allowing visits to care homes and protecting social care against legal action

Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has written to the Home Secretary asking her to reconsider future immigration plans.

A coalition of over 60 organisations, brought together by the National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading member association for not-for-profit social care providers

The adult social care sector has respondrd to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on social care funding and the workforce.

Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), a leading provider of content, guidance and technology for the health care sector, and Autumna, the largest directory of social care providers in the UK

Health and social care staff and volunteers across the UK have been celebrated in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, with their incredible work during the pandemic particularly highlighted.

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has launched the Safety Innovation & Improvement Fund, giving individuals and teams working in health