More Than 2 Million Older People Will Spend Christmas Alone
New statistics from Age UK show just how difficult and lonely this Christmas will be for older people in the UK: 2.3 million older people…
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Social Care
7 In10 Councils Now Unsure If They Can Balance Their Budget Next Year
England’s largest councils say they are in ‘significantly worse’ financial position than before the Autumn Statement, as a new survey reveals that local authorities now…
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Dorset Care Chief Voices Fears For Sector Over Plans To Cut Net Migration
New plans to cut net migration will mean separating overseas care workers from their families and could destabilise the vulnerable social care sector, says Dorset…
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Webinar Announcement!
Join us in a round-table discussion on the results of the National Care Awareness Survey, where we will provide insights into the pressing challenges and…
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Creative Health Could Help Ailing NHS Health And Social Care Systems Report Reveals
Today, Wednesday 6 December, the National Centre for Creative Health and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing have published a major report, the Creative Health Review: How Policy…
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Councils Need Support And Funding For Adult Social Care Assurance Process
Councils need support and funding for adult social care assurance process The new assurance process for council adult social care services is time and energy…
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Mixed Reaction To Changes In Overseas Recruitment
CARE providers have given a mixed reaction to new proposals designed to cut immigration, announced this afternoon. The care provider organisation, The Independent Care Group…
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Over 10,000 Autistic Adults Are Not Receiving The Social Care They Need
The Government is failing autistic adults, with over 10,000 people not receiving the care they are legally entitled to, putting them at risk of breakdown,…
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Government Announces Series of Immigration Reforms
The Government has announced a series of immigration reforms to reduce the level of legal migration, which has reached record-breaking figures in accordance with the…
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Sheffield Day Services Supporting Dunelm’s Delivering Joy Campaign
Kind-hearted staff at Sheffield Day Services have donated gifts to those in need as part of Dunelm’s Delivering Joy campaign. Now in its fourth year,…
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Lessons Learned From Covid Nightmare
CAMPAIGNERS say the Government needs to reform the way social care is run to protect the sector from a future pandemic. The social care provider…
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CIPFA Calls For Fair And Sustainable Social Care Charging Reform
The current adult social care charging system is unfair, unpredictable, and complex, according to The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) new publication…
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Guarded Welcome For Winter Care Cash Boost
Care providers have given a guarded welcome to the announcement of an extra £40m to help provide care this winter. They say the money is…
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Well-Known Resident Keeps Everyone Entertained at Glennfield
Earlier this year, Glennfield Care Home welcomed well-known actor, Ernie into their home as a resident. Ernie was born in Goa and shot to fame…
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Cheshire Care Home’s Memories of a Famous Cartoonist
The owner of Chapel House Care in Cheshire has fond memories of award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband who died recently. Tony, a Private Eye cartoonist who…
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