Social Care

The country deserves to have a properly funded social care system, paid for by the taxpayer, and should not have to worry about care costs in later life, campaigners said today.

COVID-19’s expected long-term health impact needs to be recognised in future public health and social care planning.

COVID-19’s expected long-term impact

The inaugural celebration of NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day is set to take place on 5 July 2021, with Freemasons leading the event.

People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to continue to protect them from COVID-19 transmission. 

A team of researchers from the University of Hertfordshire has been awarded funding of almost £1million by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to build research capacity in adult social care

More than nine in 10 councillors from across the country and political spectrum have called on the Government to give greater priority to social care and start committing more resources to it now

Care have today reacted angrily to news that a top-level meeting involving the Prime Minister and Chancellor to discuss reform of social care had been postponed.

A social care leader has made a renewed call for coronavirus vaccinations to be made obligatory for care staff who work with elderly and vulnerable people in Wales.

New report is latest in a long line, say providers

A new report criticising the Government’s handling of social care is yet another damning indictment of the way it cares for the country’s oldest and most vulnerable, campaigners said today.

Vic Rayner, Chief Executive of the National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit care providers has received an OBE in The Queen’s 2021 Birthday Honours

A unique training programme that promotes table tennis in social care has collected ‘The Inclusion Award’ at the Pride of Table Tennis Awards.