Social Care

A new report has been published today which uses NHS Digital’s adult social care statistics to show trends over time.

Short-term funding and the lack of a long-term vision has hampered planning, innovation and investment in adult social care. The current accountability

Care England will be partnering with the University of Birmingham, as part of a broader consortium of key stakeholders from across the four nations of the UK

Not enough local authorities or care providers are using available technology within social care to keep people safe, happy and healthy at home

Public urged to support care for the vulnerable

A full-blown campaign to ‘Stand up’ for social care would be a fitting way to mark the first anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown, providers said today.

The National Care Forum (NCF) – leading association of not for profit social care providers –  welcomes the announcement of additional emergency funding

A funding package of  £7 billion has been confirmed for health and social care services, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today. 

Care providers could be left with an estimated £400m bill if the Supreme Court overturns an appeal on social care sleep-in pay, according to law firm Royds Withy King.

A former cruise ship entertainer seeking a new lease of life in social care is the latest recruit at a family-run South East care group – joining at a time its own virtual world cruise docks in India.

A legal and regulatory specialist in the health and social care arena has warned that with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reporting a marked rise in whistleblowers

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has launched a new inquiry to investigate how covid-19 has impacted the adult social care

Care England haswritten to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to express immense frustration with the publication of the staff movement guidance.

Social care leaders from Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) , Care England, and National Care Forum (NCF) are calling on the government

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman is reminding councils that people can spend their money as they wish, within reason

Nine out of ten MPs say that local government does not have enough resource to meet the growing need for social care services and three in five believe